.Top photo is the original image and the bottom is zoomed in and cropped out of the original.
muskymojo said:It's clearly swamp gas from a weather ballon trapped in a thermal pocket, and reflecting the light from venus...
TrueNorthReptiles said:Where was this pic taken? Looks a lot like Wyoming.
Try posting on NWS, TWC or Reed Timmer's Facebook.
Phil said:Lens flare, for sure.... look to the right in the distance, the anomaly seems to be repeated
Geonerd said:I'll bet there was something shiny on the ground that reflected a blast of sunlight into the lens.