In the middle of Napa County’s scenic wine country lies Lake Berryessa. It’s a picturesque lake that belongs on the front cover of a nature magazine and has even appeared in a James Bond movie! That’s high praise.

What makes this lake, worthy of this article isn’t its calming beauty but the appearance of a seemingly bizarre hole in the middle of the lake. A local man, accidentally captured the phenomena while flying his drone and the images he caught, spread like wildfire across the Internet, capturing the imaginations of millions of people, including us.

The odd occurrence had seemingly appeared overnight, with many asking How on Earth could a body of water possibly have a hole in it? And what was it really? These questions would lead to some utterly astonishing revelations. 1. An Unexpected Sight