. 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. The visibility was clear. we couldnt have been more that 6 or 7 feet from it. The huge flying creature, seen by a couple taking a walk, was about a mile from the storm channel that leads to Hansen Dam in the San Fernando Valley. 2. the dog started shaking, rolled on her back and peed all over herself! After the encounter, the man estimated its wingspan was between 30 feet and 50 feet, probably closer to 50. The man who was driving has had to be anonymous because of his professional position (either a medical doctor, attorney, or police officerI will not even reveal which of those three it is). But after publishing many web pages about living pterosaurs in Papua New Guinea, I received emails and phone calls from eyewitnesses: sightings in California, Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland-Virginia border, Pennsylvania, New York, Rhode Island, Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin, Kansas, and Washington State. At first I thought it was a vulture. In 1992, a number of Pterodactyl sightings were reported in Brazil, one that nearly collided with a commuter plane. Lake Isabella in California pterodactyl or ropen sighting near here. . Not a reissue or rerelease . . Los Angeles River, near location of sighting of May 13, 2013 . 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. I suggest that at least some eyewitnesses were telling the truth, regardless of the opinions of the news reporters of that time, and that at least some eyewitnesses may have seen a living pterosaur. The report that two strange dragons with wings have recently appeared in the swamps east of Selma was at first regarded by many as a sen- sational story without foundation in fact, but after different persons at different places had claimed to have seen the strange creatures it began to be thought worth investigating. This scientific paper, peer-reviewed in a journal of science years ago, is briefly featured in this video . Report it safely and privately here:https://www.livepterosaur.com/LP_Blog/contact-jdw-page* Pterodactyl Sightings - 100+ videos by early 2021:https://youtu.be/IAYTZRVoVc8 Don't miss what may be the most popular video on Youtube, regarding a positive and highly relevant approach to sightings of apparent modern pterosaurs: the interview of the World War II veteran Duane Hodgkinson\"Ropen-Pterodactyl - American eyewitness\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dl1A2xXnxpU\u0026t=1s Here's a more-recent video about these amazing flying creatures: \"A Confession About a Pterodactyl\" (with Jonathan Whitcomb on camera)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4wYmmxe0bU Also you'll probably enjoy \"Living Pterosaurs - Part-1\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mTSAJVjKpU You might enjoy the short video play-list \"Test yourself with a short quiz\":https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-iKE7VIqQ8\u0026list=PLbrGHtcHOcPyv7syvjZheoOrpaRDurZ20Permissions, etc.Beginning around 2:52 into the video is a still image of Scott Norman, which was taken from the video \"Living Pterosaur Report\" at:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKz5JFtPsQ0This is on the channel \"Tom Canfield\" and is a recording of a Biblical Creation meeting held on July 21, 2007.In general, however, the photos in this video were recorded by the person who uploaded the video, Jonathan Whitcomb, who has full rights to use his own recorded photos.The still image of Jonathan Whitcomb himself was taken from the video \"Brief introduction to living-pterosaur investigations\" (Whitcomb has full rights to that recording of his own image.) . . Thunderbird is a term in cryptozoology for describing large, bird-like creatures; generally identified as legendary creature of Native American tradition. ), a flying reptile of the Mesozoic era, has been extinct for over 60 million years; however, several recent sightings may suggest these large "flying" reptiles are still alive. As of early December of 2017, it seems that no scientist has a body of a recently-deceased pterosaur to examine, or at least I have no knowledge of such a discovery and examination. [The many credible reports of apparent pterosaurs are not misidentified birds but actual pterosaurs, in at least the great majority of cases. Non-extinct pterosaurs in North Carolina Where do these flying creatures appear? Pterodactyl with a Pee said: . Pterodactyl with a Pee said: . ), Chapter 2: Sightings of Pterosaurs in California. 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. Around 4 p.m. Its almost always while one or more eyewitnesses are outside. In the United States, we have been taught since early childhood that all such creatures became extinct many millions of years ago. NOT SO! In the late 1980s, noted cryptozoologist Roy Mackal led an expedition into Namibia from which he had heard reports of a prehistoric-looking creature with a wingspan of up to 30 feet. Website sfrfg.com reports extensive research on the apparent Pterosaur photograph. Im almost positive whatI saw fly over the freeway in Los Angeles WAS NOT a bird of any kind. Lets consider what the eyewitnesses say,in their ownwords. Several paranormal researchers claim to recall seeing that photo, but don't know where, and the photo has not been seen since. From Garth (at the same meeting in 2007) Big flying creature in that area; Has a big head crest; Long tail has a diamond-shaped flange . . . Another fascinating tale of a pterosaur literally coming out of stone dates back to 1856 in France. it didnt look like a bird . Of the 41 sightings reported in California, 7 are featured in the new Youtube video "Giant Pterodactyl in California." Most of the encounters in the video were in Southern California. The April 25, 1890, edition of the Tombstone Epitaph ran a story of two Arizona ranchers who claimed to have chased on horseback a flying monster "resembling a huge alligator with an extremely elongated tail and an immense pair of wings." Their silhouettes resembled giant Sordes Pilosus pterosaurs. Modesto California Likes: +2,039. Two eyewitnesses were shocked, one night last November [2011], by two giant long-tailed creatures that flew over the city of San Diego . A pond in the wildlife sanctuary near the sighting area (2007), Many Living Pterosaur Sightings in the United States. pterodactyls. . Many of the apparent living pterosaurs are much larger than any bat; Many have long tails; many have head crests. Biblical and scientific perspectives on extant pterosaurs. The Top 10 Most Mysterious Creatures of Modern Times, Stories of Live Animals Sealed Within Stone, 10 Lesser-Known U.S. Monsters and Cryptids, Lottery Curse Victims: 7 People Who Won Big & Lost Everything, Snowy Scares: Horror Movies to Feed Your Winter Need. [Introduction to Los Angeles Herald article] The Fresno sportsman now goes gunning for pterodactyls. Except for its size, this flying creature resembles the ropen seen flying into the San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary in Orange County, California, in 2007. Jonathan David Whitcomb, a forensic videographer, interviewed Hodgkinson, in 2004, and found his testimony credible [the sighting itself was in New Guinea in 1944]. ., I found this book very interesting. Some of the other eyewitnesses were watching the stars at night or just enjoying a beautiful outdoor scene. Anyway, Im driving behind a man who is driving a mini-van . In California, New Mexico, Texas, Arkansas, Florida, South Carolina, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and many other states, eyewitnesses have been shocked by featherless creatures flying overhead. Some think that tales of the "mythical" dragons in the lore of many cultures around the would be attributed to the sighting of pterosaurs. By the way, the sightings reported in this book are generally of ropens: long-tailed featherless flying creatures unlike any scientifically-acknowledged bat. Age: 68. . Instead, we are left with mere amazing accounts and a handful of poor photos. . In general, a fossil expert will fight against the possibility of a modern pterosaur until an eventual admission emerges: [admitting] there is a small chance that a species may have survived into the present. 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. I drew level to the place they crossed . Calif. The following are just a few of the hundreds of Youtube videos, on the channel Protect Animal Life, about modern living pterosaurs: Why do people around the world report seeing a long-tailed pterodactyl? In case of both the photographs, some people suggested the creature could be a Thunderbird mentioning some such sightings. Pterodactyl is the common word many people use to describe to two famous pterosaurs of the Mesozoic Era: Pteranodon and Pterodactylus. We each draw our own conclusions about these amazing flying creatures, yet we agree on many things. She had driven less than ten miles, just leaving an area of pasture, entering an area of thick woods, around a mild downhill curve, with high banks and brush on each side of the road, when an animal suddenly flew from the right, just over the front of her car., Belief in Modern Pterosaurs Reply to a Critic. There was traffic and we were all going about 30 mph. from the west came this dark object in the sky. ", "Not everybody embraces a live pterodactyl", The extinction of some species of pterosaurs, out of so, many known from fossils, is hardly disputed. 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. Most of them have been in the United States. . 9. Over the years, many people questioned the authenticity of both the photograph and the creature (Pteranodon). - the ROPEN #shortshttps://youtu.be/DP5hB0tAhGQDo Pterodactyls Live in Hawaii?https://youtu.be/PNziChtLIwAPterodactyl Sightings - Ropen Overheadhttps://youtu.be/hc-RuKvZviUFlying Dinosaur in Cook County, Illinoishttps://youtu.be/jDMjMK3bF3g* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *Watch \"Pterodactyl Sightings in Central California\" https://youtu.be/QyqMNHWSADcYou might also enjoy \"Pterodactyl Sightings in Los Angeles\" https://youtu.be/BM4lju1L5mE*Have you, or someone you know, seen a living pterodactyl? . Most of us only know it as a a large flying animal that lived long ago when dinosaurs were alive. . There are a lot of trees. If pterosaurs really died out with the dinosaurs and their fossil remains were not first discovered until 1784, then a depiction of one could not possibly exist in an ancient rock carving. . Despite their appearance, they were not related to birds and were highly successful flyers that might have dined on fish and insects. In 1944, in New Guinea (now the nation of Papua New Guinea), Duane Hodgkinson and his army buddy saw a pterodactyl with a wingspan similar to a Piper Tri-Pacer plane (29 feet). . Yes, it is true: We really do have at least a few species of modern pterosaurs still flying overhead. pterodactyls) hunt bats at night. I figured thats where it had landed, startling the birds. The combinations of those two types makes 150,000 Americans with significant sightings. The person may not be aware of his or her own assumptions about me and my writings and my small online video productions, probably having only very limited experience with them. If only a few thousands of Americans had encounters, I would not have so many persons sending me sighting reports. . . Date of sighting: Summer of 1968. Taking measurements, they reported that the monster was 92 feet long with a 160-foot wingspan and a mouth full of sharp teeth. 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. He was skeptical, thinking that they had videotaped only a bird at night. . 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). Video appears to show a bird-like creature with a very large wingspan In that same general area, about two years later, Susan Wooten witnessed a huge flying creature: "as big as any car and had NO feathers." I saw three dragons flying over the 5-North freeway between Griffith Park and Glendale. Yes, some scientists believe that a limited number of species of pterosaurs have survived into modern times. 'Pterodactyl' Sightings in New York, Pennsylvania & Maryland "My wife has told me a story of when she was backpacking around 1988 in the Adirondacks of upstate New York. . [The creature flew] "at low altitude," in front of his car, over the road (Campus Drive), into the San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. The second one was led by David Woetzel and Garth Guessman, with Jacob Kepas interpreting. when he saw me he jumped off the telephone wires and when he opened his huge wings they sounded like heavy fabric . The other day, I was doing an online search and found the following report (which Ive condensed and slightly edited for clear English): In 2010 I saw a flying dinosaur. Here's the report from October 10, 2017 (anon. 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 . At least two pterosaur species, (quite uncommon, mostly nocturnal) still live in North America. My roommate saw one at night in the summer in Peterborough, Ontario Canada, I think in 2016. COLUMN: UFO sighting stats show a focus on Baker County. She said she saw a large flying animal over a small lake. Modesto California Likes: +2,142. These nonfiction books are Live Pterosaurs in America (third edition) and Searching for Ropens and Finding God (fourth edition). . For sighting #1, in the. . Eyewitnesses from around the world testify of the featherless flying creatures that they have observed, unlike any bat and obviously not any bird. I feel like I could not have been the only one to see [it]that day. . . . Youtube playlist Pterodactyl Sightings in California. The world is now totally different. I had to resist a powerful urge to confine that word source within quotation marks, where the dubious are often detained. . Learn of the searches and research done by a few American cryptozoologists who stand up to ridicule and proclaim the truth. 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