UT018: Analysis of a White Fibrous Material Observed Floating from the Sky in The California Sierras (November 9, 2001)
From The Black Vault Encyclopedia Project
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Background/Objective
Following is the background regarding a white fibrous material observed floating from the sky. It is in Ed Gehrman’s words. “I was driving from Quincy CA (hwy 70) in the northern Sierras to my daughter’s home in Ukiah. A few minutes before 3:00 p.m. (11-9-01), I began to notice cobweb-like filaments floating in the air around me. I immediately began to realize that the air was full of this strange material.
Some of the strands were as long as twelve feet and seemed quite large while in the air, but when they landed, they seemed to come together and lose mass. Some of the material landed on my car and attached itself to the antenna. But then I noticed the most amazing thing. The long filaments were swinging in the air a good nine feet behind my car and would not come off the antenna, even at speeds of 70 mph.
All this took place between Butte City (hwy 162), 15 miles as the crow flies, through Princeton, then west again to I-5, then continues down I-5 until Williams and then on for two miles west of Williams on hwy 20.” This event is typical of other, similar phenomena which have been observed in the past and designated by many as “angel hair falls”. Two samples were submitted: one from the truck mirror; and the other from a rest stop. The object is to identify this material in order to elucidate its source.
Budinger Analysis Report
Phyllis Budinger's Post Analysis Notes
It is highly suspected that this ‘angel hair drop’ results from a ballooning spider migration. 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”.
