Oloron, France: Cigar-Shaped Object with 30 Spheres Deposits 'Angel Hair'
On October 17, 1952, at Oloron, France, witnesses observed a whitish cigar-shaped object accompanied by 30 small spheres that deposited fibrous 'angel hair' material which disintegrated when touched.
Background
At Oloron, France, in the early afternoon of October 17, 1952, the family of the local high school superintendent were among the witnesses to a narrowly formed, whitish cigar-shaped object in the sky, inclined 45 degrees and accompanied by about thirty small spheres with a yellowish ring. These moved in pairs, zigzagging as they went. When two pulled apart, something like an electric arc was produced between them.
Angel Hair
All the objects were expelling an abundant trail of an unusual substance likened to strands of fiberglass — what would become known colloquially as angel hair — which drifted down and clung to trees, power lines, and house roofs. When held, the material gelatinized and disappeared.
Significance
Classic angel hair case — physical trace evidence of fibrous material deposited by UFOs, with the material self-destructing upon contact.