This photo, shot with an iPhone from Westwood Village on January 27th was taken because the cloud formation was particularly striking.
It wasn't until the photo was transferred and viewed on a larger screen that something stood out. It might well be a bird but it's clearly not an airplane or a smudge or an optical artifact. For now we won't speculate further as to what it could be. No changes aside from minor color, contrast and sharpness corrections were made.

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