No, It's Not Snow — a Mysterious Foam Blob Has Invaded Santa Clara, CA

By Friday afternoon, residents of Santa Clara, CA, noticed a white, puffy foam seeping into the city streets. Some assumed it might've been snow and even stopped to take pictures, but rumors of the foam being a case of flurries were quickly put to rest by San Jose Fire Capt. Mitch Matlow.

Matlow spoke with The Mercury News and revealed the cause of the foam to be leaking fire retardant that accidentally discharged at nearby San Jose International Airport.

"When it goes off, all of the foam gets discharged. The purpose is to prevent a flammable liquid fire inside the hangar from spreading. If there had been a fire, this system would've worked very well. It makes lots and lots and lots of foam, and that's what we're seeing now," Matlow stated. "It's essentially like bubbles in your bathtub."

While some residents may have been excited by the chance of snow, keep reading to see what others in the area had to say about the mysterious event below.

Californians are ready for the foam party.

Foam party in Santa Clara! Lol 😂

— David Rabiak Jr (@Rabies93) November 18, 2016

Residents are also on a foam watch.

Foam Blob watch. 2016. ☁️ #SantaClara

— Ryan Maiter (@ryan_maiter) November 18, 2016

Did your horoscope predict this?

Finally, the killer foam is here to devour us all/ put us out of our misery as was predicted by today's horoscope https://t.co/C7Pmj7XmKg

— Steve Climaco (@jjammerzs) November 18, 2016

Let the memes begin.

Some more photos from the foam blob livestream in #SantaClara ... pic.twitter.com/QJF2OTXs5b

— Peter Hartlaub (@peterhartlaub) November 18, 2016

2016, you will be missed.

If you've been searching for a metaphor for 2016, I submit https://t.co/YjehvEewsL

— Rick Klau (@rklau) November 18, 2016