5/25/13

EXCLUSIVE: Colorado Thunderbird sightings, '08 or '07



On my original blog story, Monster of the Skies! Thunderbird - Legends, Sightings & Evidence, I received a comment from someone identified as 'Lisa' regarding a Colorado Thunderbird sighting from February of 2008. Then, this morning (5/25/2013) I received a follow-up reply to Lisa's comment from an anonymous witness who also claims to be from the Colorado Springs area, stating that they saw something take flight form their roof, in the early morning hours. The witness opened the door and believed that they had startled the creature. "The first thing I remember is a percussion type of pressure in both ears followed by a loud "'flap'" sound." A large shadow appeared over them as the creature took flight and then it ushered a shrill cry. They saw the creatures shadow at around 4 AM, which begs the question; was the moon out, or was there a very tall night-light on the premises? The report was form either 2007 or 2008. 

These are the original unedited comments; 

Lisa8/8/12, 8:36 PM
Where are you located? I saw one in Feb. of 2008 in Pueblo Colo. and my daughter saw it as well. Just recently my sister in law, husband and their daughter all saw one in Colorado Springs,Colo.Delete


Anonymous5/25/13, 3:34 AM
to support "Lisa's" post; I live in Colorado springs, co. also. I saw this in 2007-2008(don't remember exactly} I couldn't sleep & stepped outside on the front porch around 4am without turning on the porch light & I think I must have startled it as it was on our roof right above the porch. the first thing I remember is a percussion type of pressure in both ears followed by a loud "flap" sound as my ears de-pressurized. I had bent over and covered my head with my arms but looked up to see a huge shadow glide up from about 15 ft above me. its wingspan reached from half of my daughters' bedroom on my left to the garage on my right which would have been approx. 20ft. & then it let out a hoarse scream & I will never, ever forget that sound. ever. I got teased a lot by the first few people I told so I quit talking about it. i'm somewhat relieved to read Lisa's post

- Mark

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Amphibians declining in the U.S., report says

Reg-legged frog

By Julie Cart
May 24, 2013
Los Angeles Times

Amphibians are disappearing in the United States at an unexpectedly brisk pace. More disturbing, according to a report this week from the U.S. Geological Survey, the more rare the species of toad, frog or salamander, the higher the risk of decline.

The author's sobering conclusion: “This analysis suggests that amphibian declines may be more widespread and severe than previously realized.”

The study found that on average, populations of amphibians vanished at a rate of 3.7 percent each year. At that rate, those species would disappear from half their current habitats in about 20 years.

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Private Firm Sets Sights on First Moon Base

Robert Bigelow discusses a model of a Bigelow Aerospace lunar outpost. BIGELOW AEROSPACE
IRENE KLOTZ
MAY 24, 2013 11:52 AM ET
Discovery News

NASA may not be going to the moon anytime soon, but private companies plan to do so, a study by space habitat developer Bigelow Aerospace shows.

The study, commissioned by NASA, is intended as a supplemental roadmap for the U.S. government as it charts human space initiatives beyond the International Space Station, a permanently staffed research complex that orbits about 250 miles above Earth.

“Instead of being the typical approach where we put together all the plans and we ask for participation, we wanted to look at it the other way and see what’s available,” NASA’s head of space operations, Bill Gerstenmaier, told reporters during a press conference on Thursday.

“This is a holistic kind of effort,” added Robert Bigelow, president and founder of the Nevada-based firm that bears his name. “It’s intended to encompass as much (information) as possible and it’s intended to evolve and to grow.”

The first part of the study surveyed about two dozen companies and research organizations about their ideas, plans, capabilities, schedules and costs for upcoming space initiatives. A draft report was submitted to NASA on Thursday -- 40 days ahead of schedule -- and has not yet been publicly released.

NASA intends to use the information to figure out where it can collaborate with private space initiatives and where it might, for example, entirely skip an expensive research and development program and just buy services or hardware commercially.

For example, after the International Space Station is removed from orbit, NASA could be a tenant aboard a Bigelow Aerospace-owned habitat for any microgravity research or technology development it wants to do.

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African school children terrified by 'hairy' human-like Creature


In the following story, the students were so alarmed by what they saw, that they were 'treated for shock'. Botswana Africa is the home of many primates. Surly these children have encountered monkeys before and know what they look like? - Mark 


BOTSWANA AFRICA
May 24, 2013
The Voice WB

Mathiba Primary School
Teachers at Mathiba Primary School in Maun had to abruptly end classes last week Friday after students reported seeing a hairy little creature.

Regional Director for North West District in the Ministry of Education and Skills Development, Acro Maseko said that they had to send students back home after Standard 6 and 7 students claimed to have seen ‘a black little hairy creature which resembled a human being.’

The incident which happened around 12 noon culminated in ten students treated for shock at a local clinic and released the same day.

“We will be holding prayers in the school soon after meeting parents and chiefs but for now we had asked for professional councillors to help. “

Maseko further said that although teachers did not see anything, students screamed and ran amok while others fainted which made it hard for classes to continue with classes on that day.

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Japan's Prime Minister afraid of ghosts?




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Japan's Prime Minster Shinzo Abe talks as he visits the Myanmar International Terminal Thilawa (MITT) port outside Yangon May 25, 2013. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun (MYANMAR - Tags: POLITICS MARITIME BUSINESS HEADSHOT)
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TOKYO (Reuters) - A delay in Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife moving into their official residence, the site of past assassinations, has revived talk of ghosts in the corridors, prompting the government to deny any knowledge of hauntings.

Abe has not moved into the prime minister's official residence for five months since he took power.

Asked by an opposition lawmaker about the reported hauntings, the government issued a formal statement on Friday saying it was not aware of ghost sightings, Asahi newspaper and other media reported.

The residence, formerly the prime minister's office, was built in 1929 and was the site of military rebellions, including in 1932 when then-Prime Minister Tsuyoshi Inukai was assassinated.

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Glow-in-the-Dark Cockroach, Worlds Smallest Frog: Year's List of Top New Species

PHOTO: Scientists announce top 10 new discovered species list for 2013.
Scientists announce top 10 new discovered species list for 2013. (Intl. Inst. for Species Exploration at Arizona State Univ.)

By DANIEL BEAN
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May 23, 2013

What's new in animal species? Plenty, according to a new Top 10 list that includes everything from a glow-in-the-dark cockroach to an "Old World" monkey with a bright blue buttocks.

"Through the top 10, we are really just trying to raise awareness about how many species there are on the planet," Quentin Wheeler, founding director of the International Institute for Species Exploration (IISE), told ABC News. This is the sixth annual such list by the Institute at Arizona State University.

"On average, 18,000 species a year are discovered. That sounds like a lot, but it really isn't."

Wheeler said there are an estimated 10 to 12 million living species, but only about 2 million have been discovered. This year's top 10 list was whittled down from more than 140 nominees.

While the institute simply compiles a list, "These discoveries are actually made by professionals and amateurs around the world," he said.

The 2013 release by the IISE showcases, among many impressive things, the discovery of the world's smallest vertebrate - a tiny, 7 millimeter frog found in Papua, New Guinea. An image released by the institute shows the frog taking up about a third of the space on the face of a U.S. dime. The largest known vertebrate in the world is the blue whale, measuring 85 feet long.

A new type of luminescent (or glow-in-the-dark) cockroach specimen was discovered in Ecuador. Though the species may have already been extinct for some time, Wheeler said it's believed that the cockroach would mimic the toxic luminescent clicking beetle to ward off predators. This cockroach is one of more than a dozen species of luminescent cockroaches discovered since 1999.

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