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What are hole-punch clouds, aka fallstreak holes?

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View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Peter Gipson in Suffolk, UK, caught this unusual cloud formation on July 1, 2025. Thanks, Peter! This is a hole-punch cloud or fallstreak hole. Read more about how hole-punch clouds occur below. Fallstreak holes or hole-punch clouds You’ve surely seen many clouds in the sky. But jets can cause a different type of cloud feature, called hole-punch clouds, aka fallstreak holes. They look like abrupt clearings in…

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EarthSky broke the news in United States on Thursday, July 10, 2025.
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