Time: 16h07 Location: Madeira island, Portugal From comments before, maybe its a Fata morgana. Not a island because, porto santo are at other side, and Canárias, selvagens too far ser by korkuv
Questionsaboutsanity on February 1, 2026 8:35 pm this is wild, good catch. there’s only this one photo?
RudaBaron on February 1, 2026 8:39 pm What a beautiful case of [Mirage](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirage) !! Not a UAP but still awesome!
silv3rbull8 on February 1, 2026 8:39 pm That is really weird looking. Almost like a low flying rain cloud
travisjd2012 on February 1, 2026 8:43 pm This is called a superior mirage and maybe a Fata Morgana mirage. These are very rare so you should feel lucky you saw one.
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this is wild, good catch. there’s only this one photo?
Most likely a mirage.
What a beautiful case of [Mirage](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirage) !!
Not a UAP but still awesome!
That is really weird looking. Almost like a low flying rain cloud
This is called a superior mirage and maybe a Fata Morgana mirage. These are very rare so you should feel lucky you saw one.