Mysterious star jelly. Secret planet City in the sky

Star jelly is a mysterious substance that can be found on grass and trees. The first mentions of it were found in the 14th century, but disputes about this issue still do not subside. What is this - a message from space or a mystery of the Universe? Let's figure it out.

First mention

Back in the fourteenth century, a well-known scientist at that time named John Gadessen told the general public about a certain substance that, he believed, could heal a person from various diseases, including the plague of that time - abscesses.

This mysterious object in modern parlance was "star jelly." Speculation is beginning to emerge as to where " something"landed on the planet, what it means for humanity and what everyone should do about it. The first assumption is a message from alien civilizations eager to contact the earthly mind. The second guess is star parts that can heal from various diseases.

In those days, people believed in something mythical and divine. That is why “star jelly” was associated with some divine intelligence sent by the Gods to our planet. Disputes and rumors begin regarding the purpose of this substance.

These interesting objects are a transparent or translucent substance that is white and jelly-like. Numerous controversies Scientists are motivated by the fact that the mysterious substance is gradually evaporating, leaving traces on the ground. There were suggestions that these bodies did not fall from heaven at all, but were organic material, in particular, the remains of some animals and insects.

In Latin America, the word “uligo” appeared in medical institutions, which translated into Russian means “fatty substance.” In fact, the fat content of this substance is very high, which allows us to “attribute” its organic origin. In fourteenth-century books, star jelly was described as a "substance coming from the earth." According to sources, after touching this type of mucus, stains remained on the hands. They were compared to the stains left after dipping a hand in vegetable oil.

"Old" study of the issue

When scientists discovered this biomass, everyone immediately became interested in knowing everything about it. Research began, during which several people tried to find out the composition and identity of the star jelly.

It's hard to believe the methods used to conduct the experiments. The most popular one is to taste it. It looked like full-fat milk mixed with gelatin, which is used to make real edible jelly.

The celestial substance was subjected to a strength test, which was successfully failed. This was due to the fact that after falling from a certain height, it simply stopped into a greasy mass that spread over the surface of the earth.
Next experiment- healing of diseases and illnesses. It was tested on people who had conditions such as asthma, diarrhea, colds and dizziness. Surprisingly, the substance was actually able to help get rid of pain or overcome it. Whether this is a real healing effect or self-hypnosis remains unclear.

After some time, Mexican residents told the world that they had also witnessed mysterious celestial bodies. In their interpretation, it was nothing more than “Moon excrement”. Of course, after such an explanation, all scientists refused to taste this substance.

In a modern way

The magazine “Fade” put forward the version that this biomass is of extraterrestrial origin. The author of the published material speculates that the jelly is an organic substance that exists as a “molecular cloud” capable of moving in space indefinitely.

Of course, there were other theories that were slightly different from this one. All of them have a place to be, since a complete and more or less competent answer to the question about the origin of star jelly has not yet been given.
The author of the book “British Amphibians and Reptiles” M. Smith says that this substance was formed from the internal organs of toads and frogs. In particular, from the ovaries. This assumption was made on the basis that birds cannot eat these particular organs, so they remain on the ground. At the moment when the remains of frogs come into contact with water, they increase slightly in size, changing form. Just the same, a jelly-like substance is obtained. Having examined it under a microscope and studied the structure, the author understands that in fact it contains not only toad ovaries: there were also paws and tails.

Throughout history, there have been several references in literature to a mysterious star jelly that fell on our planet. For example, in early November 1846, an unidentified luminous object several feet in diameter landed near New York. People discovered that at the site of the fall of the substance there was something glowing, emitting such a smell that they immediately began to feel dizzy, and many even fainted. Apparently the aroma was not the best.

The next drop occurred again in America, in the state of Pennsylvania. In the mid-twentieth century, police officers patrolled city streets. They discovered a dome-shaped disk that was completely enveloped in jelly. The diameter was approximately six feet. When the law enforcement officers tried to move the “something” from its place, it simply dissolved, leaving behind greasy stains on their hands and clothes. Later, based on these events, the film “The Drop” will be made.
At the end of the seventies of the last century in the United States of America, in Texas, a girl named Sybil discovered several disks with a jelly-like structure. They were bright purple in color and ended up on the ground after a meteor shower. A few years later, another meteor shower occurs in the same state, after which transparent biomass remains.

In the early nineties of the last millennium, rain consisting entirely of jelly fell again on America. The following year, the series Unsolved Mysteries reported on this event.

Modern technology was already capable of studying this substance. The results simply stunned scientists: bacteria were discovered in the star jelly that could simply kill a person who picked up the mysterious substance. Of course, the researchers were very scared, but this did not stop them from completing the experiment. Microbiologist Mike McDowell gave an interview to the media, where he said that after the experiments, the prototype disappeared without a trace. When the scientist asked his superiors about star jelly, he realized that no information should be leaked to the general public.

Ghost stories are scary because they involve something unknown to us. The story is interesting because it tells about real events that actually took place. A fascinating middle ground between these two extremes are natural phenomena that we still cannot understand.

While we constantly continue to study the structure of this world, we often encounter natural “miracles” that go beyond our understanding and force us to enter the realm of fantasy and speculation. From jelly falling from the sky to unexplained explosions that destroy hundreds of kilometers of forest and blood-red apocalyptic skies, here are 10 strange natural phenomena.

star jelly
Rain, snow, sleet, hail. No, these are not the four proverbial elements, but theoretically, these are all that can fall from the heavens at any given time. Oddly enough, while we can detect and track precipitation quite accurately, there is something else that can fall from the sky that we have no idea about: star jelly.

Star jelly is a translucent gelatinous material often found on grass or trees that is known to quickly disappear once discovered. Many have reported seeing such a substance fall from the sky. This has led to myths that the falling material is nothing more than parts of dead stars, alien excrement, or even from government drones. Mentions of the strange substance date back to the 14th century, when doctors used star jelly to treat abscesses.

Of course, our scientists had to investigate this strange phenomenon and determine its origin, right? In theory, yes. Some believe the strange substance is frog eggs swollen from exposure to water. The problem is that the study did not confirm the presence of animal or plant DNA in the substance, which makes it even more mysterious.

Clouds of morning glory
Pillow-like clouds are not soft or fluffy at all. They are made of water vapor and will not be as soft as pillows if you fall on them. Because clouds contain water, we can understand their shapes and movements, and use this data to predict the weather - at least in most cases.

Morning glory clouds are long, tube-shaped clouds that look quite ominous in the sky. Reaching over 965 km in length, these clouds are most often seen in Australia during the transition from the dry to wet seasons. Local Aboriginal people say the clouds appear to warn of an increase in the bird population.

Apart from these Aboriginal myths, there is no serious explanation for why morning glory clouds have the shape they do. Some climate scientists say they form as a result of a combination of sea breezes and changes in humidity, but so far no computer models have been able to predict this strange natural phenomenon.

Cities in the sky
No, this is not some kind of comic book story or something from an ancient religion. This is reality. On April 21, 2017, in Jieyang, China, many citizens were amazed by the sight of the city floating in the clouds. Many rushed to post photos on the Internet, which scared others, but there was no reason for this, since something similar had happened before.

The same floating cities were observed in five different places in China during the 6 years leading up to this event. A large number of similar phenomena have led to various hypotheses: aliens are trying to get through to us from another dimension, the second coming of Christ will soon be, or the appearing images are a holographic test of the Chinese or even American government.

But we need, first of all, facts. There is a possible explanation: it is a rare natural phenomenon known as Fata Morgana, where light passing through thermal waves causes a duplication effect. This explanation could well be accepted if the images in the sky were not different from what is below them, below the horizon.

Tabby Star
Our universe is huge, and there are billions of galaxies in it that our descendants may one day discover. But in order to discover mystical wonders, we do not need to leave our Milky Way.

If you enter: Tabby's Star, you will get this information: KIC 8462852, named "Tabby's Star" in honor of its discoverer Tabet Boyajian, is one of more than 150,000 stars observed by the Kepler Space Telescope. What is absolutely unique about this star is the way it changes its glow.

Typically, stars are observed by the dips in their light that appear when planets pass in front of them. Tabby's Star is surprising because dips in its brightness amount to up to 20% of the total volume at one time, which is significantly more than other stars we observe.

Explanations for such strange light activity vary widely, from large clusters of planets passing in front of the star (which is unlikely) to large accumulations of dust and debris (but not for stars Tabby's age) and alien activity (which is very interesting).
One of the main theories says that aliens are using some kind of huge mechanisms orbiting the star to extract energy. Although this may sound strange, it is much more interesting than cosmic dust.

Rain of Spiders
One of the many laws of the universe states that each of us is either a dog person or a cat person. These two personality variants are characteristic of all humanity. Even though many of us love animals, that love is not so strong that we dream of animals falling from the sky. If you love animals that much, perhaps you should seek professional help. But before you do, we have good news.

Although this is not a common natural phenomenon, animals falling from the sky are a reality. Not cats and dogs specifically, but many other animals fell from the sky along with raindrops. Some examples include: frogs, tadpoles, spiders, fish, eels, snakes and worms (any of these scenarios are unpleasant).

The current theory explains this phenomenon by saying that the animals were lifted into the sky by a water tornado or waterspout that originated in their natural habitat. Unfortunately, such a fact has never been recorded or confirmed by scientists. Even if this theory is true, it cannot explain the fact that raw meat fell from the clear Kentucky sky in 1876. This does not fit into the official theory at all.

Blood red sky
Answer the question quickly: what are the main signs of the approaching apocalypse? You may have guessed it: war, famine and epidemics. You may have mentioned the name of your favorite politician on this list. All of these answers are accepted, but consider one more: the sky turns blood red for a few seconds and then quickly returns to its normal state.

This phenomenon was observed in April 2016 by residents of Chalchuapa, El Salvador. The sky reportedly turned crimson within a minute and then returned to normal color with a slight pinkish tint. Many in the Christian population believe that the red flash is a sign of the upcoming apocalypse described in the Book of Revelations in the Bible.

Some possible explanations for this phenomenon include light coming from meteor showers, which are common in this area in April. However, this is unlikely because the blood red sky is a phenomenon that has never been observed before.
Another theory is that clouds reflected fires that had engulfed several sugarcane farms in the area. Whatever the explanation, we recommend that you pick up a Bible, or go to a bar, depending on what you believe.

Great Attractor
The generally accepted model for the origin of the universe is the Big Bang Theory: a massive explosion 14 billion years ago caused matter to expand outward at a rapid rate, causing the universe to continually expand. Although it is generally accepted, this theory is one of many regarding the origin of our universe. However, it does not explain some anomalies, such as the Great Attractor.

In the 1970s, they first began to study a strange force located 150-200 million light years away, which attracts the Milky Way and other neighboring galaxies. Due to the location of the stars in the Milky Way, we cannot see what this object looks like, so it has been dubbed the "Great Attractor".

In 2016, an international team of scientists was able to finally take a definitive look at the Milky Way using CSIRO's Parkers Telescope and discovered 883 galaxies concentrated in this region. While some believe that this will solve the mystery of the Great Attractor, others believe that the galaxies were attracted here in the same way that our galaxy is now attracted, and the true reason for this attraction remains unknown.

Taos Rumble
Each of us has heard ringing in the ears, and the associated “old wives' tale” that it occurs when someone speaks badly about you. What is most infuriating is that no one hears this except you. Therefore, when we hear ringing in our ears for the first time, we might think that we are going crazy. But what if other people heard the same thing?

The city of Taos in north-central New Mexico is known for its liberal arts community, as well as several celebrities who have lived there. However, it is perhaps more famous for the "Taos Rumble", which is heard by about 2% of the population and which everyone describes differently.

It was first reported in the 1990s, and the hum began to be studied at the University of New Mexico. While most people claimed to have heard the hum, no equipment picked it up. Explanations for this phenomenon come down to factors such as: aliens, government experiments, the norm. Until we find the only true explanation for this hum, our personal explanation will be no worse than anyone else's.

Japanese Atlantis
It is strange when we discover circumstances that confirm that the mystery has been solved. Atlantis is a mythical underwater city ruled by Poseidon, or Aquaman from the comics, depending on who you ask. Since the legend originated in Greece, many believe that the real prototype is located somewhere in the Mediterranean Sea. Or maybe near the shores of Japan.

Large rock formations are found underwater near Yonaguni Jima Island. Outwardly, they resemble Egyptian or Aztec pyramids and have been under water for about 2000 years. Discovered in 1986 by a local diver, the formations were initially thought to have formed naturally, although this is strange given the 90° angles.

Unlike other mysteries on our list, this one has a completely reasonable explanation. We hope this helps you sleep much more peacefully tonight.

No one can unravel the nature of the strange substance
Star jelly is a strange substance that appears on grass or trees. The first mentions of it were found in the 14th century, and disputes about the nature of the substance have not subsided to this day. What is this - a message from space or a mystery of the Universe?

It is a clear or translucent substance that is white and jelly-like. Interestingly, the mysterious substance gradually evaporates, leaving traces on the ground.

Remedy for diseases
Back in the 14th century, the then famous scientist John Gadessen told the general public about a certain substance that, he believed, could heal a person from various diseases, including the scourge of that time - abscesses. This mysterious object was the “star jelly” known today. Scientists immediately began to speculate about where this “something” landed on the planet, what it means for humanity and what to do with it. The first guess is a message from alien civilizations eager to contact the earthly mind. The second hypothesis is parts of stars that can heal various diseases.
Some researchers believed that the substance did not fall from the sky at all, but was organic material, in particular the remains of some animals and insects.
In Latin America, the word “uligo” appeared in medical institutions, which translated means “fatty substance.” In fact, the fat content of star jelly is very high, which makes it possible to attribute it to organic origin. By the way, in books of the 14th century it was noted that after touching this strange mucus, stains remained on the hands. They were compared to the stains left after dipping your fingers in vegetable oil.

Taste it
The further science developed, the more scientists became interested in the composition and origin of star jelly. They conducted the most amazing experiments with him. First of all, we tasted the jelly. It looked like full-fat milk mixed with gelatin, which is used to make real edible jelly. The celestial substance was subjected to a strength test, which was successfully failed. It was thrown from a height, and after the fall it simply ceased to form a greasy mass that spread over the surface of the earth. The next experiment is attempts to treat a variety of diseases with this jelly. It was tested on people who suffered from asthma, diarrhea, colds and dizziness. Surprisingly, the substance was able to relieve those suffering from pain or alleviate it. Whether this is a real healing effect or self-hypnosis remains unclear.
Residents of Mexico told the world that they also witnessed the appearance of mysterious celestial bodies. In their interpretation, it was nothing more than “lunar excrement.” Of course, after such a term, all scientists refused to taste the unknown substance.

Jelly after meteor shower
Already in the twentieth century, Fade magazine put forward the version that this biomass is of extraterrestrial origin. The author of the published material conjectures that jelly is an organic substance that exists as a “molecular cloud”, capable of moving in space indefinitely.
Of course, from time to time, frankly ridiculous theories appeared. Thus, the author of the book “British Amphibians and Reptiles” Smith believes that star jelly was formed from the internal organs of female toads and frogs. In particular, from the ovaries. This assumption was made on the basis that birds cannot eat these organs, so they remain on the ground. At the moment when the remains of frogs come into contact with water, they increase slightly in size, changing shape. This is what produces a jelly-like substance. Having examined it under a microscope and studied the structure, the author mentioned that in fact the composition included not only the ovaries of toads, there were also paws with tails.
Ufologists believe that jelly is formed in space. Throughout history, there have been several references in literature to a mysterious substance that fell on our planet. For example, in early November 1846, an unidentified luminous object several feet in diameter landed near New York. People discovered that at the site where the object fell there was a luminous substance that had such a smell that it immediately made them dizzy, and many even fainted. Apparently the aroma was not the best.
The next drop occurred again in America, in the state of Pennsylvania. In the mid-twentieth century, police officers patrolled city streets. They discovered a disk that was completely enveloped in jelly. The diameter of the disk was approximately 1.8 m. When law enforcement officers tried to move the “something” from its place, it simply dissolved, leaving behind greasy stains on their hands and clothes. Later, based on these events, the film “The Drop” will be made.
In the late 70s of the last century in the United States, in Texas, a girl named Sybil discovered several disks with a jelly-like structure. They were bright purple in color and ended up on the ground after a meteor shower. A few years later, another meteor shower occurred in the same state, after which transparent biomass remained. In the early 1990s, rain made entirely of jelly fell on America again. The next incident occurred in Australia after a meteor flew over the city of Kempton. All the streets were shrouded in strange, greasy biomass.
Slime appeared in the British Ham Wall nature reserve in 2013, on the day a meteorite fell on Chelyabinsk. That day, a meteorite flew over the reserve - many saw it. The substance lying on the grass was transferred to the laboratory of the UK Center for Biological Diversity at the Natural History Museum. Six months later, scientists admitted that their research was inconclusive. "This mucus is a real mystery," said biologist Cheska Rogers. According to her, traces of DNA from worms and bacteria were found in the substance. But only because the samples were sent contaminated with soil.
Another exotic hypothesis is that in the atmosphere there live creatures whose flesh consists of a substance similar to airgel. They glow while they are still alive due to internal processes. And after death they immediately disintegrate. A less pleasant version says that star jelly is a product of the digestion of celestial inhabitants. It's just a matter of catching at least one, thereby proving the fact of their existence and digestion!

Based on materials from Nosecret.com.ua, “Secret Planet” (cryptoplanet.ru)

Space guests leave a mysterious jelly-like substance on earth.

Trembling traces

Science has once again found itself at a dead end: a strange mucus discovered in the British Ham Wall nature reserve in Somerset has not been identified. Although it took more than six months.

The trembling substance was picked up back in the winter - in February 2013 - on the day when a meteorite fell on Russian Chelyabinsk. That day, a meteorite flew over the reserve - many saw it. The substance that was lying on the grass was transferred to the laboratory of the Center for UK Biodiversity (AMC), Great Britain at the Natural History Museum. And now - in late autumn - scientists admitted that the research ended in vain. It was not possible even to suggest nothing worthwhile.

Jelly discovered in the British Ham Wall Nature Reserve

“This mucus is a real mystery,” said biologist Chesca Rogers, one of the leaders of AMC. According to her, traces of DNA from worms and bacteria were found in the substance. But only because the samples were sent contaminated with earth.

“And I only stained my hands with mucus.”

By the way, such a find is not the first. Slime is found regularly all over the world. Moreover, folklore associates its appearance exclusively with meteorite falls. For example, here are some interesting poems left by the British poet John Suckling (1609-1642):

"He watched with a keen eye,
Like a false star fell on the market square,
And, running, he tried to grab her,
But I only stained my hands with mucus.”

Walter Scott in his novel “The Talisman” wrote: “Find a star that has fallen to the ground - and you will see only a vile gelatinous mass, which, rushing across the sky, lit up for a moment with a blinding light.”

In the 19th century, the fall of this “vile gelatinous mass” was described more than once in scientific journals. The "Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science" reported that "October 8, 1844, near Koblenz, a German gentleman, accompanied by another person, was walking late in the evening in the dark along a dry plowed field. They saw a luminous body descending right near them - no further 20 meters. And they heard it clearly and loudly hit the ground. They marked the place, returned there early the next morning and found a jelly-like mass of a grayish color."

There are also this type of jelly

The magazine "Nature" in 1910 told about a certain Joel Powers from Lowell (Massachusetts, USA), who "saw a bright shooting star or meteor rush through the atmosphere, hitting the ground near him. He found a jelly with an almost intolerable unpleasant odor" .

However, the odor is not reported every time. On the contrary, many witnesses emphasize that the substance does not smell of anything.

On September 26, 1950, four Philadelphia police officers spotted a luminous object falling onto a field. Approaching the crash site, they saw a pulsating mass with a diameter of about two meters. It filled with light and then faded away. One of the policemen who dared to touch it assured that the mass was soft to the touch, similar to gelatin. He tore off a piece, which melted in his palm like snow. Half an hour later, the strange mass evaporated without a trace. This incident inspired director Irwin Eyeworth to create the horror film The Blob (1958) a few years later.

Heavenly inhabitants

“Some people believe that the mucus is unfertilized frog eggs,” says Cheska Rogers. - Others consider it fungus, mold or something plant-based. None of the tests we conducted revealed anything like this.

What if high above the whole sky is gelatinous? - the eccentric American explorer of the unknown, Charles Hoy Fort, suggested in 1919. - Maybe meteorites break through it and separate fragments? I personally think it would be absurd to consider the whole sky gelatinous. It seems more acceptable that students are only some of its areas.

The scattering of “star rot” sometimes occupies a vast area

Atmospheric research in the 20th century left no chance for Fort's hypothesis. Then an alternative appeared - they say that in the atmosphere there live creatures whose flesh consists of a substance similar to airgel. They glow while they are still alive due to internal processes. And after death they immediately disintegrate.

A less pleasant version says that “jelly” is a product of the digestion of the heavenly inhabitants. All that’s left to do is catch at least one, thereby proving the fact of their existence and digestion. But it doesn't work.

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There is still someone in the clouds

Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences Vladimir Bychkov from Moscow State University suggested that “mucus” appears in the middle of the clouds due to the proliferation of bacteria and algae that form complex structures. In fact, he echoes the supporters of the theory of heavenly inhabitants. But without attracting creatures unknown to science.

The scientist believes that organisms lifted from the earth by air currents settle in the clouds. They reproduce there by "feeding on organic particles or plants." They form “networks or balls of bacteria interconnected with each other.”

As they fall, the “balls” capture water, turning “into a complex structure with a framework of bacteria, mucus—the product of bacterial reproduction—and water.”

According to Vladimir Lvovich, the smell of the resulting “jelly” depends on the decay products of bacteria - if there are a lot of them, then a putrid smell is inevitable. And the color depends on which bacteria predominate. Once on the ground, the bacteria tend to “go into the soil,” leaving only mucus and quickly evaporating water.

It’s easy to check Bychkov’s version. You just need to find the freshest possible “jelly” and take an uncontaminated sample. Alas, “things are still there.” As microbiologist Bernard Dixon noted, "The most surprising thing about the problem is that despite the large amount of literature, especially since the advent of the Internet, the observations have received very little scientific attention." And without it, all hypotheses will remain unproven - they will be nothing more than reasoning from scratch.

Photo: Natural History Museum

Other names: star jelly, space jelly, witch's jelly, astromyxin, astral jelly, pwdr sêr, star rot, star shot.

In the collection of A. S. Kuzovkin “Selected UFO Observations in the USSR” the following message was published, received by a strange coincidence, in the year of the fall of the Tunguska meteorite (1908):

“My mother told me this story many times and always started like this: “Oh, Zina, what passion I saw and I still can’t understand what it was?!” “I was still little then (born in 1903), my mother said, and lived in Minsk. We were playing on the street, and suddenly the sky split in two and caught fire or something, because there was a terrible fire in that crack, and everyone who was on the street immediately began to cry, screaming that this was already the end of the world. They fell to their knees and prayed. A terrible cry arose, everyone looked up and roared: “The end of the world!” To see who they were praying to, I began to look at the sky. There was no longer any fire, but there was something that seemed to me like a big, big man standing up to the sky. I was scared, at first I covered my face with my hands, and then I heard them shouting: “It fell! It fell! Everyone ran, and I ran. When I ran up, I heard them say: “A piece of cloud has fallen!” I saw it, it was like jellied meat (jelly). When touched, it shook. I don’t know what it was, but they say “cloud”. I don’t know where they put him. But I saw how it was shaking. Just like jellied meat.” That's how she told it. Only one moment confuses me - after all, my mother said that she saw it in the evening, and yesterday I heard that it was the same or similar to Tunguska - in the morning. My mother, Maria Stepanovna Skorokhodova, died in 1959. We need to look for eyewitnesses in Minsk, it’s impossible that everyone died.

Today, many scientists, both domestic and foreign, question the existence of star rot, but in the past no one dared to doubt the presence of such a substance. This phenomenon was considered a well-known fact, as natural as the existence of the solar system. In 1819, in Amherst, Massachusetts, a scientific journal published an analysis of this substance, and no one dared to doubt the error, since its author was a respected scientist in his circles.

The incident on August 13, 1819 also confirmed the presence of extraterrestrial slimy matter. At about eight o'clock in the evening, a small fireball was seen in the sky, glowing bright white and falling to the ground. The fallen body was studied by Rufus Graves, a chemist lecturer who worked at Dargmoth University. The find was approximately 20 cm in diameter and 2.5 cm thick. It could be described as spilling salad or sauce. The examined body was round, bright yellow, with noticeable fluff, like felted fabric. After the top fleecy layer was removed, it turned out that underneath there was a yellow gelatinous mass, very similar to sour soap with a rather strong, pungent odor that caused nausea and dizziness. The reaction to the earth's atmosphere after a couple of minutes was surprising, since this substance changed its color and became blood red and at the same time absorbed moisture and drew in air, as if it wanted to survive and was trying to find food for its further existence. Soon, the extraterrestrial object instantly began to decompose and turned into a gelatinous substance, and in color and to the touch it began to strongly resemble starch, which is used for home consumption. Soon, all that was left of the entire mass was a dark sediment, which turned into odorless dust.

One of the finds of a similar gelatinous mass.

From the book by Arkhipov A.V. “Unsolved secrets of the Universe or what astronomers are silent about” (M.: Veche, 2004, pp. 231-233): “...Sometimes something unimaginable fell from space. Thus, there has long been a belief that falling stars turn into jelly. Even Walter Scott said in “The Talisman”: “Seek a fallen star and you will find only the light on the stinking jelly, which in its fall towards the horizon only for a moment seemed magnificent.” The real basis of such a curious medieval opinion is evidenced by eyewitness reports. For example, the collector of Russian folklore V. A. Kukushkin kindly sent stories recorded in the Yaroslavl and Vologda regions about pre-war and modern finds of “shakes” - pieces of jelly or mucus, which peasants explained simply: “A cloud fell.” “Tresenitsa” was described as a transparent, bluish, white, gray or yellowish mass, similar to jellied meat. Of course, a real phenomenon would be reflected not only in legends and tales, but also in scientific literature.”

Researcher M. Gerstein believes that the occurrence of “shakes” is associated not with ordinary “falling stars” - meteors and fireballs, but with “plates” that only look like stars from a distance. “Star rot” and UFOs are somehow connected with each other, and there is no longer any doubt about it.

“I heard about a similar phenomenon from my grandfather,” said Alexander Poleshchuk from the village of Rachin, Rivne region of Ukraine. - It was in 1914, in the evening. My grandfather, being near the railroad, noticed several shiny cigar-shaped objects in the sky that crossed the sky from north to south at high speed. That same evening, a gelatinous substance fell near the hut of a peasant. It had an unpleasant smell. After a few hours the substance disappeared.”

As for the star rot itself, there is information only about the discovery of a gelatinous substance, most often in a field or in sparsely populated areas. But here’s the strange thing: no matter how much analysis was carried out, the results were always contradictory. Sometimes the substance turned out to be bird droppings, sometimes the "star rot" included blue-green algae and a special type of Tremella fungus. Also, do not forget that the so-called star rot may be the creation of human hands, or rather the waste disposal systems of passenger aircraft.

There can, of course, be a lot of explanations, but if we turn to the facts and consider the incident that occurred on February 28, 1958 in the yard of Miami police officer Faustin Gallegos, the phenomenon may acquire a slightly different interpretation.

This is what star jelly looks like according to media reports.

Gallegos describes the star rot as resembling a flattened football, approximately 20 cm high and 50 cm long. When Faustin and his wife Dorothy looked at it, they noticed that the object was transparent like glass, and along its edges there were like hundreds of thousands small cells and it was all pulsating. It was clearly visible that this was an intelligent and living creature. One of Gallegos's neighbors and his own mother watched with bated breath as Faustin touched a rather strange creature, but expectations of some kind of violent reaction were not justified, then he decided to take something to the police station to show his work colleagues and for the local doctor to take an analysis of it creatures. But mysteriously the star rot evaporated into the air on the way to the station...