ANGEL'S HAIR AND/OR GOSSAMER FALLS
Date & Location	UFO Reported	Dissi- pation	Spi- ders	Remarks & Notes
9-21-1741; Bradly, England				Strands 5-6 inches long "fell with some velocity" for hours in great quantity .[from Charles Fort]
9-20-1892; Gainesville, Florida				Vast quantity "like great white sheets," some "50 yards or more in length. "[Proceedings Entomological Society of Washington, D.C., Vol II (1892) ppg. 385-388]
11-21-1898; Montgomery, Alabama				Strands several inches long fell in batches; reportedly phosphorescent. [from Charles Fort]
11-10-49; Depues Ferry, Pennsylvania	X			["Inside Saucer Post ... 3-0 Blue," Stringfield, p. 49]
10-11-50; Butte County, California	X			Sample analyzed by Dr. Willis J. Gertsch, Museum of Natural History; identified as gossamer.[ Natural History, January 1951]
10-11-50; Paradise. California	X	X		Partial dissipation reported, leaving "tough white threads-- resembling a spider web, but of much tougher consistency." [Chico Enterprise-Record, October 12, 1950]
10-17-52; Oloron, France	X	X		Fibers burned like cellophane when ignited. ["The Truth about Flying Saucers," Michel, ppg. 146-7]
10-27-52; Gaillac, France	X	X		[ibid., p. 148]
4-15-53; Auckland, New Zealand		X		["Challenge of UFOs," Maney & Hall, p. 59]
5-30-53; Christchurch, New Zealand	X			[ibid., p. 59]
10-9-53; Melbourne, Australia		X		[ibid., p. 59]
10-13-53; Pleasant Hill, California	X			[ibid., p. 59]
11-16-53; San Fernando Valley, California	X	X		[Pageant, November 1954]
10-19-54; Fort Wayne, Indiana				[Stringfield, op. cit., ppg. 40-42]
10-22-54; Marysville, Ohio	X	X		[Maney & Hall, op. cit., ppg. 40-42]
10-28-54; Rome, Italy	X			[Ibid., p. 59]
11-4-54; Nelson, New Zealand	X			[Stringfield, op. cit., p. 49]
11-8-54; Florence, Italy	X			[Ibid., p. 59]
12-12-54; Christchurch, New Zealand	X			[Ibid., p. 59]
2-21-55; Horseheads, New York				"White, fibrous and heavily impregnation with soot and dirt." No odor, did not burn rapidly. [AP, 2-22-56]
7-29-55; Sacramento, California				[Stringfield, op. cit., p.49]
9-1-55; Edmore, Michigan	X			Fell slowly in clumps, "some as large as big platters." [Edmore Times, 9-9-55]
10-2-55; Uhrichsville, Ohio	X			[Section VII]
10-10-55; Cincinnati, Ohio	X			[Stringfield, op. cit., p. 49]
10-27-55; Whitsett, North Carolina	X			Analysts disagreed whether substance was of animal or synthetic origin. [Greensboro Daily News, Oct. 28, 1955]
7-10-56; Melbourne, Australia		X		"Millions of white, web-like threads. "[Bournemouth Echo; 7-10-56]
8-19-56; St. Louis, Missouri				[Stringfield, op. cit., p. 49]
9-25-56; Cincinnati, Ohio				Analyzed by AF, identified as rayon fibres. [CRIFO Orbit; Nov. 2, 1956 & Dec. 7, 1956]
9-30-56; Cherry Valley, Illinois	X			[CRIFO Orbit; Dec. 7, 1956]
10-15-56; Indianapolis, Indiana	X			[Stringfield, op. cit., p. 50]
10-16-56; Fond de Lac, Wisconsin				[Ibid., p. 50]
4-28-57; Christchurch, New Zealand				[Ibid., p. 50]
10-4-57; Ichinoseki City, Japan				[Flying Saucer Review (London), Jan.-Feb., 1958]
10-17-57; Near Fatima, Portugal		X		[Irish News, from Lisbon, 10-23-57]
10-23/24-57; Portales, New Mexico				Strands up to 50 feet long, enormous quantities, [Associated Press, Oct. 24-25, 1957]
10-9-58; Portales, New Mexico				[Associate Press, Oct. 10, 1958]
11-9-58; Humboldt County. California				Strands of 5-6 feet, one report of 40 foot strand by airport dispatcher.
10-26/27-59; Savannah, Georgia				[Savannah Morning News; 11-4-59]
11-3-59; Centerville, Georgia			X	[Atlanta Journal; 11-5-59]
8-5-61; Mt. Hale, Australia	X	X		Visible objects traveled in pairs, as in Gaillac and  Oloron cases cited above. Substance described as "a snowy white, fine mesh....."[Perth, Western Australia newspaper, 8-6-61]
10-14-61; Sunset, Utah	X			[Report from member]
11-11-62; Lakeland, Florida	X			"Loops and whorls" of "gossamer filaments" observed in sky (no reports of striking ground). [Lakeland Ledger; 11-12-62]
TOTALS: Number of cases 43	23	13	1