A fallstreak hole (also known as a cavum, [1] hole punch cloud, punch hole cloud, skypunch, cloud canal or cloud hole) is a large gap, usually circular or elliptical, that can appear in …

Jan 22, 2025 · But jets can cause a different type of cloud feature, called hole-punch clouds, aka fallstreak holes. They look like abrupt clearings in an altocumulus cloud layer, often circular …

A fallstreak hole (also known as a "hole punch cloud") is a large circular or elliptical gap that can appear in cirrocumulus or altocumulus clouds. How do they form? High to mid level clouds, …

Fallstreak holes, also known as hole punch clouds, are a “supercool” phenomenon, where large circular or elliptical gaps appear in mid- to high-level cirrocumulus or altocumulus clouds.

UFO theorists are right to an extent: Hole-punch clouds, also called fallstreak clouds, are caused by flying objects, but those objects are easily identifiable: airplanes. Hole-punch clouds occur …

Mar 5, 2025 · Fallstreak holes are defined as large circular or oval-shaped openings that form in cirrocumulus or altocumulus clouds when supercooled water is turned into ice crystals, …

Feb 25, 2024 · Cavum, also called hole-punch clouds and fallstreak holes, look so odd that people sometimes argue they are signatures of flying saucers or other unidentified anomalous …

May 31, 2024 · Fallstreak holes are huge circular or elliptical gaps that can appear in cirrocumulus or altocumulus clouds. When seen from below, they can look like a large cavity that has been …

Dec 29, 2024 · Cavums are also known as hole-punch clouds or fallstreak holes. These features often appear as large, circular gaps in an otherwise unbroken sheet of altocumulus or …

Definition: A circular gap cloud feature better known as a fallstreak hole or hole punch cloud Description & Characteristics. The ‘cavum’ cloud feature can be found amongst three cloud …

Feb 11, 2025 · A supercool phenomenon known as a hole punch cloud was spotted in Georgia. This is how they form.

Dec 11, 2003 · During the early afternoon of December 11, 2003, a strange and unusual cloud formation occurred over the Mobile, AL area. The name..."Hole Punch Clouds". Has it …

Jan 28, 2013 · These rare cloud formations, called "hole-punch clouds", develop in altocumulus cloud layers and are often the result of airplanes passing through the layer of clouds. So, how …

Feb 27, 2024 · Cavum clouds, also called hole-punch clouds and fallstreak holes, look so odd that people sometimes argue they are signatures of flying saucers or other unidentified anomalous …

Feb 7, 2021 · Fallstreak holes, also known as hole-punch clouds, are the result of cold air temperatures and atmospheric instability. Viewed from below, it can appear as if part of the …

Jul 6, 2024 · The process seems easy enough, but what could introduce these necessary particles (cloud condensation nuclei) to create this process and why does it look like a hole? …

Oct 22, 2024 · Also known as a hole punch cloud, the phenomenon shows large circular or elliptical gaps in mid- to high-level cirrocumulus or altocumulus clouds, according to NOAA’s …

Jan 14, 2025 · It is called a hole punch cloud or a fallstreak cloud. It forms because there is lots of water all across the sky in the form of clouds. At high elevations, it's all below freezing but it …

A fallstreak hole (also known as a cavum, hole punch cloud, punch hole cloud, skypunch, cloud canal or cloud hole) is a large circular or elliptical gap that can appear in cirrocumulus or …

A fallstreak hole (also known as a cavum, hole punch cloud, punch hole cloud, skypunch, cloud canal or cloud hole) is a large gap, usually circular or elliptical, that can appear in cirrocumulus …