Early in the morning of December 2020, people in Kediri, East Java were shocked by natural phenomena in the sky. This strange phenomenon is a cloud in the form of a ring or most likely a large eye. The image of the strange cloud was caught on a number of residents’ cellphones.
Because it is considered a rare event, photos and videos of the cloud appearance are immortalized. Even by the Imam it was used in whatsapp status with the caption Maron, Banyak, Kediri. Shows the location where the cloud was photographed in Maron Village, or in western Kediri.
“It’s just weird. Because this is the first time that I see a shaped cloud like this. It is similar to a big ring, “said Imam. Not only him, but other residents also did the same.
Ali, a resident of Pagu, Kediri Regency, took a picture of the strange cloud appearance around Sukorejo Village, Ngasem District, Kediri. From this photo, it is much clearer resembling one eye cloud. It is a white oval circle with a little dark around it. So it forms two circular lines. While the inside is convex with white color like an eyelid.
Meanwhile, from photos and videos that goes viral on the Whatsapp groups, there is a photo that looks very clear. It shows the texture of the strange cloud, which resembles the shape of a ‘giant eye.’ The oval sphere is surrounded by clouds similar to the ground crust when it is dry. This phenomenon also reaps mixed reactions.
For example, Suliyanto, a Kediri resident who linked the strange cloud phenomenon to a sign of the end of the Age and the emergence of the Dajjal. “Eye one, the Dajjal rises with his cronies to rule the world,” he said.
Regarding the phenomenon of the strange cloud, the Kediri Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) immediately coordinated with the BMKG in Juanda. BPBD sent a report accompanied by horrendous cloud photos.
“If you look at the shape, it looks like an altocumulus (AC) cloud. It’s a normal cloud phenomenon. That is the study from BMKG, ” explained Saifudin Zuhri, Head of Prevention and Preparedness Section of BPBD Kediri.
When asked whether the appearance of the strange cloud phenomenon in Kediri had been linked with the eruption of Mount Semeru in East Java or not, Saifudin said that it was not sure. “Maybe it could be the same, bro,” he concluded.
