Alleged Eyewitness Accounts Summary
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     Lake spills into river   Extreme hardship       Yes Knee high   Yes   Yes
1883 1 Turkish Commission and British Captain Gascoyne 1 Mt. Ararat foot of glacier 1 Yes 1   0 Yes                     40-50 ft.           Yes
1887 1 Nestorian Archdeacon John Joseph Nouri 0 Mt. Ararat narrow plateau almost on the summit 1 Yes 1   0                   900 ft.   100 ft.            
1890-1915 1 Armenians Jacob & Arthur Chuchian 0 Mt. Ararat up goat path 1 Yes 1 Box/barge 1 Yes Yes Yes 1     Waterfall spills over ledge     40-60 ft.           Yes    
1900-1908 1 Armenian George Hagopian and His Uncle 0 Mt. Ararat top on blue rock 1 Yes 1 Box/barge 1   Yes Yes 1 No         1000 ft. 600 ft. 40 ft.   5 ft. high        
1905-1910   Dr. Vahan Pampayan 0 Mt. Ararat saddle north side 1 Yes 1                                        
1910-1920 1 Armenian Antranig Dononian 0 Mt. Ararat 1   0   0                                    
1910-1920 1 Armenian John Derpaulian 0 Mt. Ararat Eastern Slope at top of crater 1 No 0   0 Yes Yes     No     East                    
1916 1 Turkish Soldiers 1 Top of Mt. Ararat or Mt. Cudi   Yes 1   0   Yes   1       North   450 ft.                
1916 1 German Russians John and Jacob Weist Family 0 Mt. Ararat difficult location for climbing 1 Yes 1 Box/barge 1                                    
1916-1917 1 Russian Expedition, Dr. Henry Miller, Joe Kulik 1 Mt. Ararat saddle 1 Yes 1 Box/barge 1 Yes                 500 ft. 83 ft. 50 ft. Yes Yes     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   Water run off area     400+ ft. 75 ft. 50 ft.   6-8 ft. high, 20 ft. wide No      
1917 1970 0 Russian Armais Arutunoff, Dave DuMaer Photos 1 Mt. Ararat on Turkish/Armenian Border 1 Yes 1 Box/barge 1   Yes Yes 1           450 ft. 100-150 ft. 50 ft. Yes Yes Yes     Yes
1918 1 U.S. Air Force Guillford Officer  1 Mt. Ararat about 14,000 ft. 1 Yes 1 Submarine 0 Yes           Ark in a small lake valley             Yes, windows Door      
1920 1 Russian Major Jasper Maskelyn  1 Mt. Ararat 1 Yes 1   0 Yes           Ark submerged in ice lake     400+ ft.                
1935-1941 0 American Bertha Davis Photos 0 Mt. Ararat 1 Yes 1 Box/barge 1                         Yes Yes     3  
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     Pool of water may spill over North                    
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   18-20" keel on bottom 200 ft. 60-100 ft. 60-100 ft.   20 ft. wide, knee high Yes   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   Yes Yes 1 Yes 1   Northwest   40-50 ft. 45-50 ft. 75 ft.   Yes     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   Yes Yes 1 No         15 ft.                
1945 1 U.S. Army Air Corp Corporal Lester Walton 1 Mt. Ararat on Turkish/Armenian Border 1 Yes 1 Box/barge 1               North National Geographic followup                  
1945-1946 0 U.S. Army Air Corp Charlie McCallen Newsreel 1 Mt. Ararat on Turkish/Armenian Border 1 Yes 1 Box/barge 1                       Yes            
1948 1 U.S. Air Air Corp Personnel Andy Anderson 1 Mt. Ararat on Turkish/Armenian Border 1 Yes 1   0                       Yes            
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   1       Westerly   35 ft. 75 ft. 45 ft.   Yes        
1953 1 American George Greene Photos 1 Mt. Ararat on Turkish/Armenian Border 1 Yes 1 Box/barge 1 Yes, fault Yes Yes 1                            
1956-1962 0 American Herb Knee Newsreel 1 Mt. Ararat on Turkish/Armenian Border 1 Yes 1 Box/barge 1   Yes Yes 1 Yes 1                        
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                                    
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   1       Northwest Spring/fall                  
1960-1970 1 U.S. Air Force Bob Courtney 1 Mt. Ararat near summit 1 Yes 1 Box/barge 1                                    
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                                    
1968 0 American David Duckworth Smithsonian Photos 1 Mt. Ararat   Yes 1 Boat/Points 0   Yes Yes 1 Yes 1       140, 450 ft. 60-80 ft.     6 ft. high Yes   2+ Yes
1968-1969   Military Photographer Richard Kalinowski Photos 1 Mt. Ararat on Turkish/Armenian Border 1 Yes 1                                        
1969-1970 0 U.S. Air Force Colonel Walter Hunter Photos 1 Mountain with glaciers   Yes 1 Boat/Points 0                   450 ft.                
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       150-200 ft. 60-70 ft. 40-50 ft.   6-8 ft. high     Yes  
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       300 ft. 100-200 ft. 100-200 ft.   Yes Yes      
1974   U.S. Air Force SR-71 Photo Analysis  Father & Son 1 Mt. Ararat 1 Yes 1 Bow 0                                    
1985 0 U.S. Air Force General Ralph Havens Slides 1 Mt. Ararat above Ahora Gorge near cliff 1 Yes 1 Box/barge 1   Yes Yes 1                   Yes        
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                 Yes      
1989 1 Turk Ahmet Arslan 0 Mt. Ararat Abich II fault 15,000-16,000 ft. 1 Yes 1 Box/barge 1   Yes   1 Yes 1                        
1992-1993 0 American Rolando Reyna Turkish Film 1 Mt. Ararat on Turkish/Armenian Border 1 Yes 1 Box/barge 1   Yes Yes 1 Yes 1                 Yes