UM-Bot Posted October 8, 2013 #1 Share Posted October 8, 2013 A strange report has emerged from Chile this week detailing sightings of a peculiar winged creature. The report focuses on the testimony of a young man who witnessed a mysterious animal flying between two trees near Bustamante Park in Santiago de Chile. It was described as measuring up to two meters in height with a body shape that resembled that of a manta ray. Read More: http://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/255886/human-like-flying-creature-sighted-in-chile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawkLord Posted October 8, 2013 #2 Share Posted October 8, 2013 My initial thought is probably some species of giant bat. We need either pictures or biological samples(both preferred) to determine what we are dealing with. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CloudSix Posted October 8, 2013 #3 Share Posted October 8, 2013 Sounds interesting, love winged-man like creatures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+susieice Posted October 8, 2013 #4 Share Posted October 8, 2013 The pic definitely looks like some sort of a bat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q-C Posted October 8, 2013 #5 Share Posted October 8, 2013 I like the mock-up. Big black creepy bat with lit up red eyes---perfect for October!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafterman Posted October 8, 2013 #6 Share Posted October 8, 2013 Bat or owl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talion Posted October 8, 2013 #7 Share Posted October 8, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatdarhythem02 Posted October 8, 2013 #8 Share Posted October 8, 2013 i think its a "MANANANGAL" or also know as flying human monster with half body.. but its just an urban legend in the philippines. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manananggal 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeder Posted October 8, 2013 #9 Share Posted October 8, 2013 (edited) Hmm, I posted this 4 days ago post 45 here http://www.unexplain...ic=255640&st=30 It first appeared, at least in 2012 [media=] [/media]Now the first pic is a fake, or a perspective illusion at best, so a known hoax... and again it was Chile, perhaps the latest story is a variation of the former? Edited October 8, 2013 by seeder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafterman Posted October 8, 2013 #10 Share Posted October 8, 2013 I don't think any of them are really "fake" - they're just forced perspective shots set up to make the bat look much larger than it really is. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeder Posted October 8, 2013 #11 Share Posted October 8, 2013 And the flying fox has a wingspan up to 2 meters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeder Posted October 8, 2013 #12 Share Posted October 8, 2013 (edited) I don't think any of them are really "fake" - they're just forced perspective shots set up to make the bat look much larger than it really is. maybe not fake but this image is defo doctored, note above the bats head what looks like a big knife? Knifes that size would be swords But in the vid I posted ...the knife/sword has been removed from the image/video....why is that then? wheres the knife gone?? . . Edited October 8, 2013 by seeder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talion Posted October 8, 2013 #13 Share Posted October 8, 2013 (edited) [media=] [/media]This thing is adorable, I so want one, haha Check the video length for the full clip. Edited October 8, 2013 by Talion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeder Posted October 8, 2013 #14 Share Posted October 8, 2013 Hoax report Director of the Australian Bat Clinic, Trish Wimberley, said that while some species of bats can have wingspans that stretch up to 1.7m, no bat could grow to the size shown in the picture. She said the image was likely doctored or taken from a perspective to make the bat appear larger than it actually is. "You only need to look at the knife above the picture to see the proportion of the bat to the proportion of the knife," Ms Wimberley said. "It’s like when you catch a fish, if you hold it in front of you it looks gigantic." A species of bat known as the giant golden-crowned flying fox or golden-capped fruit bat is found in the Philippines and can grow a wingspan as large as 1.7m, but the animal that appears in the photo does not have golden coloured fur on its head. http://www.ufo-blogger.com/2012/10/human-size-bat-caught-in-peru.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kahn Posted October 8, 2013 #15 Share Posted October 8, 2013 Considering that South America is home to more species than anywhere else in the world, including the largest members of the bat family, I don't see anything out of the ordinary save for maybe a slight exaggeration in size. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calibeliever Posted October 8, 2013 #16 Share Posted October 8, 2013 Probably a large bat but it brought images to my mind of the Mothman while I was reading it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talion Posted October 8, 2013 #17 Share Posted October 8, 2013 Grey-headed flying fox in flight.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundew Posted October 8, 2013 #18 Share Posted October 8, 2013 Considering that South America is home to more species than anywhere else in the world, including the largest members of the bat family, I don't see anything out of the ordinary save for maybe a slight exaggeration in size. The largest members of the bat family are the Flying Foxes and they are native to S.E. Asia, I believe the largest known bat is the Golden Capped Fruit Bat (a Flying Fox) native to the Philippine Islands. Also this "bat" or whatever was supposed to be feeding on a dog carcass; Flying Foxes are fruit eaters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mebeljati Posted October 8, 2013 #19 Share Posted October 8, 2013 amazing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevemagegod Posted October 8, 2013 #20 Share Posted October 8, 2013 Its those flying witch like things that Monster Quest investigated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava_Lady Posted October 8, 2013 #21 Share Posted October 8, 2013 (edited) “My wife and I saw this creature in one of the towers of the San Francisco church in Santa Isabel, and it was eating something similar to a dog. I think that if you inspect this tower you will find its remains." If anyone in Chile takes this story seriously, they will go look for the remains of the dog that was supposedly eaten and do a necropsy. DNA from the saliva would be found on the corpse for sure. Seems like such a simple solution but I realize money, time, interest... blah blah... Grey-headed flying fox in flight.. This is a great shot! Never seen a bat from this perspective, I want to rub his little belly. Edited October 8, 2013 by Lava_Lady Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gumball Posted October 8, 2013 #22 Share Posted October 8, 2013 Bit of a pointless story this with out pictures and being promoted by a jurno that like to make things up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkitecht Posted October 8, 2013 #23 Share Posted October 8, 2013 Like Calibeliever said...i was thinking Mothman.From the description,seems to fit.Now if some terrible event happens where this ting was seen,well then Mothman would be likely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ligia Cabus Posted October 9, 2013 #24 Share Posted October 9, 2013 Hi folk, about this news... Human-like flying creature sighted in Chile 1. The photo in the Unexplained headline isn't the photo of Chile's creature in this specific happening. The picture in the link - http://inexplicata.blogspot.co.uk/ - in fact - is a representation drawed by a witness. But the photo of the creture, flying, is here... This photo, was worked with +100% contrast and +17% of illumination, defining a few more, the silhouette of the figure. SOURCE: http://brazilweirdnews.blogspot.com.br/2013/10/gargoyles-at-chile-e-puerto-rico-new.html RELATED LINK - AUG/17/2012. Puerto Rico - Goatsuckers, Gargoyles & Vampires http://brazilweirdnews.blogspot.com.br/2012/08/puerto-rico-goatsuckers-gargoyles.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skep B Posted October 9, 2013 #25 Share Posted October 9, 2013 that flying picture really looks like something out of a Godzilla era movie from back when. The bat thing makes most sense i'd say. still, big enough for me to say a big ol' cuppa "hell no" to South America Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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