Residents of a quiet town in upstate New York woke to an unusual sight as a frozen pond outside town revealed a row of giant polka dots pressed into the snow.
Peggy Gervase, a longtime local, found the pattern during a spring snowstorm last Friday. She snapped several pictures, posting them on the town’s Facebook page. Within hours, the post spread across the community, sparking a flood of theories—from extraterrestrials to elephant tracks.
Peggy, however, isn’t swayed by any alien explanations. She suspects there is a straightforward, verifiable cause behind the markings on the ice surface, something that science can explain once the weather settles and the pond is examined more closely.
While the idea of alien visitors makes for a fun headline, the situation seems to have a plausible scientific explanation. Experts or local observers suggest decaying vegetation at the pond bottom could release gases that rise and form the visible dots on the surface.
Still, locals remain hopeful that aliens might be responsible.