Weather; Mysterious blob appears on radar off the Jersey Shore. Updated: ; May. 06, 2016, 7:28 p.m. | Published: ; May. 06, 2016, 6:28 p.m.

On June 4, meteorologists in Huntsville, Ala., noticed a "blob" on their radar screen that looked like a strong thunderstorm, despite the fact the sun was shining and not a drop of rain could be ...

Known as chaff, it’s a radar countermeasure in which aircraft or other military targets spread a cloud of small, thin pieces of aluminium, metallised glass fibre or plastic.

Chaff is released in large amounts, forming a cloud that shows up on radar as many false targets. This can be used in training or real combat to protect aircraft from being detected.

On June 4, meteorologists in Huntsville, Ala., noticed a "blob" on their radar screen that looked like a strong thunderstorm, despite the fact the sun was shining and not a drop of rain could be ...

The “blob,” as they referred to it, mushroomed on the radar screen. By 4 PM, it covered the entire city of Huntsville. ... The inventor of radar chaff was a woman named Joan Curran.

On June 4, meteorologists in Huntsville, Ala., noticed a "blob" on their radar screen that looked like a strong thunderstorm, despite the fact the sun was shining and not a drop of rain could be ...

Earlier this month, a weather radar detected a wave of something hovering over parts of the Dallas-Fort Worth area. But it wasn't raining. By Renee Yan , Contributor Jan 28, 2024 ...

This chaff, Traphagan said, originated from Nellis Air Force Base, about 10 miles northeast of Las Vegas. “It can sometimes confuse our radars as well,” Trapahagan wrote in an email Saturday.

It wasn't rain. So what was that mysterious stuff that appeared off the New Jersey coast on National Weather Service radar screens Thursday night? (National Weather Service) Something strange ...

Chaff is released in large amounts, forming a cloud that shows up on radar as many false targets. This can be used in training or real combat to protect aircraft from being detected.