REF: UAP/1950s/039Unexplained
1952-10-17

Oloron & Gaillac 'angel hair' falls

Oloron/Gaillac · France·Mass sighting + material fall·1950s
Unexplained
§ ASummary

Dozens incl. school officials watched cigar + spheres; filament 'angel hair' fell and sublimated before full analysis; classic unexplained-material case.

§ BWitnesses

School supt. Yves Prigent et al.

§ CEvidence & Documentation

Contemporaneous samples (degraded); press & police records

§ DOfficial Investigation

French police reports

§ EStatus Assessment

Unexplained; spider-silk hypothesis disputed

§ FVerifiable Sources

Michel (1958); GEIPAN historical files