It reveals the 19th Century photograph is authentic one, and the animal/object is real. Its because ropens are nocturnal and rare but spread across the planet, and on occasion some fly in daylight. . It was gliding steadily, without flapping its wings, seemingly meer [mere] feet above the rooftop of an adjacent building. . It was right over us [90-120 feet high] . . It was about half a mile from the stream bed above Eaton Canyon Park. . While traveling through Zambia in 1923, Frank H. Melland collected reports from natives of an aggressive flying reptile they called kongamoto, which means "overwhelmer of boats." Theres been wide skepticism about authenticity of the picture, but as explained below, the photograph is real, although the object/creature seen in it is not known well. But why is it reported to live in many areas of the planet? . Credibility verified by Whitcomb, but limited. . Modern Pterodactyl Sightings Although there seems to be no hard evidence that pterosaurs did not die out millions of years ago - no pterosaurs have ever been captured and no bodies have ever been found - sightings have persisted. cryptids of the Vatican. The following is part of the mans email report to me . . The eyewitness was shocked to see that the creature had both a head crest (common in Pterodactyloids) and a long tail with a diamond tip (common in Rhamphorhynchoids). As reported in the Illustrated London News of February 9, 1856, the rock in which the creature had apparently been entombed for millions of years, contained a precise mold of its body. As I stood there a creature glided down from my right to just above water level directly in front of me, no more than 50 from where I was. My associates and I have helped each other a great deal over the years, although much of our work has been independent to a great deal. We each draw our own conclusions about these amazing flying creatures, yet we agree on many things. I was stunned from the entire experience . That does not mean blind faith, believing without any reason to believe, but it can mean taking one or two steps onto the path ahead, even when the light does not yet quite reach that far. when he saw me he jumped off the telephone wires and when he opened his huge wings they sounded like heavy fabric . It was gliding across the telescopes field of view, which was at low magnification for finding the Andromeda Nebula. A nonfiction-cryptozoology author has analyzed reports of non-extinct pterosaurs, commonly called pterodactyls or flying dinosaurs, and found how sightings relate to thirty-three states (and Washington D.C.) of the United States. . At least two pterosaur species, (quite uncommon, mostly nocturnal) still live in North America. it looked like a huge bird, it was gliding in the air . . [cars going north; three flying creatures, south] . Original Civil War Pterosaur Photograph. 6. pterodactyls. Generations of people in Utah have reported large flying creatures, sometimes using a word like dragon or pterodactyl or pterosaur. This is a brief introduction to eyewitness sightings of apparent living pterosaurs seen in Utah. Anyway, Im driving behind a man who is driving a mini-van . Thunderbird is a term in cryptozoology for describing large, bird-like creatures; generally identified as legendary creature . Early in 2013, a musician reported a close encounter with a pterodactyl that flew in front of his car while he was driving on a highway in Raleigh, North Carolina, at sundown. . The men who live along the swales and sand hollows east and southeast of Selma on the evening of July 13th heard strange sounds in the air just after dark, like the rushing of wings when some large bird passes swiftly through the air overhead. A nonfiction-cryptozoology author has analyzed reports of non-extinct pterosaurs, commonly called pterodactyls or flying dinosaurs, and found how sightings relate to thirty-three states (and Washington, Patty Carsons sketch of the ropen she saw. I was convinced of the reality of long-tailed ropens of the southwest Pacific, but assumed they live there because of the vast tropical wildernesses, providing them warmth, food, and seclusion. Home; Products. From the book Searching for Ropens and Finding God (third edition) we read about sightings of strange nocturnal flying creatures: That report prepared me for an email I received years later, early in 2012, about two men who had seen two huge flying creatures about twenty-five miles to the south, over San Diego [California]. Fossil records suggest that Gigantopithecus blacki reached the size of 3 meters (9.8 ft), and weighed up to 540 kilograms (1,200 . Gigantopithecus is an extinct genus of ape that existed as recently as 100,000 years ago. There are a lot of trees. . Muchas personas han visto estas criaturas voladoras. [near Maryland-Virginia border], Live Pterosaurs in America, third edition, by Whitcomb. How many persons have seen a living pterosaur? Hasbro Lines - Main Lines - Collector Lines - Movie LInes; Takara Lines - Main Lines - Collector Lines; 3rd Party; Comics. Name: Darrell Ashley. What a surprise awaits you at the end of this video! If only a few thousands of Americans had encounters, I we would not see so many reports that included references to other eyewitnesses who also had sightings. It flew right over us . The yellow colored pencil I used in my sketches represents the Dull yellowish spotting I saw. ., I found this book very interesting. My new nonfiction is for middle-grade children and many (but not all) teenagers: The Girl who saw a Flying Dinosaur. . Why do people in California report seeing a huge pterodactyl? I figured thats where it had landed, startling the birds. Two sightings of a dragon were in Lakewood, California, and another eyewitness reported three dragons flying together over the I-5 freeway just east of Griffith Park in Los Angeles. Sighting was for 15-20 seconds; Scott was the most skeptical of the observers; It looked like a pterosaur, but he was not 100% sure. Several paranormal researchers claim to recall seeing that photo, but don't know where, and the photo has not been seen since. For eyewitnesses of apparent living pterosaurs, The following are some of the *more-recently received sighting reports of modern pterosaurs in the USA. I watched him fly across to a large tree . Date of sighting: Summer of 1968. . An old photograph surfacing online quite often is said to show the extinct creature Pteranodon shot by a group of soldiers during Civil War posing around it. Apparent relationship to a Rhamphorhynchoid pterosaur, By the living-pterosaur investigator Jonathan Whitcomb. . This was just northeast of downtown Los Angeles. Music video: living pterosaurs in California. . Reportedly, some people from the middle of the 20th century saw the first, original photograph; long before digital Photoshop/image processing was generally available. Modesto California Likes: +2,142. This is more obvious in some of the many reports from Southern California, not that a flying creature always needs to be directly over such a structure on the ground, in order to use it for navigation. . With wingspans reaching nearly 40 feet, pterosaurs ruled the prehistoric skies for over 100 million years, until they died out with the dinosaurs about 65 million years ago. . Where does that lead? At the same time a cry was heard, resembling that of a swan, though enough different to make it plain it was not a swan . I did not see a tail from my angle but the creature was huge definitely no feathers with a bat like wings. The pterosaur stood on two rather spindly legs and had wings composed of a leathery membrane that stretched from the animal's extremely long fourth finger to its body. Various labels have been put onto these flying creatures: Ive received reports from a number of countries on five continents, yet most of the eyewitness reports have been from the USA, and theyre enough to now make an estimate that I believe is more accurate than my estimates in earlier years: how many Americans have seen a living pterosaur. [Pterodactyls Live in Hawaii Ropens Included]. A nonfiction-cryptozoology author has analyzed eyewitness accounts of apparent non-extinct pterosaurs, commonly called "pterodactyls" or "flying dinosaurs," and found that several states in the USA stand out, including Utah. . The American World War II veteran Duane Hodgkinson reporting seeing a huge pterodactyl in a jungle clearing in New Guinea in 1944. . it didnt look like a bird . How can living Rhamphorhynchoid (basal) pterosaurs fly in California, in modern times? Then another person driving on that freeway saw an apparent pterosaur flying near where the other sighting was reported, east of Griffith Park, and it was just a few weeks later (in 2013). Since a good number of these relate to sightings in the United States, lets begin there. Two of the more common words used to describe flying creatures that look like pterosaurs are dragon and pterodactyl, at least in the United States. A transformation in thinking about modern pterosaurs. It was huge and the only thing I can compare it to is a dinosaur. . two dragons. Lets consider what the eyewitnesses say,in their ownwords. Even more shocking was the ropen sighting near the University of California at Irvine, in 2007, for that modern pterosaur was gigantic: 30 feet long. 4. Take it in context: forty-one reported encounters in California. We were chatting when we saw this bird? The species lived in the same location as several other hominins, but were much larger in body size. The third edition of Live Pterosaurs in America, published in November, 2011, supports literal interpretations of the Bible regarding the Flood of Genesis; this nonfiction cryptozoology book, however, does not preach religion: It reveals the efforts of creationist cryptozoologists who have searched for living pterosaurs and interviewed eyewitnesses. The pterodactyl was as long as a bus, as it flew up into the mountains above Altadena. If you have an interest in cryptozoology you should read this. [reader comment from Dale, who lives in Pennsylvania], Searching for Ropens and Finding God fourth edition, Live Pterosaurs in America (cryptozoology book). . andI had to move on. . . THE ULTIMATE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE DOUGLAS ADAMS Complete & Unabridged Contents: Introduction: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Chapter 25 . Rather than begin by listing my four cryptozoology books, lets look at what you would like as a reader or at the needs and interests of the reader for which you would give a book as a gift. 1959), British cryptozoologist and founder of the Centre for Fortean Zoology [39] Rick Dyer, American businessman and Bigfoot hoaxer [12] [40] John H. Duffy (b. When a large boulder of limestone was split open, the workers were astonished to see a large winged creature come tumbling out. Protect Animal Life 1.54K subscribers These four sighting reports of modern pterosaurs in California have perhaps never before been featured in a Youtube video. My dog Ember was with me. ThatsdumbDoit 2 yr. ago. Thunderbird is a term in cryptozoology for describing large, bird-like creatures; generally identified as legendary creature of Native American tradition. Michael Slack, of Roswell, New Mexico watched the flying creature both through the eyepiece and by direct observation. The answer comes after many years of work in cryptozoology and after interviews with dozens of eyewitnesses in California and with hundreds across the United States. In 2002, an Alaskan bush pilot . . the place whereI was parked was the far back entry of a very small airport (and yes,I am very sure it was no planeI saw). In other words, many of those who commented on The Gear Page forum knew little or nothing about pterosaurs except what they had been exposed to all of their lives: universal extinctions. a dragon or flying dinosaur. . Its tail, which I could see clearly, was straight and had a diamond shape on the end. The driver of the car, in clear daylight, saw the huge ropen fly not far above the road in front of him, about half a mile from San Diego Creek, at the San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. This scientific paper, peer-reviewed in a journal of science years ago, is briefly featured in this video . . . Reports of Living Pterosaurs in the Southwest Pacific gives you a better look at the ropen of Papua New Guinea. A few days ago (early in May of 2019), I uploaded a video to the Youtube channel Protect Animal Life. . . Yet these featherless flying creatures have been encountered in other areas of the United States, including California. I became a believer in American pterosaurs. The [apparent living pterosaur] seen flying over the I-540 in Raleigh, in March of 2013, appeared to have a wingspan of five to six feet, much smaller than the one in Idaho. pterodactyls) hunt bats at night. With a wingspan larger than a Conder (12-15 ft) fly in and perch on the tree I was casting my fishing line towards. small creatures, generally resembling small male humans who appear when people open doors without knocking, causing hallucinations of various acts to appear in the victims head. I realized this was no ordinary bird but appeared more like a featherless reptile. Pterodactyls have been reported in many areas of North America, including Minnesota. Ive communicated with only a few paleontologists over the past eleven years of my investigation. my girlfriend has 20-20 vision and she told a few minutes later that it had lights on it. Website sfrfg.com reports extensive research on the apparent Pterosaur photograph. Living pterosaurs (or pterodactyls) in California Sightings included in CA: Fremont Anaheim . 9. The Girl who saw a Flying Dinosaur is a nonfiction book, but its not technically about dinosaurs: Its a short cryptozoology book about apparent living pterosaurs. . . The body of the creature was taken to the nearby town of Gray, according to the story, where it was identified as a pterodactyl by a student of paleontology. This will be the fourth edition of Live Pterosaurs in America, to be published first in ebook format. 1. . . .. [One of the sightings in this video was in Altadena, California, in the late 1960's, close to Pasadena; another sighting was in Irvine, California]. . . These nonfiction books are Live Pterosaurs in America (third edition) and Searching for Ropens and Finding God (fourth edition). I call my young channel PAL and here list its seventeen public videos [as of July 31, 2019; there are now more] that are mainly about living pterosaurs . Pterosaurs were not dinosaurs, but a family of large flying reptiles ("pterosaur" means "winged lizard") that includes the pterodactyl and Pteranodon. Although its not covered in this video, one thing Ive learned about living pterosaurs is that sightings are not nearly as rare as people would suppose. Ebay: None YouTube (Old): None. Jonathan David Whitcomb, a forensic videographer, interviewed Hodgkinson, in 2004, and found his testimony credible [the sighting itself was in New Guinea in 1944]. Perhapsmost pterosaur-like flying creatures in California are of the same species: Most eyewitnesses of apparent pterosaur report a long tail (when they report anything about atail or lack thereof), and California sightings are no exception. . . Consider Cynthia Lee, an eyewitness in Raleigh, North Carolina; she reported her own sighting and later reported that her mother and uncle also had a sighting many years earlier. 8. Civil War Pterodactyl Photo. I did see its head crest and the. . Available on Amazon.com and elsewhere, Pterosaurs in Southwest Pacific (live, not extinct), dragon, a term used anciently but also in modern times, flying dinosaur, more common in recent generations, pterodactyl, used from the 19th century to the present, dinosaur bird, maybe more common in recent decades, ropen, more common after two expeditions in 2004, prehistoric bird, maybe more common in recent decades, Simple to read yet stimulating for middle-grade children and teens, Explains the benefits of believing someone who has seen something, Gives interesting comparisons between accounts, allowing the reader to come to his or her own conclusion about each report, Explains the three major interpretations available for a sighting report, allowing the reader to choose one of them for each reported account, Gives the young reader many photos, sketches, and other images, making the book easier to dig into and understand, $7.80 on Amazon (at least on Nov 16, 2018), a flying creature the size of a horse in the Castaic area, in the 1880s, flying creature: wingspan estimated at 25 feet, in Southern California, in 2004, a huge pterodactyl-like animal inSanta Fe Springs, in 2005, large glowing creature flying over San Fernando Valley, in 2009, two giant flying creatures over San Diego, late in 2011. 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