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Mysterious black smoke ring puzzles Eastern Virginia residents
A mysterious black smoke ring appeared in the skies over Williamsburg, Virginia, on Tuesday, August 13.
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. - Residents in Eastern Virginia were puzzled after a black smoke ring mysteriously recently appeared and floated through the sky.
Video of the sighting, shot by Crystal West and posted on TikTok, was captured on August 13 in Willamsburg.
A local resident told a news outlet that the ring was "huge" and disappeared after 10 minutes.
The James City County Fire Department said there were no reported incidents related to the smoke ring.
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Meteorologists believe the ring could be related to pyrotechnics or a plume of smoke from an industrial process or explosion, although the cause still remains unclear.