
April 23, 2002: Cryptozoology - Peter von Puttkamer | Ancient Egypt - Linda Moulton Howe & John Anthony West
Egyptologist John Anthony West joins to discuss the ongoing battle over the age of the Sphinx. Two independent British geologists, David Coxill and Colin Reader, have confirmed the water weathering theory West and geologist Robert Schoch first proposed, suggesting the Sphinx predates conventional dating by thousands of years. West reveals plans for a panel of uncommitted geologists to examine the evidence firsthand, with the cooperation of Egypt's newly appointed Director of Antiquities, Zahi Hawass.
In the final segment, filmmaker Peter von Puttkamer presents audio from his documentary on cryptozoological investigations. Eyewitnesses in the New Jersey Pine Barrens describe bone-chilling screams and a daylight sighting of the Jersey Devil. Von Puttkamer also covers chupacabra encounters in Puerto Rico, linking them to ancient Taino legends of a blood-draining creature called the Mosquito Man, and presents photographic evidence of the Cadborosaurus sea serpent from a 1937 whaling station in British Columbia.
Key Moments
Linda Moulton Howe's Ozark Triangle Sighting: Linda recounts witnessing three star-like lights moving in slow triangular formation over Dover, Arkansas on April 14, 2002, with audio rolled live as eight witnesses including a pilot reacted in real time.
Schoch's Off-Record Sphinx Reaction: John Anthony West reveals an anecdote he kept quiet for years: when geologist Robert Schoch first entered the Sphinx enclosure, he muttered the rocks looked hundreds of thousands of years old, then asked not to be quoted.
Puttkamer Ranks the Cryptids by Credibility: Filmmaker Peter von Puttkamer tells Art he came away from his cryptozoology research roughly 80% convinced something real is being reported, and ranks creatures from most to least credible - Cadborosaurus, Bigfoot, chupacabra, Jersey Devil.
