UT003: Identification of “Angel Hair” Found 30 Miles North of Sacramento, California on I-5 (Nov. 11, 1999)
From The Black Vault Encyclopedia Project
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Background/Objective
Thomas Brewer was driving on I-5 about 30 miles north of Sacramento on his way to Alaska. He observed strings of fiber-like material of varying lengths (from a few inches to 50 feet) floating at different elevations. This continued for approximately 10-15 miles, when he noticed some of it on the highway shoulders, trees, signs and lawn. He collected samples of the material and noted the material diminished in size over a period of time.
His detailed description may be found in Art Bell’s website: http://artbell.com/stringy.html. No other unusual phenomena were noted in the sky. There were thin wispy clouds overhead. Brian Boldman forwarded three samples of this material to Frontier Analysis on recommendation of Mark Rodeghier. Thomas Brewer took photographs of the material at the site of the fall. Some selected pictures follow. These were obtained from the Art Bell website.
Budinger Analysis Report
Phyllis Budinger's Post Analysis Notes
These are the first ‘angel hair’ samples that I received which purportedly lost volume. (The witness noted the angel hair diminished in size over a period of time.) So, it was speculated that they were decomposing and/or subliminating resulting in the release of volatile materials. Therefore, the ‘head space’ of one of the tightly sealed containers was examined for any volatile components. Light hydrocarbons were found. But these types of material cannot be related to decomposition or sublimation of these particular ‘angel hair’ samples which is a protein type species, i.e. highly nitrogenated. It was obvious that the proximity of the witness’s vehicle to the sampling area easily introduced exhaust contamination into the samples. Also, please see comments made regarding TSR UT002.
Pertinent related Angel Hair publications are:
- Brian Boldman, IUR (International UFO Reporter), Fall 2001, Volume 26, Number 3, Page 10. Article: “An Analysis of Angel Hair, 1947-2000”
- Brian Boldman, Journal of UFO Studies, New Series, Vol. 9, 2006, Page 99. Article: “Angel Hair Physical Analyses: A Review”
- Phyllis Budinger, Journal of UFO Studies, New Series, Vol. 9, 2006, Page 111. Article: “Analysis of angel Hair Samples”.
