American Soldier Sees Pterodactyl

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Does a living pterodactyl fly over Papua New Guinea?

Finschhafen, on Papua New Guinea mainland, south of Umboi Island

Umboi Island

During World War II, an American soldier walked into a clearing near Finschhafen (New Guinea) with his buddy. Soon after entering the clearing, a wild pig (probably startled by the men) ran through the clearing and then a large “Umboi Island, Papua New Guinea, interviewing seventeen credible eyewitnesses. He was followed to the island by two other Americans who obtained significant new information. After analyzing and comparing these many evidences, Whitcomb concluded that the kind of creature seen by Hodgkinson in 1944 is very similar to the ropen of Umboi Island.

 

Parts of the survey-questionnaire results are on these pages:

 

PSL Identification Evaluation # 1 (Question “A”)

Appendage Length

 

PSL Identification Evaluation # 1 (Question “C”)

Confirming Appendage Length

 

Question “E”

Sharpness of the mouth/beak/snout

 

Question “F”

Length of the neck

 

Whitcomb noted that Hodgkinson’s deportment during the videotaped interview and his demeanor while describing his sighting suggested that he was mentally healthy and honestly described a real experience. He is one of a number of reliable eyewitnesses.

Near Finschhafen Harbor

A simplistic sketch of “pterodactyl” seen by D.H. in 1944 (New Guinea) —it’s to show relative sizes of mouth, appendage, and neck, and the sharpness of the mouth.

The 2007 composite sketch of the ropen (apparently a Rhamphorhynchoid pterosaur)

Duane Hodgkinson’s sighting was near Finschhafen.

Thank you, Duane, for your contributions to

living-pterosaur investigations!

Read more about Duane Hodgkinson and many other eyewitnesses in the nonfiction book Searching for Ropens, second edition, by Jonathan Whitcomb (Creationist).