Hmmmm... you do not seem to pass your own test.
expecting success:
echo $bogus_type >expect &&
git cat-file -t --allow-unknown-type $bogus_sha1 >actual &&
test_cmp expect actual
--- expect 2015-05-04 00:09:24.327335512 +0000
+++ actual 2015-05-04 00:09:24.335335473 +0000
@@ -1 +1 @@
-abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz1234679
+abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz123467abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz1234679
not ok 86 - Type of broken object is correct when type is large
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