Super rare sphere-shaped ‘Death Star’ cloud spotted in the sky over Japan
Social media lights up after snapper captures incredible pictures of a perfectly round type of 'roll cloud'
A MYSTERIOUS cloud which looks like the Death Star from Star Wars has appeared in the sky in Japan.
The spherical cloud was spotted hovering ominously in the air against the clear blue sky at 3pm in Fujisawa in Kanagawa yesterday.
Pictures of the phenomenon have gone viral after they were posted on Twitter, with over 18,000 retweets and 20,000 likes.
A user known only as Poppy tweeted the images, which can be loosely translated as "There was a post on Facebook that I saw a strange cloud at Shonandai station at 3 pm on Sunday.
"Surely, I have not seen this before ...!"
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She explained that she spotted the pictures on Facebook, and asked the poster what happened.
They reportedly told her it was originally perfectly round, but they took so long staring that it started to lose it's shape when they snapped a photo.
But after a while, it mysteriously disappeared.
Some users seemed worried by the sight, with one commenting "I hope it is not a strange omen".
Others debated what it looked like, with one Facebook fan saying it looked like a "dragon's nest" whilst other compared it to candy floss and sweets.
Many commenters shared similar pictures, with one user saying "Maybe this is also the same cloud. I took it in Shonan on the same day. It was not such a round, but it was a weird cloud!"
Internet sleuths came to the conclusion it was a roll cloud, which is a rare cloud which sits low in the sky.
It is shaped by the edges of a thunderstorm or cold front of weather and can occur anywhere, but are extremely rare.
They are often mistaken for tornadoes, but are generally harmless.
They are most common in Australia, where they are known as "morning glory" clouds because they form over the Gulf of Carpentaria from September to November.
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