Fallstreak holes are circular or elliptical holes in altocumulus or cirrocumulus clouds. These clouds are made up of tiny water droplets at extremely cold temperatures. The water droplets do not ...

However, the circular shape of the hole is similar to circular holes punched in the clouds by airplanes, known as "fallstreak holes." It is, therefore, plausible that a plane taking off or landing ...

A rare satellite image captures Mount Vesuvius peeking through a mysterious cloud gap, sparking concerns about the volcano's past and future eruption threats to nearby Naples, Italy.

The features are officially called cavum clouds but are sometimes nicknamed hole-punch clouds or fallstreak holes. They're so big that you can see them from the ground and in space. From the ...

The clouds, which are also known as fallstreak holes, are nothing to worry about and are not dangerous. You may have even indirectly caused one if you've ever flown. The oddities are formed when ...

BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) — Fallstreak holes, also known as “hole punch clouds,” were spotted in several parts of South Mississippi. Fallstreak holes are circular or elliptical holes in ...

Sightings of hole-punch clouds inundated the Facebook page for the National Weather Service in Peachtree City, Georgia, on Monday with more than a dozen photos sent in from across northern Georgia.