Check out a stunning "mothership" storm cloud hovering over North Dakota

Manitoba-based storm chasers captured incredible footage of a storm cloud hovering over North Dakota on Friday that resembled a spacecraft more than a natural phenomenon (see video below). But earthlings were spared: the ominous-looking storm cell — which the Weather Channel described as "a UFO about to land on Earth," – did not deliver the tornado that reporters had forecast, according to Newsweek.

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