Case file · High strangeness
Angélique Cottin, the 'electric girl'
In January 1846, 14-year-old Angélique Cottin of La Perrière (Orne) was said to repel furniture and objects when she touched them; she was taken to Paris and examined by François Arago.
1846 CE · 48.38, 0.44 · status: disputed
The account
Arago reported some striking effects to the Academy of Sciences, but a commission found nothing under controlled conditions.
The sceptical view
The Academy commission concluded the effects were produced by the girl's own movements.