Not very many clouds look like spaceships, but then there are lenticular clouds. These clouds are common in mountainous areas, including northern Nevada. Locals like to call them Sierra Wave Clouds. They look really neat during sunrise and sunset when they turn bright red or pink.
Sierra Wave Clouds require stable air and strong winds aloft, moving perpendicular to the mountains. While they are neat to look at they are an aviation hazard and can create a lot of turbulence aloft. They are most common during winter and spring when wind speeds tend to be the strongest in the upper atmosphere…