The British UFO Research Association (BUFORA) has issued an official explanation for the unidentified flying object reported in Arbroath, Scotland late last year. The floating disc or wedge-shaped object has been classified as a paraselene. Paraselenae are commonly known as moon dogs. These rare natural phenomena are ice clouds that are visible only when the moon is full or nearly full.
On February 7, 2012, The Courier reported that they received scores of phone calls from readers who spotted the unusual ice cloud and thought they had witnessed a UFO. The moon dog was visible for just a few minutes on December 29, 2011 before it disappeared. Theories for the luminous celestial object included everything from a streak on the camera lens to an unusual cloud formation.
BUFORA confirmed that it was indeed an unusual cloud formation. The status of this UFO sighting has formally been classified as identified.
The British UFO Research Association Chairman Matt Lyons explained the factors that led to the rare natural phenomenon: ''The sun setting and position of the moon at the time helped cause more illumination of ice crystals which are generally around in the higher part of the atmosphere, about the same height as air planes cruise at, around the 25-30,000 foot level." It's easy to see how this unusual sight resulted in multiple UFO reports from startled locals.
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