Collecting material evidence in ufology is a thankless task. The following stories are just proof of this.
On April 18, 1961, in Wisconsin, 54-year-old plumber Joe Simonton saw a UFO descend directly into the clearing in front of his house. He came closer and saw an open hatch on one side of the object. Before him stood a "short" man, holding in his hand something resembling a vessel for water. He gestured to Simonton that he was thirsty, and Joe filled his jug with water to the top. And when he served, he looked behind the "back" of the stranger, inside the ship. There is another alien, ignoring Joe, "sort of fried pancakes on some contraption." This news spread all over America. Numerous committees and commissions were created. Even a group called the Blue Book from a US research project came. Their report noted: "General inconsistencies and a complete lack of evidence lead to the conclusion that the eyewitness had a hallucination."
It must be said that such cases are far from being rare among collectors of “visiting cards”.
In 1985, reporters visited the home of a gentleman in Yorkshire who had seen strange lights over his home for two weeks. Then a "blue stone" fell from heaven at his feet, which he immediately placed in the ice. When this "material" was sent to the University of Leeds, it was revealed after 24 hours that it was frozen "liquid from the airliner's toilet room."
A similar case happened with another gentleman who invited ufologists. He saw a strange white ball containing thousands of cell-like cells fall in his garden. The object pulsed with its entire surface looked like glass. Gallgos (that was the gentleman's name) pointed a finger at him, but felt nothing. He tried to sniff it, but the object did not emit a smell. Realizing how important this item can be to science, he put it in an empty pickle jar and took it to the police laboratory. In the laboratory, nothing was found in the jar, except for the remains of the cucumber pickle. Researchers at the time called the mysterious substance "devil's jelly."
In October 1952, residents of the French town of Gaillac saw sixteen objects that were hanging from trees and looked like "glass wool". Some eyewitnesses collected the "wool", but it soon evaporated.
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On November 16, 1962, the same substance fell from heaven to San Fernando Valley. The bulk ended up on the baker's truck. The substance was like a thin wool, transparent like glass, but soon disappeared in the hands, leaving no traces.
The last such incident happened in France on October 3, 1991. The "strange cloud" and incomprehensible lights created electromagnetic interference that affected TV broadcasts. Agitated residents called the police. The power lines and nearby trees were covered with the same white fibrous substance.