Independence Day 2? Eerie cloud formation looks like alien spaceship
Independence Day 2? The moment it looked like the alien spaceship from the sci-fi blockbuster was appearing over a residential street thanks to an eerie cloud formation
- Setting sun behind cloud bank results in spectacular skyline above residential street in Bristol
- Moment appears reminiscent of 1996 sci-fi hit Independence Day starring WIll Smith and Jeff Goldblum
- 'I've never seen anything like it', admits awestruck photographer Alex Trott, who took the amazing images
- Met Office expert reveals the scene, while normal, looks so dramatic due to contrasting light
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This is the dramatic moment that a quiet residential street resembled a scene from Independence Day when this eerie cloud formation appeared.
The 1996 blockbuster saw Will Smith team up with Jeff Goldblum to fight an alien invasion.
In one of the sci-fi film's best-known scenes, the alien spaceships appear for the first time by passing through the clouds - and the Bristol skyline looked remarkably similar on Tuesday evening, as the sun began to set behind a long line of clouds.
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Spectacular: The moment the Bristol skyline appeared to resemble the terrifying scene in Independence Day when the alien starships reveal themselves to the earth
This still from the sci-fi blockbuster shows an enormous spacecraft materialising from the clouds to herald the beginning of the film's intergalactic conflict
Alex Trott, 29, an urban designer who lives in Kingswood, Bristol, captured the amazing sight.
He said: 'My dog Betsy was barking like mad so I looked out the window and couldn’t believe my eyes.
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The Met Office said the brooding skyline was caused by the contrast in light as the setting sun lit up one side of the cloud while there were showers on the other side
Photographer Alex Trott said that he 'couldn't believe his eyes' upon witnessing the sight of the eerie cloud formation in skies above Bristol
A spokesperson for the Met Office said: 'This is a bank of stratocumulus cloud which has been highlighted by the contrast in light between the setting sun illuminating one side, and the showers behind the cloud.
'This is a totally normal cloud formation but has been made to look more dramatic by the light.'
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