On August 7, 1994, a resident reported that a translucent, gelatinous substance had rained down in the night; she expressed concern that it may have caused her and her mother to become ill, and speculated it may have been the reason her kitten died.[23] When the substance, colloquially known as "Oakville blobs," appeared again, samples were collected and tested by a local doctor, who initially stated that the substance contained human blood cells.[23][24] Further testing by the Department of Ecology refuted these results, as tests showed that there were no nuclei present.[23] Several theories were given by residents, including wondering whether the substance might have been waste from a commercial plane toilet or whether it may have been particles of deceased jellyfish that had evaporated and been incorporated into a rain cloud.[25] The blobs were also found to contain two species of bacteria.[26][27] No theory was ever proven to be correct, but for a time, the incident received coverage in several media outlets, including The New York Times,[25] and a segment was produced about it for an episode of Unsolved Mysteries and Monsters and Mysteries in America.[23]

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