A maintenance man at the old Hotel Dixie in Midtown Manhattan mentioned his sighting of a Pteranodon-like cryptid, along with other witnesses, in Long Beach, New York in the late 1970s.
I received the following account:
"Hello, Mr. Strickler. I'm a big fan! I'm writing to you about something I communicated to Linda Moulton Howe (and unfortunately, I didn't get back in touch with her in time). My Mom was a switchboard operator at what used to be the Hotel Dixie, later changed to the Hotel Carter, located in Midtown Manhattan.
I occasionally accompanied her on the weekends when she went to work, and as she worked, I entertained myself with reading books. Dinosaurs being a favorite subject, was often the choice of reading. I had a fascinating conversation with a maintenance man, whose name was either Vito or Vincent (I can't remember, exactly).
Anyway, this maintenance worker said he was driving down one of the highways in Long Beach, NY, and while driving along the highway, with the beach and water to his right, he looked up skyward, and first, what he mistook for a large kite, turned out to be a large, prehistoric-looking flying reptile or Pteranodon! Here's the shocker, though: OTHER People, stopped, and got out of their cars, to see this creature also! It (the Pteranodon), seemed curious about everyone who stopped and was observing it, hovering with the wind current as it did so.
This same maintenance worker said he regretted not having a camera, as other car drivers did, who were taking pictures. After witnessing this cryptid, the Pteranodon lost interest in the observers and glided away with the wind current, lazily flapping its wings about 2 or 3 times, till out of sight. What's AMAZING about this whole incident, is that Linda Moulton Howe got another SIGHTING of this same creature about a few months to a year afterward! I also mentioned this alleged sighting to JONATHAN WHITCOMB, and let him know I personally didn't see this, but, my Mother's co-worker did. This happened during the late 1970s." Name Withheld
NOTE: I have received similar sightings of Pterosaur-like creatures & other winged cryptids from witnesses at Coney Island, Rockaway Beach, and other Atlantic Ocean waterfronts on Long Island over the years. Lon
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