Other Umboi Island Eyewitnesses
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Many natives living on the tropical island of Umboi (Siasi), Papua New Guinea, have seen the flying light, the bioluminescent glow of the ropen. Compare their experiences with others in PNG.
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The 20th-century American explorers who searched for these large featherless flying creatures in Papua New Guinea include Carl Baugh and Paul Nation. Those who started expeditions in the 21st century include Jonathan Whitcomb, David Woetzel, Peter Beach, and Milt Marcy. Late in 2017, the PNG native Rex Yapi Epa prepared for a major expedition on Umboi Island.
In 2005, the LDS explorer J. D. Whitcomb started writing his first book: Searching for Ropens. It was finished one year later, yet other nonfiction books followed: Live Pterosaurs in America  (now in its third edition), Live Pterosaurs in Australia and in Papua New Guinea (free pdf book), and Modern Pterosaurs. Searching for Ropens and Finding God is in its fourth edition.
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The missionary Jim Blume interprets the old man’s account: Long ago, the ropen uncovered a human body that had been buried in leaves.
A villager describes the light that flew overhead.
In Opai Village, Umboi Island, oral traditions and stories of the ropen are kept alive by this man (seen here in an interview, in 2002, by Paul Nation and by an interpreter of the Tok-Pisin language).
Mark Kau (pronounced “cow”), of Gomlongon Village, tells an interpreter about one of his sightings of the glow of the flying ropen
Gideon Koro’s first videotaped interview, in 1994, was just months after his frightening encounter with the giant ropen over a crater lake on Umboi Island (Lake Pung).
During a videotaped interview conducted by the American Carl Baugh, a young woman described how the ropen flew over their village (Lab Lab, Umboi Island, PNG).
Another islander, when shown a magazine illustration of a pterosaur, told the interpreter that he himself had seen flying creatures like that. They eat fish and live in “caves.”
This man reported that this kind of flying creature stole some fish from a camp one night. In his language the ropen is called, in their village tongue, “duwas.”
The interpreter showed, Jim Blume, shows the picture, in a magazine, to the native islander: pterosaur, a.k.a. “pterodactyl.”
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copyright 2005-2017 Jonathan Whitcomb
Pterosaurs Still Living
Email contact form for Jonathan Whitcomb Facebook page - "Searching for Ropens and Finding God"
Other Umboi Island Eyewitnesses
Many natives living on the tropical island of Umboi (Siasi), Papua New Guinea, have seen the flying light, the bioluminescent glow of the ropen. Compare their experiences with others in PNG.
The missionary Jim Blume interprets the old man’s account: Long ago, the ropen uncovered a human body that had been buried in leaves.
A villager describes the light that flew overhead.
In Opai Village, Umboi Island, oral traditions and stories of the ropen are kept alive by this man (seen here in an interview, in 2002, by Paul Nation and by an interpreter of the Tok-Pisin language).
Mark Kau (or “cow”), living in Gomlongon Village, tells an interpreter about one of his sightings of the glow of the flying ropen
Gideon Koro’s first videotaped interview, in 1994, was only a few months after his frightening encounter with the giant ropen over a crater lake on Umboi Island.
During a videotaped interview conducted by the American Carl Baugh, a young woman described how the ropen flew over their village (Lab Lab, Umboi Island, PNG).
Another islander, when shown a magazine illustration of a pterosaur, told the interpreter that he himself had seen flying creatures like that. They eat fish and live in “caves.”
This man reported that this kind of flying creature stole some fish from a camp one night. In his language the ropen is called, in their village tongue, “duwas.”
The interpreter showed, Jim Blume, shows the picture, in a magazine, to the native islander: pterosaur, a.k.a. “pterodactyl.”
The 20th-century American explorers who searched for these large featherless flying creatures in Papua New Guinea include Carl Baugh and Paul Nation. Those who started expeditions in the 21st century include Jonathan Whitcomb, Peter Beach, David Woetzel, and Milt Marcy. Late in 2017, the PNG native Rex Yapi Epa was preparing for a major expedition on Umboi Island.
In 2005, the LDS explorer J. D. Whitcomb started writing his first book: Searching for Ropens. It was finished one year later, yet other nonfiction books followed: Live Pterosaurs in America  (now in its third edition), Live Pterosaurs in Australia and in Papua New Guinea (free pdf book), and Modern Pterosaurs. Searching for Ropens and Finding God is in its fourth edition.
Pterosaurs Still Living
Email contact form for Jonathan Whitcomb Facebook page - "Searching for Ropens and Finding God"
Other Umboi Island Eyewitnesses
Many natives living on the tropical island of Umboi (Siasi), Papua New Guinea, have seen the flying light, the bioluminescent glow of the ropen, Compare their experiences with others in PNG.
The missionary Jim Blume interprets the old man’s account: Long ago, the ropen uncovered a human body that had been buried in leaves.
A villager describes the light that flew overhead.
In Opai Village, Umboi Island, oral traditions and stories of the ropen are kept alive by this man (seen here in an interview, in 2002, by Paul Nation and by an interpreter of the Tok-Pisin language).
Mark Kau (or “cow”), living in Gomlongon Village, tells an interpreter about one of his sightings of the glow of the flying ropen
Gideon Koro’s first videotaped interview, in 1994, was only a few months after his frightening encounter with the giant ropen over a crater lake on Umboi Island, Papua New Guinea.
During a videotaped interview conducted by the American Carl Baugh, a young woman described how the ropen flew over their village (Lab Lab, Umboi Island, PNG).
Email contact form for Jonathan Whitcomb
copyright 2005-2017 Jonathan Whitcomb
Another islander, when shown a magazine illustration of a pterosaur, told the interpreter that he himself had seen flying creatures like that. They eat fish and live in “caves.”
The 20th-century American explorers who searched for these large featherless flying creatures in Papua New Guinea include Carl Baugh and Paul Nation. Those who started expeditions in the 21st century include Jonathan Whitcomb, Peter Beach, David Woetzel, and Milt Marcy. Late in 2017, the PNG native Rex Yapi Epa was preparing for a major expedition on Umboi Island.
This man reported that this kind of flying creature stole some fish from a camp one night. In his language the ropen is called “duwas.”
In 2005, the LDS explorer J. D. Whitcomb started writing his first book: Searching for Ropens. It was finished one year later, yet other nonfiction books followed: Live Pterosaurs in America  (now in its third edition), Live Pterosaurs in Australia and in Papua New Guinea (free pdf book), and Modern Pterosaurs. Searching for Ropens and Finding God is in its fourth edition.