IT invaded the big screen more than 50 years ago and now The Blob has hit Worcester.

A mysterious goo – likened to the giant blob that terrorised a small American town in the classic horror film – began appearing in the city yesterday, leaving passers by scratching their heads.

First spotted in Henwick Road in the St John’s area of Worcester, the curious translucent gel is similar in appearance and consistency to so-called star jelly, which could originate from space.

The Worcester blobs gradually decreased in size throughout the afternoon, unlike the “indescribable, indestructible” blob of the film, which grew as it ate people from the Pennsylvanian town it attacked.

Mathew Martin, aged 38, who works at Newsquest Media in Hylton Road, was the first to catch sight of the unusual gel during his lunch break.

He said: “I didn’t look too closely at the first one I saw – I just assumed somebody had blown something disgusting out of their nose.

“But about 400 yards further up the road I saw another of the things and then I started noticing them all over the place.

“Taking a closer look, I could see that it had a thick jelly-like consistency, a bit like frogspawn but clear.

“I’ve never seen anything like it before. It’s really rather odd.”

The phenomena of star jelly hit the national headlines in October when a number of sightings were reported around the country – but there is yet to be a scientific explanation behind the weird blobs.

Many theories suggest star jelly is deposited on earth during meteor showers, while the gel may have paranormal origins or could even just be the remains of dead frogs.

Chris Livingstone, chair-man of the Worcester Astronomical Society, confirmed there had been a number of meteor showers in the last month.

He said: “I have heard of this substance before.

“It is unlikely it would have come from the meteor showers, but no one has proved where this substance comes from so we need to do some more studies before we know.

“I think it is unlikely because the meteors come into the atmosphere between five and 20 miles per second, so they burn up when they enter.

“Earlier this month, between December 7 and 16, we had the Geminids meteor shower when there are at least 80 to 100 meteors per hour.

“The maximum date this month was December 13.”

With another meteor shower, the Ursids, set to begin tonight Worcester may not have seen the last of the blob.