 Several theories were given by residents, including wondering whether the substance might have been waste from a commercial plane toilet or whether it may have been particles of deceased jellyfish that had evaporated and been incorporated into a rain cloud.No theory was ever proven to be correct, but for a time, the incident received coverage in several media outlets, including "The New York Times", and a segment was produced about it for an episode of "Unsolved Mysteries".According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.