Overview
- A prominent circular opening appeared over the La Paz and Angelópolis areas of Puebla on Wednesday morning and was widely shared on social media.
- The Government of Puebla rejected UFO reports and said the sighting was a cavum, also known as a fallstreak or hole‑punch cloud.
- According to the World Meteorological Organization, cavum forms in a thin cloud layer that contains supercooled water droplets.
- Specialists explain that an aircraft can induce a rapid pressure and temperature drop, converting droplets into ice crystals that fall and leave a circular or elliptical gap.
- Authorities and experts reported no risk to the public and indicated no further steps beyond clarifying the meteorological cause.