The Strange Time Blood Rain Fell From The Sky In India

Dr. Godfrey Louis theorized that the red rain of India was actually an unlikely extraterrestrial visitation. With sci-fi films sending aliens to Earth in steel ships, pods, and even blobs, few would have expected a microbial freefall but Louis was convinced. In regard to the particles in the sample, he said (via The Guardian)

Dr. Godfrey Louis theorized that the red rain of India was actually an unlikely extraterrestrial visitation. With sci-fi films sending aliens to Earth in steel ships, pods, and even blobs, few would have expected a microbial freefall — but Louis was convinced. In regard to the particles in the sample, he said (via The Guardian) that "they have a clear biological appearance." Furthermore, he intrigued other scientists with his hypothesis. Sheffield microbiologist Milton Wainwright tested a sample of the rain and found that it was not dust; and while no DNA was present, Wainwright suggested that might not be necessary to prove Louis' explanation (via The Guardian).

Louis' research was published, but not in a peer-reviewed journal. In it, he posited that the noise and bright light reported in Malabar were caused by a meteor that combusted and sent otherworldly bacteria into a rain cloud. If this were true, he believed it would lend support to "panspermia" — the hypothesis that microbes could hitch a ride on asteroids and comets and seed many planets with life upon entering their atmospheres. Naturally, Louis' bold paper was met with derision from many scientists, despite interesting journalists and the public (via Discover Magazine).

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