| ID | #1624802017 |
| Added | Sun, 27/06/2021 |
| Author | July N. |
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| Status | Research
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On or about September 3, 2008, on a clear, sunny day around 11:00, I was driving north on Highway 680 between Fremont and Pleasanton, California. After sliding off the ramp, I looked up when something big caught my attention and I saw a small pterosaur flying about 30 feet (9 m)away above my car.
It flew right over me (perpendicular to my direction), heading east towards Livermore. The reason why I can estimate the distance to it from me is that it was about 10 feet (3 m) above the top of the traffic camera located on Highway 680/84, which I was approaching at that moment.
The creature was very similar to the paintings of "Ropin". I would estimate that it had a wingspan of 3-5 feet (0.9-1.5 m). It was light brown in color, all the skin was leathery, and the most amazing thing was that there were no feathers on it! I could see the wrinkles and texture of his skin moving over his bones as he flew. The eyes were very large, round, and he seemed young, or at least I had the impression because of his size and some features, such as a tail and a bump on the back of his head, were not as developed as the adults depicted Pterosaurs.
I thought that he probably flies at night because of the size of his eyes, which were perfectly round and HUGE - much, much larger than, for example, an owl. The eyes probably occupied 40% + of his craniofacial area.
Since my mind was trying to take all this into account, I wondered why he was flying in daylight, although nothing seemed to bother him. The wings were triangular, slightly rounded at the ends, but I did not notice the "hands" attached to the wings, as these creatures are sometimes depicted.
The back of his triangular-shaped head rounded out, protruding a few inches. His tail was nothing more than a pointed "stump". It had a fairly wide triangular beak, which was longer than the "bump" on the back of the head, about 10-12 inches (25.4-30.48 cm). And again I was surprised by the width of its beak, because it was different from the drawings that I had seen in books.
But it wasn't a Pelican, a bat, or anything else I've ever seen flying through the sky. He had no feathers.
During flight, its clawed paws hung slightly down, from its body were located closer to the middle of its lower side (that is, they were not located on the back of the body under the tail and were not attached to the wings). Its large claws were slightly bent back. It seemed to me that during the flight he looked a little clumsy, because his feet and legs were not tightly pressed to the body during the flight, like birds, they just hung down. I remember there were 3 visible "fingers".
I was so shocked, but I also felt awe and excitement and wanted to stop to watch it. But, alas, I had to force myself to take my eyes off him and not think about driving. It would be dangerous to stop on this busy freeway, let alone get out of the car, and by the time I could stop, the hills would have blocked the view in the direction he was flying, and of course it would be far away by then.
I watched this creature for 6-8 seconds before I had to look away, but this time was enough to fully understand that I was looking at something very, very strange-something that I had only seen in books about dinosaurs.
I have a great interest and curiosity about the nature and nature of reality, cryptozoology, metaphysics and spirituality. Some will consider me a good observer. This experience was a privilege for me to witness a secret aspect of our natural world. I may have come into contact with another dimension in some way for a short time, but it was as real and three-dimensional as any other animal.
I've told several family members about it, and most of them don't believe me, but I know what I saw. It is fascinating and convincing to read that in many places there are more and more sightings of such creatures.
Sincerely, Chris.
Original news
Date: September 3 2008
Location: North on Hwy. 680 between Fremont and Pleasanton, California. Just at the Hwy. 84 off-ramp
Time: 11 a.m.
Summary: On or about Sept. 3, 2008, on a clear, sunny day around 11 a.m., I was driving North on Hwy. 680 between Fremont and Pleasanton, California. Just at the Hwy. 84 off-ramp, I looked up when something large caught my eye and what I saw was a small Pterosaur flying about 30 ft. above my car. Talk about “driver distraction!” It flew directly over me (perpendicular to my direction), heading East toward Livermore. The reason I can estimate its distance from me, is that it appeared to be about 10 feet above the top of the traffic cam located at the Hwy. 680/84 junction which I was approaching at that moment. The creature looked very similar to the paintings of the “Ropen” of Indonesia. I would estimate it had about a 3-5 ft. wingspan. It was light tan, all leathery skin, and the most astonishing thing was that it had no feathers! I could see the wrinkles & texture of its skin moving over its bones as it flew. The eyes were very large, round eyes, and it appeared to be young, or at least I had that impression because of its size and some of its features, like the tail and the bump on the back of its head were not as developed as those depicted of adult Ropen/Pterosaurs. I thought it probably flew at night because of the size of its eyes, which were perfectly round and HUGE – much, much larger than an Owl’s, for example. The eyes probably took up 40%+ of its cranial-facial area. As my rational mind was striving to take this all in, I wondered why it was flying in daylight, though it did not seem to be alarmed by anything. The wings were triangular, slightly rounded at the tips, but I did not see any “hands” attached to the wings as these creatures are sometimes portrayed. The back of its triangular-shaped head came to a rounded point, jutting out a few inches. Its tail was not much more than a pointed “stump.” It had a fairly broad triangular-shaped beak that was longer than the “bump” at the back of its head, perhaps about 10-12 inches. Again, I was surprised at the breadth of its beak because it differed from drawings I’ve seen in books. But this was no Pelican, Bat, nor anything else I’ve ever seen flying through the sky. It had no feathers. As it flew, it’s clawed feet hung down slightly, from its body positioned more toward the middle of its underside (i.e., they were not positioned at the back of the body under the tail, nor were they attached to the wings). Its large claws were slightly curled and facing backwards. I thought it looked a bit clumsy as it flew, in that its feet and legs were not tucked up tight against the body during flight like birds, they were just dangling down. I recall there were 3 visible “toes.” I was so shocked, but also felt awe and excitement and wanted to pull over to watch it. But, alas, I had to force myself to take my eyes off of it and mind the driving. It would have been a dangerous place to stop on that busy freeway, let alone to get out of the car, and by the time I could have pulled over, the hills would have blocked the view in the direction it was flying, and of course it would be far away by then. I witnessed this creature for 6 – 8 seconds before I had to tear my gaze away, but that was enough time to absolutely know I was looking at something very, very strange — something I had only seen in books about dinosaurs. I have a keen interest and curiosity about nature and the nature of reality, cryptozoology, metaphysics, and spirituality. Some would consider me a good observer. This experience felt like a privilege to have been a witness to a secret aspect of our natural world. Perhaps I somehow briefly interfaced with another dimension, but it was as real and 3rd dimensional as any other animal. I told a couple of family members about it and most of them do not believe me — but I know what I saw. It’s exciting and validating to read that more sightings of similar creatures are emerging in many locations. Sincerely, Kris
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