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This section contains descriptions of unexplained facts provided by eyewitnesses or published in the media, as well as the results of their analysis by the group.

Star jelly. United Kingdom

ID	#1551568039
Added	Sun, 03/03/2019
Author	July N.
Sources	bbc.co.uk
Phenomena	Star jelly
Status	Hypothesis

Initial data

Initial information from sources or from an eyewitness

Incident date:

01.2008

Location:

Моффат в Дамфришире

United Kingdom

Thelma and Trevor Bevis took a picture of the strange jelly, which appeared in one place near their pond for several years. This photo was taken in January 2008.

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Original news

Thelma and Trevor Bevis sent us a photo of jelly that has been appearing at the same place near their pond for several years. This photo was taken in January 2008. They live close to Moffat in Dumfriesshire and are surrounded by farmland.

Type:

Photo

Phenomena:

Star jelly

Source:

bbc.co.uk

Hypotheses

List of versions containing features matching the eyewitness descriptions or material evidence

Sodden toad eggs

"The Glagow naturalist is" in 2014 published a study, "Recent observations of a “mystery star jelly” in Scotland appear to confirm one origin as spawn jelly from frogs or toads," explains the phenomenon of "star jelly".

It turned out that the eggs of frogs or toads, not delayed by natural, and extracted from the body in the attack of a predator did not have a protective film that quickly absorb moisture from the environment and turn into a homogeneous gelatinous mass.