The 1960 blob that gave all mystery blobs their name
In August 1960, a mysterious large mass washed ashore in Tasmania, leading to widespread speculation about its identity. Initially dubbed 'Sea Santa' by a journalist, it was later named a 'globster' by cryptozoologist Ivan T. Sanderson. After nearly two decades, it was identified as a decomposing whale carcass, which had taken on unusual forms due to the breakdown of its flesh.
- ▪The mass measured 20 feet wide and 18 feet long, weighing between five and ten tons.
- ▪It was covered in stiff white bristles and had soft, tusk-like protuberances.
- ▪The term 'globster' was coined to describe this type of unidentified organic mass.
- ▪The true identity of the globster was confirmed in 1981 as a whale carcass after extensive research.
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The 1960 blob that gave all mystery blobs their name Ellsworth Toohey 11:59 am Tue May 19, 2026 In August 1960, something washed ashore on a remote beach in western Tasmania, about two miles north of the Interview River. It was 20 feet wide, 18 feet long, weighed somewhere between five and ten tons, and had no eyes. Instead of a mouth, it had what witnesses described as soft, tusk-like protuberances. Six fleshy appendages hung from its underside. Stiff white bristles covered the body. Nobody could figure out what it was. The carcass sat there for two years before a journalist at The Mercury in Hobart called it "Sea Santa" in a March 1962 article. The naturalist and cryptozoologist Ivan T.
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