Officials at the National Weather Service were flummoxed earlier this week when radar returns showed odd blobs passing over parts of Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky. The strange formations were reportedly particularly puzzling because they resembled storms, yet the weather that evening was clear. Speculation surrounding the source of the mysterious radar returns ran the gamut from prosaic possibilities like birds to fantastic scenarios centered around, of course, aliens.
An area meteorologist seemingly cracked the case when he reported that the blobs were likely a substance known as chaff, which is used by the military to obscure an aircraft from radar. Since there are a pair of military bases in the general vicinity of where the confounding cloud had been spotted, that appeared to be the most reasonable answer. However, an attempt to put the mystery to rest only enhanced the enigma as, when contacted, neither base took responsibility for such a flight.
Find out what the source of the blob was finally revealed to be at the Coast to Coast AM website.