What is the gecko-shaped monster that appeared in the western sky of Xiamen in the evening in 1995?

Maybe it is a natural cloud landscape. There are countless wonders in the natural world, among which clouds have always been one of the favorite sights for photographers and travelers. But clouds are also divided into many types according to their height and characteristics.

Stratus

Stratus: 200-450 meters: Stratus is the lowest of all cloud types, like fog, but does not touch the ground. The clouds are evenly distributed and piled up layer by layer. For example, the water clouds covering the mountainside.

Stratocumulus

Stratocumulus 300-1400 meters: This type of cloud is also a low cloud family and is widely distributed. It is the most common type of cloud we have, like a large Like marshmallows. There are many shapes, including strips, lumps, and clumps, but there are usually gaps in the middle of the clouds.

Cumulus clouds

Cumulus clouds 300-1500 meters: This type of cloud often forms in humid areas, when warm air rises and then water vapor condenses. They are divided into light cumulus clouds, broken cumulus clouds and cumulus dense clouds, which are also relatively easy to see clouds. Generally, in the morning on a sunny day, when the sun just rises, you can see that the cloud base is flat, the top is convex, and the clouds are mostly disconnected.

Altostratus clouds

Altostratus clouds ?2000-5000 meters: They belong to the medium cloud family and have a large range. They can cover the entire sky and make it gray. The clouds are gray and thick enough to cover the sun and moon. They are fibrous, like a large piece of frosted glass has been installed in the sky.

Altocumulus

Altocumulus ?2000-6000 meters: It is also a medium cloud. This type of cloud has the most obvious characteristics and can be identified at a glance. It looks like big waves, arranged in rows. Generally gray or white, the strip is thicker in the middle and thinner on both sides, with a shadow on the side away from the sun. If the thickness of altocumulus clouds remains unchanged, it means the weather is sunny; if it gets thicker, it means the weather is going to change, rain or snow.

Cirrostratus

Cirrostratus? 5000-8000 meters: relatively majestic clouds, like a curtain, covering the sky, often accompanied by halo, composed of ice crystals, transparent The light of the sun and moon.

Cirrocumulus

Cirrocumulus: 5500-10500 meters: The clouds are very small, arranged in rows or groups like scales. As thin as silk, it can transmit sunlight. The moonlight can also shine through at night and appear black. If you see this kind of cloud, it means there will be strong winds, so be cool!

So the so-called monster I saw may be a strange natural phenomenon in which air currents affect the formation of clouds.