Enormous UFO clouds hover over Swedish skiers

Enormous, cylindrical clouds resembling UFOs formed above two Swedish ski resorts — and several people snapped photos of the natural wonders.

The Local News reported the clouds formed over the ski resorts Åre and Duved. The Local said the formations were lenticular clouds, which occur over mountains when air rises then cools and condenses.

“I thought it was pretty cool,” one of them, Elvira Kuper, told broadcaster SVT.

Experts explained it was a so-called lenticular cloud, which forms over mountain peaks when the air is forced to rise as it hits the hillside. As it cools it condenses into a cloud.

Thanks to their peculiar shape, they are often mistaken for UFOs.

Weird weather, cool clouds. I think I may jump on that spaceship. #smhiväder #åreidag #linsmoln

A photo posted by Sara Björkebaum (@bbaumish) on Jan 26, 2017 at 6:55am PST

Fantastiskt moln i Åre! Läs om hur dessa moln bildas på våran hemsida, länk i bio. Tomas Olinder, tack för bilden! / @tora.tomasdottir #åre #linsmoln #moln #jämtland #svtväder

A photo posted by SVT Väder (@svtvader) on Jan 26, 2017 at 8:46am PST

The Local