Dragons or Pterosaurs in Griffith Park

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How delighted I was, this past March, to receive an eyewitness report of three “dragons” flying over the I-5 freeway in Los Angeles! I waited for weeks, hoping another driver on that stretch of freeway just east of Griffith Park, Los Angeles, would confirm the March 3rd flyover; but it would be in vain, for nobody else confirmed it.

How delighted I was, earlier this month, to received an eyewitness report of a “pterosaur” flying over that same stretch of freeway just east of Griffith Park! It was an unexpected but welcome confirmation from another credible lady who also showed no sign of playing a hoax or misidentifying any kind of bird. These two sightings were ten weeks apart and about 1.5 miles apart, near the Los Angeles River channel.

Let’s compare these two sightings of apparent pterosaurs in 2013 in Los Angeles.

Time of Sighting

  • March 3rd, at 6:10 a.m.
  • May 13th, at 4:00 p.m.

General Labeling

  • Three “dragons”
  • One “pterosaur”

Location on the I-5 Freeway

  • Near Colorado Street exit (from northbound I-5)
  • “Right before the Los Feliz exit” (from northbound I-5)

Misidentified-bird Possibility

  • “A head:body:tail ratio that was certainly not that of a bird”
  • “I’m almost positive . . . NOT a bird of any kind”

Direction of Flight

  • South
  • Northeast

Manner of Flight

  • No wing flapping
  • “The wings . . . never flapped. It glided . . .”

Presence or Absence of a Tail

  • “Tails had triangular points . . . [tails were] long and thin”
  • Unknown—eyewitness was concentrating on the head

Head Crest

  • Unknown – eyewitness saw the undersides of the three creatures
  • “I did see its head crest”

Color

  • “Light in color – white, gray or light green.”
  • “membranous charcoal gray/teal undertone skin” (may be referring to head)

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Near the Colorado street exit from the northbound I-5 freeway - near where three "dragons" were seen flying on March 3, 2013

Los Angeles River, near where three “dragons” were observed flying on March 3, 2013

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Los Angeles River, just south of where an eyewitness saw a "pterosaur" flying over the I-5 freeway at 4:00 p.m.

Los Angeles River channel, near where an eyewitness saw a “pterosaur” on May 13, 2013

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Press Release: Griffith Park Pterosaurs

Devin Rhodriquez was driving north on Interstate-5, near Griffith Park in  Los Angeles, when she was startled to see something strange gliding over  the freeway, unlike any bird, more like a “pterosaur.”

Griffith Park Dragons

This past Monday morning I read an email I received from a woman who encountered three “dragons” flying over the I-5 freeway, just northeast of downtown Los Angeles, on Sunday morning, March 3rd.

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