Ropen
Location of Ropen Sightings
New Guinea
Earliest - Latest Reported Ropen Sighting
1944 To Present
Description of the Ropen
These creatures look exactly like the images of the ancient pterodactyl's
Odors described during or right after
encounters with the Ropen
None Reported
Sounds - Speech of the Ropen
None Reported
Interesting Sighting Details of the Ropen
In 1944, Flight instructor Duane Hodgkinson claimed that he saw a 'pterodactyl' near Finschhafen on the northeast coast of the Morobe province of Papua New Guinea. He described it as a flying creature that had a wingspan as large as that of the Piper Tri-Pacer airplane that he owns. Hodgkinson said that the creature had a head crest and that its tail was more or less fifteen feet long.
Fifty years after the first known sighting, Gideon Koro, Wesley Koro, and Mesa Agustin claimed that they saw a similar creature flying above the lake 'Pung'. Each of the creature's wings was at least seven meters long. They were sure that it had no feathers. The long tail's end was diamond shaped and its mouth looked like that of a crocodile.
The creatures that Hodgkinson and the Koros saw are often referred to by many cryptozoologists as the Ropen. According to the description of the Ropen hunters, these creatures are pterodactyl-like beings. What makes the Ropen akin to these age-old dinosaurs is the fact they have no feathers and they generally look like giant bats, but with mouths like that of a crocodile, characterized with a beak-like form.
Ropens have been reported to live in the area of Papua New Guinea, specifically in Umboi Island. According to the natives of the area, the ropens are nocturnal creatures that glow. The natives call that glow 'indava'. Cryptozoologists claimed that the glow came from the bioluminescence released by these creatures.
To differentiate it from the Flying Fox bat which the local people refer to as 'blak bokus' or 'byung,' Ropens were classified as featherless flying creatures with a tail length that's more than twenty five percent of its wingspan. The end of its tail is known to have a 'flange' or “diamond” on it.
As for its color, the Ropens are reported to carry a wide variety of natural dark colors. Most of the sightings noted that the creatures were brown - ranging from black or dark brown to a reddish tan. Some however, pointed that the Ropens that they saw were grayish or bluish. Natives say that these creatures feed on fish and clams. However, some regard that Ropens also feed on human flesh.
Years passed by and many sightings of the same creature in Umboi Island and other areas near it were reported. Among the most recent sightings was that of Paul Nation from Texas. While he was on an exploration tour in the mountainous area of Papua New Guinea, he had captured the sight of two 'lights' in a video.
Nation believed that the lights were remnants of the bioluminescence from creatures. When the video was analyzed, it was confirmed that the lights were definitely not from meteors, fires, airplanes, or electrical light. Nor was it a camera default, a photo effect or an add-on hoax.
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