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The Alien Skeleton (continued from index page)Afterwards, Pryor spent another 5 days camped out at the location of the find searching for more pieces of the remains and life signs of the unidentified creatures.
The bones still had flesh attached, along with hair-like fibers when Pryor found it. It has been estimated that the remains had decayed for 5 to 6 weeks before being found. The bone structure of the skull is rounded with large sockets for eyes along with a large mouth containing multiple entwined sharp teeth. The rib cage is round in shape with 13 ribs. Leg sockets are visible in the lower area of the upper torso but legs were not to be found in the area, "Probably due to wild animals," states Pryor. Pryor also states that "the creature would stand on 2 legs at approximately 5 foot in height. It has a ridge of vertical bones down the back beginning from the base of the skull to at least the tail bone area that would best be described as a fin." Of the area of the fin bone left intact on the remains, the size and structure are similar to those of the ribcage area. For a second opinion on what it might be, Pryor took the remains first to Charleston High School where teachers stared in amazement with no ideas. Their best guess was that it was an abnormality. He then took the skeleton to Westake Science Dept, where Dr. David Meeks informed him "That it was probably a meat eater and foreign to this area." Several anthropologists at The Oklahoma State University were called in and one said it could be some type of llama, but when Pryor took it to Dr. Ben H. Baker of the Arkansas Veterinary Clinic, he was told that it was not a llama. Dr. Ben Baker is a llama Specialist. One specialist commented, "From looking at the teeth it could eat anything it wanted, " states Pryor. The teeth have tremendous ripping capabilities. The way they are structured is like nothing you've ever seen." He took it to Dr. Mary Whitmore of the University of Oklahoma zoology dept where he was told "It would never be identified." After several hours under study at the University of Oklahoma one scientist called it a "New World Camel." Pryor was told that it was probably male due to the narrow hips, and would possibly stand on it's hind legs like a kangaroo. It would also have upper front appendages similar in size to a kangaroo. Each specialist who examined the remains found something different. The spine was cut open to examine the spinal cord which appeared to possibly be from the deer or camel family to find another dead end on classifying it. This procedure did prove though there was no central nervous system inside the spinal area as we are used to seeing. Hair like fibers found nearby were sent to the OU museum and zoology dept where tests were run. The results of the tests showed the fibers to have an extremely high heat resistance. They were also tested for DNA at Oklahoma University and the test results show that "There is no DNA." Don't all living things contain DNA? The mystery continued. After examination at
Oklahoma University the fibers were sent to Greg Fox, a DNA specialist
in California. He found the first test results by Oklahoma University
to be correct in that there was no DNA. Mr. Fox describes the
hairs as having a metal like structure to them without any metal
in them, yet all structured exactly the same, no variations. "Two scratch tests were run and the results show the strength the bone increases as you test deeper," states Pryor. When asked the question; What you think it is?" Mr. Pryor states "An alien blood hound? It is as good a guess as any. I don't know." The TV show Unsolved Mysteries has had possession of the alien for over a year planning a production concerning the remains with a budget allotted for the production, yet no show," says Pryor. Miss Stacy Wyatt, Miss Oklahoma '90 and Miss Oklahoma USA '91 first interviewed Mr. Pryor for Unsolved Mysteries concerning the alien. Mr. Jay Shores shortly after informed Pryor that "Their investigation was almost complete and Unsolved Mysteries does not preview any program without it being full checked out. There is no fiction aired at all and all leads or information are fully investigated." Mr. David Meeks was at the bottom of Unsolved Mysteries list of final stops before production of the show concerning the alien skeleton. David Meeks is associated with the Westark Science Dept in Fort Smith, Ark The report of Unsolved Mysteries testing Mr. Pryor states is "It is an alien form and that has not been seen before. There is not a record of anything like this anywhere." The more it is researched the more the mystery grows. The big question is "What exactly is it and where does it come from?" The chemical make up is said to be of a new mixture of known materials with properties that science has never seen together before. Our technology is incapable of duplicating the chemical structure. Impossible, yet here it is. There is some talk of doing a shoot by Unsolved Mysteries on location in Charleston, Ark, but according to Pryor, he is skeptical saying "It's a 50-50 chance." Mr. Pryor feels that public should have a chance to see and know about it, but has been unable to show the alien due to Unsolved Mysteries' possession and investigation up to present. Upon taking possession
of the alien remains from Unsolved Mysteries, Mr. Pryor was told
of inquiries from the Smithsonian Institute and from a museum
of dinosaur history in Minnesota and that each were interested
in testing the skeleton. Also, they were possibly interested in
the purchase of his alien. No negotiations are going on at present. |
While
hunting for deer sign outside Charleston, Ark, he stumbled over
the skeletal remains covered with leaves. The remains pictured
here piqued Pryor's curiosity and brought forth many more questions
which science has yet to answer today. Pryor states, "I walked
off from it only to return for a second look." After losing
a nights sleep asking himself the question about the fin, he returned
to collect it from the woods.