# Very weird clouds in PA/NJ! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 14, 2016, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-weird-clouds-in-pa-nj/757359 "2016-06-14T17:46:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jennshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2016, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-weird-clouds-in-pa-nj/757359/1 "2016-06-14T17:46:12Z")
East Coasters! Quick, look - very strange cloud formations and colors over East Pennsylvania/Central NJ. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2016, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-weird-clouds-in-pa-nj/757359/2 "2016-06-14T17:54:18Z")
Pics please! ---
**Author:** ![Jennshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2016, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-weird-clouds-in-pa-nj/757359/3 "2016-06-14T17:56:13Z")
> [@Mangetout](#): > > Pics please! I can’t, my BlackBerry sux and won’t upload to the 'Net. Looks like a lot of contrail-like trails, some indescribable shapes, and rainbow streaks that are heavy on purple shades. Not in traditional rainbow shapes, but lines. ---
**Author:** ![mcgato](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ac8455/32.png) [@mcgato](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mcgato)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2016, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-weird-clouds-in-pa-nj/757359/4 "2016-06-14T18:22:53Z")
I don’t see anything unusual. What did you have for lunch? ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/22080_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2016, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-weird-clouds-in-pa-nj/757359/5 "2016-06-14T18:24:29Z")
I pictured the clouds from which the alien ships descended in _Independence Day_ - was I close?? ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2016, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-weird-clouds-in-pa-nj/757359/6 "2016-06-14T19:37:25Z")
Scranton PA. Not a cloud in the sky… ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2016, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-weird-clouds-in-pa-nj/757359/7 "2016-06-14T19:42:47Z")
Are your bloodshot eyes reflecting back off your glasses again? ---
**Author:** ![Jennshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2016, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-weird-clouds-in-pa-nj/757359/8 "2016-06-15T15:14:35Z")
> [@mcgato](#): > > I don’t see anything unusual. What did you have for lunch? A 7-11 burrito, which could explain a personal hallucination but a whole bunch of us at work watched the weird clouds and colors for about 30 minutes. Oddly enough, when I left work about 45 minutes after the phenomenon the sky had almost totally cleared. Now I just sound krazy! ---
**Author:** ![mistymage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mistymage/32/459_2.png) [@mistymage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mistymage)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2016, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-weird-clouds-in-pa-nj/757359/9 "2016-06-15T17:12:18Z")
> [@Jennshark](#): > > I can’t, my BlackBerry sux and won’t upload to the 'Net. > > Looks like a lot of contrail-like trails, some indescribable shapes, and rainbow streaks that are heavy on purple shades. Not in traditional rainbow shapes, but lines. Did it look something like the first set of rare clouds on this page: [10 Rare Cloud Formations - Listverse](http://listverse.com/2007/10/10/10-rare-cloud-formations/) Ones not as pretty “Lower level iridescent clouds can be seen anywhere.” ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Tildrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2016, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-weird-clouds-in-pa-nj/757359/10 "2016-06-15T17:22:35Z")
Did it look like this rare [cloud](https://www.goodthingsguy.com/fun/waterspout/)? Possibly NSFW.