| Alleged Eyewitness Accounts Summary |
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| Year |
Eyewitnes |
Account |
Military Tie? |
Location |
Turkish Armenian
Mt. Ararat |
In Ice |
In Ice # |
Shape |
Shape |
Valley/Depression |
Ledge |
Cliff |
Cliff/Ledge |
Broken |
Broken |
Water |
Direction |
Description |
Length |
Width |
Height |
Burnt Altar |
Catwalk |
Debris |
Pinnacles |
Levels |
Cages |
| 1856 |
1 |
Armenian Haji
Yearam |
0 |
Mt. Ararat a
little down from summit |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
Box/barge |
1 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
1 |
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Lake spills into
river |
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Extreme hardship |
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Yes |
Knee high |
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Yes |
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Yes |
| 1883 |
1 |
Turkish
Commission and British Captain Gascoyne |
1 |
Mt. Ararat foot
of glacier |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
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0 |
Yes |
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40-50 ft. |
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Yes |
| 1887 |
1 |
Nestorian
Archdeacon John Joseph Nouri |
0 |
Mt. Ararat narrow
plateau almost on the summit |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
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0 |
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900 ft. |
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100 ft. |
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| 1890-1915 |
1 |
Armenians Jacob
& Arthur Chuchian |
0 |
Mt. Ararat up
goat path |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
Box/barge |
1 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
1 |
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Waterfall spills
over ledge |
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40-60 ft. |
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Yes |
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| 1900-1908 |
1 |
Armenian George
Hagopian and His Uncle |
0 |
Mt. Ararat top on
blue rock |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
Box/barge |
1 |
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Yes |
Yes |
1 |
No |
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1000 ft. |
600 ft. |
40 ft. |
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5 ft. high |
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| 1905-1910 |
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Dr. Vahan
Pampayan |
0 |
Mt. Ararat saddle north side |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
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| 1910-1920 |
1 |
Armenian Antranig
Dononian |
0 |
Mt. Ararat |
1 |
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0 |
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0 |
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| 1910-1920 |
1 |
Armenian John
Derpaulian |
0 |
Mt. Ararat Eastern Slope at top of
crater |
1 |
No |
0 |
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0 |
Yes |
Yes |
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No |
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East |
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| 1916 |
1 |
Turkish Soldiers |
1 |
Top of Mt. Ararat
or Mt. Cudi |
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Yes |
1 |
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0 |
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Yes |
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1 |
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North |
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450 ft. |
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| 1916 |
1 |
German Russians
John and Jacob Weist Family |
0 |
Mt. Ararat
difficult location for climbing |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
Box/barge |
1 |
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| 1916-1917 |
1 |
Russian
Expedition, Dr. Henry Miller, Joe Kulik |
1 |
Mt. Ararat saddle |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
Box/barge |
1 |
Yes |
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500 ft. |
83 ft. |
50 ft. |
Yes |
Yes |
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3 |
Yes |
| 1917 1942 |
0 |
U.S. Navy
Machinist Mate Ray Lubeck Newsreel |
1 |
Mt. Ararat on
Turkish/Armenian Border |
1 |
No |
0 |
Boat/Points |
0 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
1 |
No |
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Water run off
area |
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400+ ft. |
75 ft. |
50 ft. |
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6-8 ft. high, 20
ft. wide |
No |
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| 1917 1970 |
0 |
Russian Armais
Arutunoff, Dave DuMaer Photos |
1 |
Mt. Ararat on
Turkish/Armenian Border |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
Box/barge |
1 |
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Yes |
Yes |
1 |
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450 ft. |
100-150 ft. |
50 ft. |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Yes |
| 1918 |
1 |
U.S. Air Force Guillford
Officer |
1 |
Mt. Ararat about
14,000 ft. |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
Submarine |
0 |
Yes |
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Ark in a small
lake valley |
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Yes, windows |
Door |
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| 1920 |
1 |
Russian Major Jasper Maskelyn |
1 |
Mt. Ararat |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
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0 |
Yes |
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Ark submerged in
ice lake |
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400+ ft. |
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| 1935-1941 |
0 |
American Bertha
Davis Photos |
0 |
Mt. Ararat |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
Box/barge |
1 |
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Yes |
Yes |
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3 |
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| 1940-1941 |
1 |
Australian
"Aussie" R. Taylor/Nice/Tibbetts Photos |
1 |
Mt. Ararat basin
next to hogback ridge |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
Box/barge |
1 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
1 |
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Pool of water may
spill over |
North |
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| 1943 |
1 |
U.S. Army
Sergeant Ed Davis |
1 |
Mt. Ararat north
side Iranian mountain |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
Box/barge |
1 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
Water cascading
out of ark |
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18-20" keel
on bottom |
200 ft. |
60-100 ft. |
60-100 ft. |
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20 ft. wide, knee
high |
Yes |
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3-4 |
Yes |
| 1943 |
1 |
U.S. Army Air Corp Sergeant
Vince Will |
1 |
Mt. Ararat north
side about 14,500 ft. |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
Box/barge |
1 |
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Yes |
Yes |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
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Northwest |
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40-50 ft. |
45-50 ft. |
75 ft. |
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Yes |
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3 |
Yes |
| 1945 |
1 |
U.S. Army Air
Corp Staff Sergeant Gerald Howley |
1 |
Mt. Ararat on
Turkish/Armenian Border |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
Box/barge |
1 |
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Yes |
Yes |
1 |
No |
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15 ft. |
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| 1945 |
1 |
U.S. Army Air
Corp Corporal Lester Walton |
1 |
Mt. Ararat on
Turkish/Armenian Border |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
Box/barge |
1 |
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North |
National
Geographic followup |
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| 1945-1946 |
0 |
U.S. Army Air
Corp Charlie McCallen Newsreel |
1 |
Mt. Ararat on
Turkish/Armenian Border |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
Box/barge |
1 |
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Yes |
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| 1948 |
1 |
U.S. Air Air Corp
Personnel Andy Anderson |
1 |
Mt. Ararat on
Turkish/Armenian Border |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
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0 |
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Yes |
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| 1952 |
1 |
U.S. Navy
Photographer William Todd |
1 |
Mt. Ararat above
Ahora Gorge 14,500-16,000 ft. |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
Box/barge |
1 |
Yes |
Yes |
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1 |
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Westerly |
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35 ft. |
75 ft. |
45 ft. |
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Yes |
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| 1953 |
1 |
American George
Greene Photos |
1 |
Mt. Ararat on
Turkish/Armenian Border |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
Box/barge |
1 |
Yes, fault |
Yes |
Yes |
1 |
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| 1956-1962 |
0 |
American Herb
Knee Newsreel |
1 |
Mt. Ararat on
Turkish/Armenian Border |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
Box/barge |
1 |
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Yes |
Yes |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
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| 1958-1962 |
1 |
U-2 Pilot, U-2
Photos & Omaha Herald Photo |
1 |
Mt. Ararat on
Turkish/Armenian Border |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
Box/barge |
1 |
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| 1959 |
1 |
U.S. Air Force
Captain Gregor Schwinghammer |
1 |
Mt. Ararat on
Turkish/Armenian Border |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
Box/barge |
1 |
Yes, horseshoe |
Yes |
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1 |
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Northwest |
Spring/fall |
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| 1960-1970 |
1 |
U.S. Air Force
Bob Courtney |
1 |
Mt. Ararat near
summit |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
Box/barge |
1 |
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| 1960-1970 |
1 |
U.S. Air Force
Master Sergeant Merritt Van Ostrand |
1 |
Mt. Ararat on
Turkish/Armenian Border |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
Box/barge |
1 |
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| 1968 |
0 |
American David
Duckworth Smithsonian Photos |
1 |
Mt. Ararat |
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Yes |
1 |
Boat/Points |
0 |
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Yes |
Yes |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
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140, 450 ft. |
60-80 ft. |
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6 ft. high |
Yes |
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2+ |
Yes |
| 1968-1969 |
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Military
Photographer Richard Kalinowski Photos |
1 |
Mt. Ararat on Turkish/Armenian
Border |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
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| 1969-1970 |
0 |
U.S. Air Force
Colonel Walter Hunter Photos |
1 |
Mountain with
glaciers |
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Yes |
1 |
Boat/Points |
0 |
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450 ft. |
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| 1974 |
1 |
U.S. Air Force
Personnel Ed Behling |
1 |
Mt. Ararat on
Turkish/Armenian Border |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
Box/barge |
1 |
Yes, horseshoe |
Yes |
Yes |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
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150-200 ft. |
60-70 ft. |
40-50 ft. |
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6-8 ft. high |
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Yes |
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| 1974 |
1 |
U.S. Navy
Lieutenant JG Al Shappell |
1 |
Mt. Ararat top of
Ahora Gorge 14,500-15,000 ft. |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
Box/barge |
1 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
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300 ft. |
100-200 ft. |
100-200 ft. |
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Yes |
Yes |
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| 1974 |
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U.S. Air Force
SR-71 Photo Analysis Father & Son |
1 |
Mt. Ararat |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
Bow |
0 |
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| 1985 |
0 |
U.S. Air Force
General Ralph Havens Slides |
1 |
Mt. Ararat above
Ahora Gorge near cliff |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
Box/barge |
1 |
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Yes |
Yes |
1 |
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Yes |
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| 1989 |
0 |
U.S. Military
Photo Interpreter George Stephen III |
1 |
Mt. Ararat Abich
II fault 15,000-16,000 ft. |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
Box/barge |
1 |
Yes, fault |
Yes |
Yes |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
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Yes |
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| 1989 |
1 |
Turk Ahmet Arslan |
0 |
Mt. Ararat Abich
II fault 15,000-16,000 ft. |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
Box/barge |
1 |
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Yes |
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1 |
Yes |
1 |
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| 1992-1993 |
0 |
American Rolando
Reyna Turkish Film |
1 |
Mt. Ararat on
Turkish/Armenian Border |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
Box/barge |
1 |
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Yes |
Yes |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
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