South Africans have been treated to eerie "UFO cloud" formations, otherwise known as lenticular clouds, in Cape Town. Take a look at some of the photos from social media, as well as other weird ...

Meteorologists call them lenticular clouds, but more pictures of the 'UFO clouds' that brought hundreds to the streets of Cape Town to witness a show out of this world have emerged.

Residents in Cape Town, South Africa, posted images of the unusual clouds on social media. They were likened to UFOs and a 'tornado in pause mode' by some witnesses.

People in the area of Cape Town, South Africa saw cloud formations on Sunday that brought comparisons to UFOs. Not an unheard-of phenomenon, disc-shaped Altocumulus Standing Lenticularis clouds ...

Residents of Cape Town may have thought they were seeing UFOs in the sky - but instead they were being treated to a special cloud formation. The lenticular clouds appeared over the South African city ...

Spectacular UFO clouds hover over Cape Town - and here's why The weird formation had many people taking to social media for an explanation of what was going on above their heads ...

UFO clouds spotted above Cape Town by Kyle Mijlof Credit: Photo: Instagram / mijlof Residents in Cape Town probably thought they were about to be invaded by little green men when they spotted ...

Cape Town is surrounded by a number of mountainous areas, so it's not surprising that so many lenticular clouds appeared in the sky. Lenticular clouds are fairly uncommon in most places, and a lot ...

Meteorologists call them lenticular clouds, which form when strong, moist winds blow over rough terrain, such as mountains or valleys. Picturesque Cape Town is framed by such features, including ...

Here's the science behind those weird UFO-shaped clouds over Cape Town By Rebecca Harrington Nov 9, 2015, 2:38 PM PT ...