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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	#1551602445
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:

02.2007

Location:

Алит, Пертшир

United Kingdom

Ken Parnham took this in February of 2007 on the hill of Alyth, Perthshire. He says that "the most concentrated place with jelly - it's a small bump next to the pond ... among the jelly was frog spawn".

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Original news

Ken Parnham shot this in February 2007 on Hill of Alyth, Perthshire. He says the "most concentrated jellied spot (is) a small hummock beside the pond... amongst the jelly is frog-spawn."

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.