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Missionary Jim Blume was interviewed twice by Garth Guessman |
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In 1996, Blume saw a glow of something on a cliff above a mangrove swamp around Manus Island in Papua New Guinea. He was assisting Dr. Carl Baugh, of Texas, in searching for pterosaur-like creatures seen in that area. Although Jim Blume does not declare he saw a living “pterodactyl,” other researchers suspect that it was. |
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Jim Blume, a plane pilot and missionary in Papua New Guinea for about 30 years, was helping Dr. Baugh research pterosaur-like creatures in 1996. One evening they were near the shore of a mangrove swamp when Blume noticed a strange light. He tried get- ting closer but the object did not stay long enough for him to get a better look. It was about the size and general shape of a very large penguin but details were not noticed as he observed only the light emitted by it. He described the glow: similar to a “light stick” that has been broken (not bright). It’s an area of Papua New Guinea where many people claim to have seen pterosaur- like creatures having wingspans of about three to four feet. They eat fish. |
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Blume has spoken with about 70 natives who have seen apparent giant living pterosaurs in Papua New Guinea. Previous to his inter- view with Guessman, in person, in 2004, he had an audio-recorded phone interview with him. (a few years earlier)
In the telephone interview, Blume said that the creatures seen in the coastal areas of the mainland and in Umboi Island and in New Britain Island, have wingspans over 10 feet. They are said to have long bodies with tails and comb-like structures on their heads like “a rooster’s, only stiffer.” Some of the larger creatures are dangerous and feared by the people of some areas. In the mid-1980’s a man was attacked and killed in his garden. |
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http://www.laattorneyvideo.com/nonlegal/pterosaurs/Blume |
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Some people have been misinformed about a word floating about on the world wide web: “duah.” This probably comes from someone assuming that “duah” is singular for “duwas.” It is not.
The word “pterodactyl” is commonly used, by Americans, when they mean “pterosaur.” Proper use of the word “pterodactyl,” however, is with a particular species only, not the general type. (regardless of any reference or lack of reference to Papua New Guinea and/or fossils) |
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Jim Blume, who has assisted the living-pterosaur investigators
Photograph courtesy of Garth Guessman |
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Read about living-pterosaur investigations in the second edition of the book Searching for Ropens. |
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(They’re not extinct.)
The conflict between relating to living pterosaurs
Facts about Papua |