 but that they were likely responsible for the plethora of inexplicable animal mutilations as well as the scores of human beings who are reported missing every year. It goes without saying that the thought of huge, voracious, virtually undetectable predators that can descend from the sky in a flash to claim their unwary victims is not a comforting one.

Perhaps it was Constable’s alarming theory that inspired Japan’s Toho Studios to produce “Dogora, the Space Monster.” Dogora, a massive, floating jellyfish-like creature that hovered over Japan scooping up its terrified victims with long, whipping tendrils, was brought to life by renowned Godzilla collaborators director Ishirō Honda and special-effects wizard Eiji Tsuburaya in 1964, and may well be the best cinematic articulation of an atmospheric monster ever created.

While Dogora is well known to cult and kaiju film enthusiasts, arguably the most celebrated real life encounter involving an alleged atmospheric monster hailed from Crawfordsville, Indiana. According to the account published in the September 5th, 1891 edition of the Indianapolis Journal, at about 2 am. on September 4th, two men were repairing a wagon when they looked skyward and were shocked to see what they described as a “horrible apparition” soaring above them.

The men asserted that the multi-finned, rectangular, headless creature “swam” no less than 100-feet above them and they gauged its size to be approximately 8-feet wide and 20-feet in length. The men would later confirm to reporters that the beast was definitely animate.

The men watched in horror as the creature propelled itself through the heavens with its numerous fins and even circled above a nearby home. The monster then vanished as it traveled eastward, only to reappear moments later. This was about all the eyewitnesses could take and the men chose this moment to abandon their repairs and flee for their lives.

This utterly bizarre creature would be easy enough to dismiss as a drunken hallucination or an outright hoax were it not for the corroboration of another eyewitness with an impeccable reputation. The witness in question was one Reverend G. W. Switzer, a local Methodist pastor who, along with his wife, also claimed to see the sky beast.

As if that weren’t enough, the following night the thing returned, but this time it did not just show itself to a handful of stranded observers.
but that they were likely responsible for the plethora of inexplicable animal mutilations equally well as the score of human beings who are reported miss every class. It goes without saying that the thought of huge, rapacious, virtually undetectable marauder that can descend from the sky in a flash to claim their unwary victim is not a comforting one. 

 Perhaps it was Constable ’s alarming hypothesis that inspired Japan ’s Toho Studios to produce “ Dogora, the Space Monster. ” Dogora, a massive, floating jellyfish - like creature that hover over Japan scooping up its terrified victims with farseeing, whipping tendrils, was brought to life by celebrated Godzilla collaborators conductor Ishirō Honda and special - effects wizard Eiji Tsuburaya in 1964, and may well be the best cinematic joint of an atmospheric monster ever created. 

 While Dogora is well known to cult and kaiju film enthusiasts, arguably the most celebrated veridical life encounter involving an alleged atmospheric monster hailed from Crawfordsville, Indiana. According to the account published in the September 5th, 1891 edition of the Indianapolis Journal, at approximately 2 americium. on September 4th, two men were repair a beach wagon when they looked skyward and were shocked to see what they described as a “ horrible apparition ” soaring above them. 

 The men assert that the multi - finned, rectangular, headless creature “ swam ” no less than 100 - feet above them and they gauged its size to be approximately 8 - feet wide-eyed and 20 - feet in length. The men would later confirm to reporter that the beast was decidedly animate. 

 The men watched in horror as the creature propelled itself through the heaven with its numerous fins and even circled above a nearby home. The giant then vanished as it traveled eastward, only to reappear moments by and by. This was about all the eyewitness could take and the men chose this moment to abandon their repair and flee for their lives. 

 This absolutely bizarre creature would be easy enough to displace as a drunken hallucination or an outright fraud were it not for the corroboration of another eyewitness with an impeccable reputation. The witness in question was one Reverend G. W. Switzer, a local Methodist pastor who, along with his wife, also claimed to see the sky beast. 

 As if that were n’t enough, the following night the thing return, but this time it did not just prove itself to a handful of stranded observers.
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 but that they were likely respOnsible for The plEthOra Of InexPlicAble animal mutiLAtioNs as well as the scores of hUman bEiNGs whO ArE repoRted misSInG EVerY yEaR. It GoES wIthouT saYing thaT the thoughT of HuGe, voracious, vIRtUally undetEctAble predatorS thAt can dEsCenD From tHe sKy in a Flash tO Claim tHeir unwarY vICtims iS Not a comFORtIng oNe.

Perhaps it was ConSTaBLe’s alarming theOry thaT iNSpIREd JApaN’s Toho StudIoS to prODuce “DogORa, THE spaCE Monster.” DogorA, a massive, flOAtiNg jellYfIsh-LIke creAture ThAT hoVered over JaPan sCooping up Its terRIfied viCTims witH long, wHipPinG tenDRiLs, Was BrOUghT To LifE By rEnowned GOdZiLla coLlabORATOrs dIreCtor ishirŌ Honda and specIal-EffeCTs wIzard eiji TSubuRaYa in 1964, aNd may wEll be ThE best cinematic aRticUlation of An aTmOspHeRic moNSter evEr cReaTed.

WhilE Dogora IS weLl KNOWn To cult and kaiju film EnTHUsIasts, argUably tHE mOsT CelebratEd ReaL lifE ENcounTer iNVoLving an aLleged ATmOsPheric mOnSter haIlEd fRom crawfORdsvIlle, InDiana. AccOrdinG To the account puBLished in the SePTeMBEr 5TH, 1891 ediTioN of the IndiaNapoLIs JoUrnaL, At AboUT 2 am. on septeMbER 4tH, Two men were repairing A wAgon whEn theY looked skywarD and were shOCKEd to see wHat tHEy DEscribed as a “horRible Apparition” SOaring abOve thEm.

The men Asserted tHAT the multI-fiNneD, reCtaNGUlAr, headless creATUre “sWaM” no less ThaN 100-feet abOve TheM anD thEy Gauged its Size to be ApPrOxImAteLy 8-feeT Wide and 20-fEeT in LeNgtH. The mEN would Later ConfIrM tO RepOrters tHAt THE beaSt WaS defIniTeLy aniMate.

tHe mEn watchEd in horroR as THe crEaTuRe propeLled itself thrOuGh the heaveNs WitH its nuMERous fins And even circled above a neaRBy home. THe mOnsteR theN vanished As iT traveLed EAstwarD, only tO reapPeAr mOMEnts lATEr. thiS wAs about all THE eyEwitnEsSes cOuld takE and the men chose thiS MomEnt to abandon tHeiR repAIRs And FLeE For ThEIr lIVEs.

This utterly biZarre creatUrE WoUld be easy eNOugH tO dismisS as a druNken hALlucinaTion or an oUtright hoAx Were IT Not For the corrOboratioN of anotheR EyewiTNeSs witH an ImpeccAbLe rEputaTion. ThE WitNess iN questIoN was onE ReveReNd G. W. SwitZer, a local Methodist pastoR who, alOng wiTh hIs wife, alsO clAImeD to see the Sky bEast.

As if thAt wEreN’t enoUgh, THe folLowiNG nIghT The thIng rETurned, but THiS tiME It Did not just sHOW ItsElf to A haNDful of StraNded observers.
 but that they were likely  responsib le fo r t hepl etho ra o f inexplicable anim al mutilations as well  as t he scor e sof hu man bei n gs w hoar erep or t ed  miss ing  everyyear. It g oes  w ithout sayin g  t hat the th oug ht of huge,vor acious ,vir t ually  un detec tablep redato rs that c an descen d  from t h e  s ky i n a flash to clai m  t h eir unwary vic tims i sn ot a  co mfo rting one. 
Perha p s it wa s  C o n s tab l e’s alarmingtheory that ins piredJa pan ’ s Toho  Stud io s  to  produce “D ogor a, the Sp ace Mo n ster.”D ogora,a mass ive , f loat i ng  j ell yf i sh- l ik e c r eat ure that  h ov eredover J a p an s coo ping  up i ts terrifiedvic tims wit h lon g, wh ippi ng  tend rils,was b ro ught to life by  ren owned God zil la  co ll abora t ors di rec tor  Ishirō  Hondaa ndsp e c i al -effects wizard Ei ji T su buraya i n 1964 ,  a nd may well  b e t he b e s t cin emat i carticula tion o f  a natmosph er ic mon st ereve r cre a ted. 

Whil e Dogora  is w e ll known to cu l t and kaiju f i lm e nt h usia sts , arguablythem ostcele b ra ted reallifeen c ou n ter involving an al le ged at mosph eric monsterhailed fro m C rawfords vill e ,I ndiana. Accord ing t o the acco u nt publi shedin the S eptember5 t h, 1891edi tio n o f t h e  I ndianapolis J o u rnal ,at abou t 2  am. on  Se pte mbe r 4 th , two men  were re pa ir in ga w agonw hen they  l ook ed  sk yward and we re sh ocke dto see  what t h ey d escr ib ed  asa “ ho rribl e ap p ari tion” s oaring ab ove them .
T he menasserted that  t he multi-f in ned , rect a n gular, h eadless creature “swam” no less  th an 10 0-fe et abovethe m andthe y  gauge d itssizeto  be a pprox i m at ely  8 -feet wide a nd20-fe et  inlength.  The men would lat e r c onfirm to rep ort erst h at  th e  b e ast  w a s d e f initely animate .

The men  w a tc hed in hor r oras  the cr eatureprope l led its elf throu gh the he av ensw i thits numero us finsand evenc ircle d  a bovea n earbyho me.  Themonste r  th en va nished  a s it t ravel ed  eastwar d, only to reappear mom ents l ater.  Th is was ab out all  the eyew itne sses could  ta keand t hem en ch oset hi s m o mentto a b andon the i rrep a i rs  and flee f o r the ir li ves . 

This  utt erly bizarre crea t ure would be e asye n oug h t o  dis mi ss as a drunke n h al l u cination  o r an outrig ht hoaxwe r e itnot fo r thecorrobo r a ti o n of a noth ereyewitnes s w it h  an imp ec ca b le rep utat io n. The  witne s s in q uestion was oneRever e n d G.W . S witze r,  a loca l  Met hodist pas tor who, al ong wi th h is wi fe, als oclaime d t osee the sk y  beast.
As if  that w er en’t  en ough,thef o llowi ng n ig htthe thing r et u rn ed ,  bu t th is ti me  itdid not j u st showits e lf to a  h and f u l of s t ra n d ed observe rs. 
 but_that they_were likely responsible for_the plethora_of_inexplicable animal_mutilations_as well as_the scores of_human beings who are_reported missing every_year._It goes without saying that the thought of huge, voracious, virtually undetectable predators that_can_descend from_the_sky_in a flash to claim_their unwary victims is not_a comforting_one.

Perhaps it was Constable’s alarming theory that inspired_Japan’s_Toho Studios to_produce “Dogora, the Space Monster.” Dogora, a massive, floating_jellyfish-like creature that hovered over Japan_scooping up its_terrified_victims_with long, whipping tendrils,_was brought to life by renowned_Godzilla collaborators director Ishirō Honda and_special-effects wizard Eiji Tsuburaya in 1964, and_may well be the best cinematic_articulation of an atmospheric monster_ever created.

While_Dogora is well known to_cult and kaiju_film enthusiasts,_arguably the most_celebrated real life encounter involving an_alleged atmospheric monster_hailed from Crawfordsville, Indiana. According to_the_account published in_the_September_5th, 1891_edition of the_Indianapolis_Journal, at_about_2 am. on September 4th, two_men_were repairing a wagon when they looked_skyward and were shocked_to_see what they described_as a “horrible apparition” soaring_above them.

The men asserted that the_multi-finned, rectangular,_headless creature_“swam” no less than 100-feet above them and they gauged its_size to be approximately 8-feet wide_and 20-feet in length._The men_would_later confirm to_reporters_that the_beast was definitely animate.

The men watched in_horror as_the creature propelled itself through the_heavens with its numerous_fins_and even circled above a nearby_home. The monster then vanished as_it traveled eastward, only to_reappear_moments_later. This was about all_the eyewitnesses could take and the_men chose this_moment to abandon their repairs and flee_for_their lives.

This utterly bizarre creature would_be_easy enough to dismiss as a_drunken_hallucination_or an outright hoax were_it not for the corroboration of_another eyewitness with an impeccable reputation. The witness in_question was one_Reverend G. W. Switzer, a_local_Methodist_pastor who, along with his wife, also claimed to see_the sky_beast.

As if that_weren’t enough, the following night the thing returned, but this_time it did not just show itself_to a handful of stranded observers.