Mysterious Creatures of the Vietnam War - Forgotten History
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- Vietnam has no native apes within its borders. Yet countless soldiers reported to have seen them, or rather “ape-like creatures” similar to Bigfoot, when fighting in the country’s dense jungles during the Vietnam-American war. What were the Rock Apes? Hosted by Colin Heaton. The Forgotten History Channel is a 10th Legion Pictures Production.
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This event in the Vietnam War is rarely, if ever, presented. Always fascinating. They are on every continent.
Thanks, again.
Seems as if every culture has its legends and monsters.
I think so too, but just not too many of them.
The creatures that were encountered by these soldiers are called "Quintefelliers" not "Rock Apes." They are not indegeneous to Planet Earth.
@@kevinwilmore3604 - WOW……I’ve started having open mind about Yowies. 🇦🇺
@@peterwallace9764 the so-called north American Bigfoot, is not what we think. These beings are primate in appearance but they have paranormal abilities. They use infra sound to lull their prey to sleep. They can separate from their bodies. They can read your thoughts. These beings are extraterrestrial in nature. They have been around since the days, when this planet was connected to other dimensions (counter earths or multiple earth systems). Their real name is "Quintefellier." They are much more sentient than us (Human Beings). For instance... They know that human beings are multidimensional. And we humans don't even know this about ourselves!
So my wife and I were up in the Pacific northwest, drove up from Sacramento for a camping trip. Mt. Rainier was clear, though an occasional, chilly mist rolled in at times. I woke up before daybreak the second morning to the sound of something rustling just outside our camp. Grabbing my flashlight, I walked outside our tent, my wife still asleep. Soon I caught a repulsive, pungent odor, and again I heard the rustling, as if if were closing in on me. I struck my light, quickly scanning as much of my surroundings as I could. Then the rustling turned to obvious footsteps, and the thin light beam caught the dark, hairy, immense creature standing there... it was then that I realized my mother-in-law had somehow followed us up to Washington.
LOL
U had me hangn on all the way to the end thinkn u actually saw simethn i guess u did ur mother in law
Actually had me 😂😂😂
Scary f-ing story Bro. I'm just glad you obviously survived it.
You're quite the story teller! Are you a professional writer? If not, you missed your calling!😊
My wife is Thai and claims to have seen what they called a SeeWee. Her father was in the Thai Army and served in Laos during the Vietnam war. He knew of these animals. Nobody in my wife’s family ever doubted the sighting she had as a small girl!
Wow, thanks for sharing.
That is interesting
My wife is Thai and we live in Thailand. I would like to know where this creature was seen. I have only heard one story of the Thai army capturing two in southern Thailand in 1970, but the army claims to have no knowledge of the creatures. I am hoping to locate where these creatures live and do a documentary book on them in whatever countries i can find them, including Vietnam. I have heard there is a race of these creatures in Sumatra but they are only about three foot tall. Hope to hear from you.
@@rondodson5736 my father in-law was retired Thai Army. The sighting was near Lopburi. A town famous for monkeys, ironically enough! My wife is clear this was a real sighting. ~ 20years ago. 👍
I would be interested in any other information you have on the subject
@@chriscarbaugh3936 I heard of a sighting in 1970 in southern Thailand where the army captured two of them, brought them into the village, got them some hot tea then took them away. When the people inquired of the army what happened to the creatures the army said they had no record of any such captures. I do have the name of the village and one eye witness's name who saw the creatures.
As a 2 tour Vietnam Veteran the only time I saw anything close to these so called Rock Ape was when we almost on the border of Laos and Vietnam. I still say that it was nothing but a oversized Orangutans. We weren't able to shoot at them because we were where we wasn't. Some of you know what that means. This was in 1967 and I had heard the stories of rock apes but never gave it much thought. Until that day when we 3 of us were being hit medium sized rocks and anything else this creatures could throw. I remember it was a very hilly area and some rock cliffs in there. As I said they looked more like reddish or orange colored Orangutans but about 12-18 inches taller and walked on their back legs from what we could see. After about 15-20 minutes they moved on and figured we weren't any danger to them. I saw nothing that resembled the descriptions some have given. And again we had a encounter with the same looking creatures close to Cambodia. I knew they were the same because that was my job to observe and report what I had seen.
Other than that I have spent a lot of time in the mountains of Appalachia mountains where I lived for 3 years. I never saw anything that I could really and honestly ID as a BigFoot. I did hear a lot of what I call as log ot tree thumping and some loud screams from deep in the mountain's. Most I ID with a wildcat or a panther. Which will make your skin crawl at the sound until you get used to it. They loved circling the campsite during out 8PM meals. We could see the glowing eyes but never the full size of it.
I hope I didn't bore you with my stories... thanks or reading. Have a great day...
Wow, thanks for sharing that story. Thank you for your service!
Not boring at all 🍿🙂
@@JB-bs6sl LOL I hear ya..
Not boring thanks popcorn anyone 🍿😊
Wait does the us still have panthers?
My grandad served in Vietnam. I was 3 when he passed from cancer. Much too young to remember him unfortunately. My grandma however would tell us stories of the experiences and stories my grandpa told her, and one of them was his witnessing of hairy ape like creatures that passed through his camp at night. He said they did not crouch, did not hop, but walked upright like a human. His fellow soldiers were with him and saw the same thing, so this was not an isolated sighting by only one person. Very strange but very credible. I always wondered about those stories my grandma passed onto us and watching this video revived this memory.
Sorry for your loss. Thanks for sharing
I worked as a Temp Mail Handler for US Postal Service in 1990. I was 18 at the time. I worked along side quite a few ex marines and other retired military that served in the Vietnam War. At break, they spoke about certain things that happen in Vietnam. A few of those stories were about the Rock Apes. One particular story that one co-worker of mine at the time (Harold) spoke of. He was assigned to a transport Helicopter (Door Gunner). They would fly over a certain path through some hillsides and these rock apes would throw large rocks at the helicopters whenever they flew by. I remember him saying it was as they were waiting for them to fly by to launch these huge rocks at them as it was a frequent fly thru area. I will never forget the things they would talk about. I highly respected these men. These men have been thru Hell and back. Absolutely NO reason for them to lie or make up such things.
Wow, thanks for corroborating the story.
Absolutely believe
Are these a type of ape native to Vietnam?
Did they ever hit the copters?
@@arodderz regional variation of the BIgfoot Sasquatch Yeti called Yowies in Australia...
In 1973 while attending technical training at Lowery AFB there was a squadron for the rehabilitation of the many Vietnam returnees that were not able to be reestablished into regular military life due to their actions while stationed in Nam. We were treated too many first hand war stories and shown souvenirs that served as a reminder of some battles. One evening a young troop proceeded to tell us the story of his special forces platoon coming in contact with rock apes while retreating back to camp. According to his story a 45 min battle ensued and the gory details were very unimaginable to those of us who were just beginning our military service. The most heart wrenching part of the story was how three members of his platoon was killed by the creatures that seemed to come out of everywhere and only the fact that the creatures had no weapons other than stones and sticks or what ever was available they proceeded to tear into the platoon as if they were the Viet Cong. Until the viewing of this video I'd never considered sharing this story with anyone because it was just so unbelievable but I'm convinced that this young troop's story is very true and very real. Thanks Forgotten History for the opportunity to share this story and hopefully give credit to those many service members who encountered so many unrecorded historical battles that will forever be a part of history.
The rehabilitation squadron was the military way of dealing with what is known today as PTSD.
Wow, great story! I'm glad you shared it. Vietnam vets had it terrible. I cannot even imagine what I'd do, if someone spit in my face after coming home from Iraq. Just awful. Thanks for watching.
But how could they exist but no fossil record exists? Their sharing the forest currently with humans and other animals but no physical evidence?
Good question, perhaps like sharks, no bone except the jaws, the rest is cartilage?
@@FORGOTTENHISTORYCHANNEL That's why I had a lawyer on retainer
I fought in Vietnam but a lot or most of my missions i believe were in Laos, Cambodia or even North Vietnam. I never encountered these creatures but am planning to go back and look for them.
Crazy, I went from being scared of monsters as a kid , to not believing in monsters , knowing they were not real , and back again to believing in monsters.
Thanks for watching
Apes aren't really monsters but OK
The thing is are They the monsters ? Or are we the monsters for Than
we are the monsters
“One day, you’ll be old enough to read fairytales again.”
A buddy of mine who passed away last year, was in the Viet Nam war. He told me about these things his platoon ran into. The best way he could describe them was that they were like Bigfoot or Yetis. They called them Stone apes. The apes would throw rocks at either side and the men who were hit by these rocks would think they were shot, cuz they would hit them so hard they would fall flat on there ass.
Wow, thanks for corroborating the story
"Vietnam"...
@@PauloPereira-jj4jv ''N-am"...
@@dogsarentdangerous1195Thanks i really need that
My uncle was in Vietnam and told me about these rock apes. He said they would actually throw rocks at them. Said his unit was behind enemy lines and one came out after them and they had to kill it but couldn't shoot because a shot would given away their position. He didn't like talking about any part of his time over there
Thanks for sharing and watching.
If they didn’t shoot it, how did they kill it?
@@reno5830 bayonets
@@hmmreally620 🤣🤣🤣
@@hmmreally620 the noise and commotion from a platoon of men getting into a life and death knife fight with an ape would give away they're position
my dad got agent orange from this war 1st sergeant Luis R Figueroa rest in peace dad 🙏🏼 prayers to all the soldiers lost in Vietnam 🇻🇳
In 1991 I became a California Correctional officer, my 1st partner was a former Marine, Vietnam veteran. After a few months he warmed up enough to where he would tell me war stories. He told me they were on patrol and came across some caves at the base of some giant cliffs, inside one cave they could hear the chatter in which they took for Vietnamese, assuming they were Viet-cong, they yelled into the caves for them to come out, and the chattering got louder. At this time they tossed in a couple of hand grenades and then opened fire into the caves. When they had ceased-fire they entered the cave expecting to find the enemy, but what they found were dead rock apes. He said they had heard about them but had never seen them until now, he said there was about six or eight dead ones, he said they were about 5 1/2 to 6 feet tall but he could not tell if they walked on their hind legs or all fours as the ones he saw were laying dead.
Wow, thanks for sharing that story.
My late father SFC US Army retired, did 3 tours in Viet Nam, told a story about Rock Apes throwing stones at his troops on the perimeter one night, his soldiers blew their claymore mines thinking the enemy was upon them. Upon examination he said they killed a reddish brown ape 5 feet tall with their mines. There are no known apes in SE Asia, so what did Dad's troops kill that night? Very fascinating, thanks for the video.
Thanks for corroborating the story and for watching.
Would like to know more details of where this occurred. I am planning a trip back to Vietnam to try to locate these creatures.
@@rondodson5736 In the central highlands mountains near the Laotian border is all I remember him saying about it. Good luck.
wow how crazy is that having to worry about the Vietnamese but also apes
@@paulconteyoutubesucks2931 Unless you have 3 ex-wives.
My father fought for the CIA during the Vietnam War alongside General Vang Pao. There were stories told by many Hmong people of the same creatures. They called them Pee You Wai. These creatures were reported to have a roaring sound that paralyzed anyone who was close by. When threatened, they would make a roaring sound that accompanied by high winds that could bend tall trees to the ground.
Wow, thanks for corroborating the story. Thanks for the comment.
Dan Kelly?
Ka lords ,did he ever speak of operation " WONDERING SOUL " ?
@@jacksonraulerson6538 Not that I know of.
Damn bend tall trees to the ground like a twister would wow
It's amazing how these creatures have been talked about for millenia all over the world. I'm from Manipur, a Northeastern state of India. It's a place where "modernism" has been introduced only after the American missionaries came around the 1905-1910s. Before that, my forefathers were tribesmen who partook in headhunting and lots of rival wars between communities. And yes, we are closer to East and South East Asians than we are to mainland Indians, both genetically and culturally(just google some pictures to see what I mean). Even in the most secluded parts of the state, which to this day people live in mud houses and thatched roofs, stories like these have been reported. Some are flying fire-like orbs(mostly known as 'Kau' but they have different names), some are 'Zomisang' which is pretty much either a "skinwalker" or a bigfoot of some sort. They are known to mimic human sounds and speech, cry for help, make baby-cry noises, etc. which are all characteristics of some Native American Wendigos and Skinwalkers. There's so much more but I can't cover them all in one youtube comment.
And then there's the ' Mande Burung ' .
Bengali here btw. These are subjects that really interest me, and my parents always dismiss these stories. My mother, strangely is a former NRI from Nepal. She grew up in Kathmandu valley, listening to multiple stories of the Yeti. I myself saw a Yeti on my first trip to Nepal, yet she won't believe me.
Btw, how did SE Asians end up in the North East of India, instead of, say, West Bengal or something?
@@tusharroymukherjee3370 mande burung is a Garo's language ..forest means= burung + mande means = human .. how i know bcoz im Garo mande ..😀😃 in short "forestman "
@@tusharroymukherjee3370 flying fire is another creatures ..not big foot or mande burung ...S.Asia' s famous creatures
..Im from meghalaya Tura
I hear they might be interdimensional travelers. That's why they don't leave a lot behind. They could be half human and fallen angel or just straight demons. That is how they travel.
They all bow to the name of JESUS.
@@tusharroymukherjee3370 I honestly don't know about our origins because as I've mentioned in my original comment, we used to be tribesmen so we didn't even have much of a history, no written documents. There are multiple theories about where we came from but there isn't much evidence after you try to re-trace it a hundred years back
My oldest brother mentioned the Rock Apes a couple of times. He was in Vietnam. If you ever watch Gomer Pyle you might see the top of his head. He is in one of squads marching in the beginning credits.
Thanks for watching.
One of my uncles seen them in veitnam said there was a bunch of them throwing rocks and logs at the boats they were on . After his tours there he never went into the woods again. Gave all his hunting and fishing gear away.
Wow
I really can't wait for this channel to get a million subscribers. This channel is making really good content, well done.
Wow, Thanks Mclovin! Love the movie you were in BTW
I would like that as well
My father, SSGT Stephen Gonzalez 173rd Abn, once and only once told my brother and I about a time he and his platoon encountered the rock apes. They were walking through the jungle along a cliff and all of a sudden they started betting pelted by little rocks. The rocks got bigger and started hitting members of his platoon. They looked up and saw "hairy human like" creatures. The creatures started getting more aggressive so the platoon leader ordered them to open fire. As they started firing some of the creatures were hit. Others ran off into the jungle. My dad said there were about 20 of them and they killed a few and injured more. His platoon leader said..."This never happened." They recouped, reloaded and started moving toward their check point.
My dad told the story with much more detail. He didnt talk much about Vietnam...we didnt ask many questions about his time there but when he would talk about it he was very detailed and my brother and I would listen intently to him.
Wow, amazing story. Thanks for sharing.
M late father's first tour in Nam was with the 173 Abn Bde, and he did 2 more with 5th Special Forces he retired with 25 years SFC Ray Dillingham. RIP dad you're my hero.
"This never happened.." He probably just didn't want to have to explain why his platoon used valuable ammo to blow away a bunch of apes LOL
@@googlename3859 There has always been recorded that no apes exist in Vietnam.
"This never happened " because it never happened
Same thing happened to the marines establishing beach heads on Pacific islands. They were attacked by large ape men. Fellow soldiers always told stories about encountering rock throwing apes and f*#kyou lizards while on patrol. Every counties natives has a name for them. With all these sights and scientist still refuse to accept ape-men as something worthy of investigation.
While in Vietnam i met some troops who were stationed in Thailand. They told me a story about two lizards in Thailand. One sounded like it was saying RE-UP, the other then sounded like it was saying F--K YOU. I was out walking one day and street was deserted. Suddenly i heard someone say F--K YOU. I looked around and saw no one, then i8 heard it again and it came from the area of a tree across the street. I walked over and parted the leaves. There was a lizard about 12 inches long, He rturned and looked at me and said F--K YOU. I still haven't seen the RE-UP lizard yet.
@@rondodson5736 Not to stir up the pond, but I believe there was a demon inside that lizard. I was riding my bike nearby my home in Wisconsin, and I stopped for a rest alongside the road. I heard from above a voice, saying, ‘ I hate you!’ I stood there and watched a bird on a telephone wire, open his beak and tell me he hated me. There was no cars on the road and no other bikers.
@@rondodson5736was it literally f you or did jus sound like it?
@@thebohemianmasta - But not the best trackers! If you don't want to be seen, it is not hard to do. Modern people are very unaware of the world around them.
@@elliottre5019 I think Carl was being sarcastic about the scientists that hunt bigfoot on TV shows.
I fought in Vietnam from August 1968 through April 1969 in the Fourth Infantry Division. In March of 1968 in Ah Shaw Valley I came face to face with a 6' Man like Ape, it scared the crap out of me.
Wow, thanks for corroborating and for your service!
My tour of duty was from August 1967 to April 15, 1968, when I was shot in what became the movie, Platoon. I then spent the next year recovering in military hospitals. Jay Pitts
Thank you for your service sir.
Infantry! Thanks for the grunts.
My old roomate's dad drove supply truck for the marine corps in Vietnam. He said they would sleep under their trucks to help with rain protection and some cover if ambushed. He then said you had to be careful because sometimes the rock apes would drag you out from under the truck by your ankles.
Wow
I saw an interesting video on this subject. It touched on how these humanoids will smack a large stick up against the trees to make a warning sound to not come any closer. I can only imagine the strength of these beings. They usually have a family with them and just like any other kind of apex predator they'll protect their own by any means necessary.
Interesting!
Excellent video!👍One of the best and love the photos and video I've never seen before!
Thanks for watching.
My friends Dad was Special Forces in Vietnam. One day while drinking beers he told me about walking a patrol at night looking for a specific VC Camp. He said it was pitch black and he lost the guy in front of him. He said he say an outline of someone and he started to move that way. He followed the figure for about 20 yards when it went straight up a tree. Scared the shit out of him. Said it smelled like musk
Interesting story, I have heard similar.
That's a new one for me
What is musk
@@jasonbaucom9036 Elon, he makes electric cars and rockets. No, really it is a fragrance.
@@colinheaton4902 it sounds like it may be a foul fragrance
Colin, I just came upon your channel. Wow, thank you for such an interesting channel..kudos man
Thanks for watching!
We appreciate it.
Thank you for your service Colin 💕 and your awesome videos. I have learned so much from you ❤️
I appreciate that!
Excellent video! You have a new subscriber for sure. Thank you for your great content!
Awesome, thank you!
Glad I found this. My brother was 173rd AAR and his unit operated 2 corps central highlands on the trail. They manned listening posts and set up NDPs they encountered rock apes. Often told not to engage if possible while getting pelted by them.
Thanks for sharing and corroborating the story.
@@FORGOTTENHISTORYCHANNEL Welcome Home sir. 🤝❤🇺🇸 Thank you, from this military brat. My father also served in Korea and Vietnam. He was Air Force. I was very lucky and got them both back.
Always great when the guys come back home safe
Interesting to get more information
I think they picked on marines because they just didn't like them.
My encounter. I want to say the summer of 89. My younger brother and myself were playing in the woods across the street heading down to my fishing hole in a small creek. By woods I mean the Alaskan bush. Even though housing was going in it was still very wild. I digress. We get halfway down the little hill about 10 feet from my spot. We both stopped dead in our tracks. We both see something black and hairy splishing and splashing trying to catch fish. We couldn't see it immediately due to an old growth birch tree had tipped over and the roots ripped up a 5x5 disk of soil. So the view was partly obstructed. I looked back at my brother his was pale and he was mouth breathing. At first we thought oh crap we are about to startle a black bear. My brother tried to whisper to me the thing stopped and squat down in the creek. Then it slowly stood up and peered over the top of the root mass. It reached out to move a birch sprout growing out of the roots with it's long black fingers. It tilted it's head and looked me dead in the eyes. I caught a flash of red. I saw the strong jaw and cheekbone. Jet black skin. The creek water on his face caught the sun light a little. I was able to make out more of a chimp face. My brother had enough and I knew we were too close. So we ran out of there so fast I puked up a little bit of dinner. We could hear it crashing away in the opposite direction. I glanced over to see it slinking under the criss crossed trees. He was moving low and fast. The trees quaked as it pulled itself through the brush. He was crawling as fast as we were running. Moving like a ghost. His reach was crazy. The fishing hole that thing was standing in was 4ft deep. Which puts him about 9 ft tall. Jet black and lanky. So less Hairy and the Hendersons and more Planet of the apes. Picture a chimp with a big square jaw line like a skunk ape but taller. So not only did I have to worry about moose, bears, and timber wolves, I had to think about this slippery dude. I have nightmares from time to time but the stress of walking home from my friends was so draining as kid. Your footsteps echo of the frozen trees in the dead of winter. It's so haunting. I want to say I caught a glimpse of the thing years later when I was grouse hunting. I was headed back crossing a pretty big meadow. I saw his arm holding onto a tree. As soon as I spotted him he slinked away. The sun was setting and I did not want to be caught out there at night. I beat feet for home. That was the last time I went grouse hunting that way again. I must have been around 15 or 16. The location was Wolf Lake trail. The creek as a small creek that was connected to Anderson Lake. Halfway between Palmer and Wasilla.
Wow, amazing story!
Great detail.. crazy encounter dude. What year was it ?
Bullshit imo
@@jedi196 At the beginning of the story he literally says the summer of 89
@@lorenzokeith3680 😂😂
Ive always been fascinated with these creatures watch all the documentaries.This was new and refreshing great video 👍
Wow a real human voice doing the narration thank you. My dad fought in Vietnam and thank you for this
Your father is a hero
I saw one of these in the Yukon territory It had long Gray and black hair like a muskox
Was over 7' tall took 3 strides to cross a 2 lane highway 50' in front of me
About 15 miles west of Watson Lake.
This is interesting in a way most people would not think of. In World War II, the foo fighters were observed by pilots from every country. In Europe, the Allied pilot though they were some kind German secret weapon and the German pilots thought they were something the Allies had developed. In the Far East, both Japanese and Allied pilots saw the same thing and thought the same thing too. Here, there is the story of some monster that threatens the forces on both sides equally. What have sailors and soldiers in wars that were fought before the age of aviation and steel ships experienced? I don't know, but there must be something.
I love watching ya content it keeps me interested and wanting ta learn more
The story about the lizard men on the Ho Chi Men trail is probably the creepiest story I've ever heard come out of Vietnam. If anyone has heard of a creepier story can you let me know please. Have a good day 🙏
I'll have to dig into that story. Thanks for watching.
You want scary?
I'll introduce you to my ex.
@@kenhasibar2624that's so hilarious 😅 hehe (sure you're kidding)
Oh my I sure want to know about the lizard 🦎 people 😮😮
The lizard men were just NVA and Vietcong who got toasted by napalm but survived
Very interesting. Thank you! 😮 I didn't know that there were reports of those in southeast Asia, as well as other areas. There has to be some explanation with similar reports from around the world. 😮
Thanks for watching.
My profile pic is of what I seen in Ontario Canada in 2018, I snuck out of my tent in a moss floor jack pine forest thinking I was going to catch some person playing a prank on me, I couldn’t have been more wrong. As it went to stand upright I snapped a photo and as it stood towering over my 5’9 body, it displayed a shocked expression of uncertainty. It then turned and walked into the darkness with every step sounding over a thousand pound mass pouting into the night. No further interaction has occurred the rest of my trip.
I liked the woods better not knowing they are out there but I think it’s important that people know there are more dangers that’s make black bears seem like poodles in comparison.
Wow, I would have pooped my pants
Hi Rob, would it be possible for you to send me the original photo? I would like to see what enhancements can be done on it in photoshop. Thanks.
Can you post the post the photo ?
Absolutely fascinating more please!
Good show man.... Subscribed👍
Thanks for the sub!
my father told me about these apes that where deadly with throwing rocks, and how they had a run in with a group of them when he was in the war. years before the internet came out.
Wow, thanks for corroborating the story.
I used to hear stories about this from my grandma... when you smell a strong rotten order and see a lot of flies, roughly eaten foods. Don't go towards it. When you hear a relative calls your name when you know you are in the middle of nowhere dont go towards it. Thats why you tell your family to not come after you when you go hunting. I also heard a story from an uncle who went hunting one day. He has a little tree stand where he made. He slept there one day, and he saw a big dark shadow walk through the woods. The next thing he knew, he heard sticks cracking below his tree. He went back to lay down and scared. The next thing he realize it's head was looking at him, but it didn't do anything and climb back down and left.
In 1975, the United States Army Corps of Engineers (Seattle District, Environmental Resources Section) released the Washington Environmental Atlas(aka: Provisional U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Environmental Reconnaissance Inventory of the State of Washington 1975), a 114 page book that cost over $200,000 to make and over 3yrs to research and compile. The atlas contains official maps, graphs, status levels, reports, etc. and lists Bigfoot (Sasquatch) as part of the flora/ fauna of the Pacific Northwest.
Wow
My kickboxing sensei talked about rock apes not orangutans. They would throw huge rocks and can goods further than any man could throw them. He swore they were to tall and large to be apes. He was 5'5 and some would be over 6 ft tall. Those aren't apes or orangutans.
Thanks for corroborating.
My father Inlaw is a marine and served in Vietnam 66-67 he told me rock apes were real but he thinks they were just monkeys.🤷♂️lol can’t argue with him he’s old school so I just respect his service.💪🇺🇸
Thanks for sharing.
@@FORGOTTENHISTORYCHANNEL
You’re welcome.
Hello, I am Vietnamese. I love my country's history very much, there are heroic struggles of my people. Thank you for making such a great video
Hello! Thanks for watching
this is a wonderful video on the Rock Apes......I had heard about them form an Army Ranger who encountered them......cheers from Florida, Paul
Thanks for watching
Sir - your brief resume at the beginning of this video is Impressive. You have a new subscriber.
Thank you kindly
There could be such a great X-Files episodes based on this.
"These are just myths, Mulder."
"Myths found in the testimonies of many locals and US soldiers, Scully."
When I was stationed in the Philippines at Cubi Point in 1970 some Marine sentries reported encountering ape-like creatures that tore up a perimeter fence they were guarding. A lot of
Thanks for watching
a lot of?
Ah,you are talking about us,Filipinos?the once upon a time you called us gooks?😁
Bakulaw
@@karlangeloperez7086 Meron din pala sa pilipinas. Siguro natakot na sa dami na ng tao.
Cheers m8 all the best! Thank you!
Cheers. Thanks for the comments
Oh man !! I was whole heartedly hoping for footage ..
😢😢
I would like to hear from anyone who encountered these creatures while serving in Vietnam. I am planning a trip back to Vietnam to research these creatures. Would like to know where encountered. I did not experience them in Vietnam but had two encounters in the U.S.
Thanks for your service. Sift through the comment. A couple of viewers confirmed the sightings.
@@FORGOTTENHISTORYCHANNEL I did 24 years in uniform. I noticed a couple of mentions of places but am hoping someone can give more exact locations. I have found two places in Thailand where they have been found and plan to investigate both of them.
Good luck, if you find out let us know. This is an ongoing inquiry.
Be careful lots of old traps out there also high cancer because of all the Agent Orange spray.
I believe that there are many species of creatures (perhaps living or extinct) that have never been discovered and categorized.
I was in Vietnam in 69-71. We heard of rock apes in the central highlands. I was in Cambodia in the south below SOC Trang.
Thanks for your service and for corroborating the story.
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Met in the early 1980s a Vietnam vet who said that he & fellow soldiers on patrol would hear unidentified animal roars in the jungle but never could see/find the source.
Thanks for corroborating the story.
Among the infantry, rock apes were common knowledge, rocks coming into the perimeter, usually at night... 11 bravo pleku, Vietnam...
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I can think of better ways to spend an afternoon
My brother was up of DMZ and when his platoon when out on patrol, they came across these creatures. They would throw boulder at the soldiers from up on a hill. He said that these creatures stood on two legs and looked to be about 5 to 5 1/2 feet tall. He thought they were boulder throwing gorillas because he had never heard of a creature called Bigfoot.
Thanks for corroborating the story
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That's unbelievable story you've got there 😮😮
Can't believe he said they stand on two legs 😂
As if he is almost certainly positive that the creatures throw rocks while standing more legs....
What was he thinking that sometimes creatures on all 4 legs and 25 legs walk around throwing rocks 😂
Thanks for this video. It's obvious that they're all over the world and various forms and go back at least a thousand years and if so, thousands of years!
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Twenty-five years ago, I had a VA patient tell me about the "Rock Apes". So-called because they would throw rocks at the soldiers. He stated they would not shoot at them because it would give away their position. I believe he said they were around 4 ft tall. I didn't think it was unusual as there doesn't seem to be anything odd about apes in the jungle. I did find it somewhat amusing that apes were throwing rocks at soldiers though. He didn't present them as terrorizing but more as being annoying as no one was killed by them.
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Truth....0311....6/71 they would throw their shit at us from trees plus the rocks or other crap ....
Interesting.
0311 as in Marine Infantry Rifleman in MOS?
@@Top10WizardReviews I was also a 0311, with secondaries 0211 and 8541. OOrah!
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When our people, the Hmong enter the Southern China and South East Asia border jungle our elders encounter BigFoot like creatures. Our elders call it Mos Hlub. They grab you and snatch you. They have a weird running gait. They can't bend their knee like a human can due to different evolutionary body mechanic design. That if you run downhill they will trip and if you run zig zag they get confused. The bigfoot leans on a tree slanting to avoid detection as the elder says.
That is fascinating information, thanks.
it's also said by Malaysian author about his experienced with his grandpa, his grandpa curing supernatural cases and the owner of durian orchard calling them because his durian got stole, at night they saw huge apes. they really aggressive though and they ran away into an old ancient tunnel.
his happened in early 60's
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So you are saying if you run downhill they will trip what you mean ?
My dad saw one of these back in Laos when he was only 8 yrs old at his family farm. Scared him so bad that he was sick for a whole week. He still have trouble telling his experience with this creature.
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What exactly did he see ? can you explain ?
Most likely Phim Nyuj Vais
A church Elder freind of mine who was in the Marines and fought in Vietnam mentioned during a testimony having had experiences with the rock apes in Nam.
Wow!
I think the British and Allied forces had some encounters with similar Orang Mawas or Mawas deep in the Malasian jungles during the Malayan Emergency between 1948-62, but that looks like it has been a secret within the British, Australian and New Zealand MOD's to this day. I am sure ex vets like SAS have some interesting stories of what they experienced and later reported to their superiors after their patrols, not to mention what the MNLA jungle fighters experienced while living in the Malasian jungles.
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Another excellent topic and validated for Australia mid north coast, never saw one but had seen a number of secondary things foot print , audible , smell hmm stench… eyes where there could not have been eyes due to height , un less it was two one eyed owls hovering at the window…years later I still ponder 💭 what else is out there with the yowie / hairy-man…
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Love this channel for only presenting facts n the source.
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I enjoyed your video thank you.
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I think they might be inter dimensional as someone once tracked one in a US park, the tracks just disappeared without a trace.
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There are also stories from the Middle East from soldiers who experienced a giant bipedal creature that lived in caves in the mountains and would feed on humans.
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We have an episode on the Kandahar Giant as well: czcams.com/video/VAihC6nX3zg/video.html
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I really liked your documentary
On the mystery of the Rock Apes.
I only wish it was longer.
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My uncle who served in Vietnam supposedly said they fired a 50 caliber machine gun at monster to scare them away or kill them
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I also have uncles, so through experience I fully believe yours told you that. I loved their stories of exciting adventures around the globe.
I would like to know the area where he saw them in Vietnam ?
@@rondodson5736 I believe he was on a Laotian border
You're not supposed to open fire unless you're told to.
popping off random shots to be a jackass, could get you assaulted.
Gary Linderer is one of the most respected humans, in my opinion at least, to ever report an encounter with a Sasquatch (or similar species) as I have read his novels detailing his time in Vietnam. When people talk of a real man or a tough guy...this gentleman fits the bill to a tee.
Mr. Linderer was LRRP (Lurps as they were known) and those men were some of the bravest, toughest and feared soldiers in the Vietnam war. They literally would live in the jungle for weeks doing long-range scouting and recon. If you ever want a good read about the Vietnam War then I definitely suggest purchasing the books of Mr. Linderer.
Much respect for Mr. Linderer both for his time served and dedication to this country and to having the guts to speak the truth about what he witnessed in the jungles of Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos!!
We agree with your sentiment. Thanks for watching.
Can you even imagine what those local, for context and lack of better words, "creatures," were thinking during the US napalm strikes of Cambodia, the killing fields of Cambodia, or hearing Fortunate Son on repeat?
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My great uncle DC was over there. He always said something worse was in those dark jungles than Charlie. He never elaborated and has been dead for a while now. But he got weird when you asked him about "Nam"
I'm surprised that no one talks about the water creature that lives in Vietnam rivers and small lakes/ponds.
They described it as a long creature with a beak with a body that looks like an eel or an earthworm. It's around 12 feet to 16 feet long.
I think the name of it is pronounce like Trung Loon.
I'll look into it. Thanks for watching.
@@FORGOTTENHISTORYCHANNEL Hi, it's spell Thuong Luong.
And certain villages in Vietnam celebrate it with annual dance with a depiction of it like a Chinese lion dance. It saw a video of it once that someone recorded in the 60's. It's myth is right up there with giant softshell turtle, not the ones we see, but story of turtles with shells the size of huts like the prehistoric ones.
it's called naga here in Malaysia and Indonesia. it is said people saw them in tasik Chini (Chini lake) in Pahang state, Malaysia. the most recent sighting reported in 2019.
I'm Vietnamese and those are called Thuong Luong, folklores describe them as a type of Water Dragons but scientists and zoologists believe them being really large saltwater crocodiles which used to roam the swamplands of South Vietnam. I grew up in South Vietnam and the elders used to tell me story about those huge crocs, used to grow so much larger than the ones we see nowadays.
There were sightings of them sea serpents reported by the French or US, but out in the sea. Black, big as whale and longer than them. They said locals used to eat and sell them as “buffalo beef” in disguise.
Very well presented.
Thank you kindly
My father served in Vietnam and he says they are 100% real
Thanks for his service and for corroborating!
Dad also swears that that some were killed by claymores and he described them as looking like a orangutan. In fact, that's what he thought they were. Still kinda does I think
And thank you for your service!
@@jasl7358 Do you know where he had sightings at ? I am hoping to locate them on my next visit to Vietnam.
Your dad's a liar.
Hope to see more paranormal/supernatural videos from the Vietnam War and other wars too.
I recall seeing elsewhere that the US tried to scare the Vietcong/NVA using scary sounding voice recordings.
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You never know. I will run if something pops up.
Great video. Keep the information coming Sir.
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Thank you
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So cool how every single culture has some type of story about Sasquatch like creatures just like everyone has seen and depicted ufos
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All these stories about dead apes, but apparently nobody had a camera. Because soldiers never take photographs...
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Bigfoot must be everywhere . Thanks . Great Chanel ❤😊
Fantastic content. Wendigo maybe as well
Would be an interesting topic to cover as well. Thanks for watching.
I remember the Vietnam Soldiers coming back to Alabama and were the next generations training Officers talking about Rock Apes and Other things. I didn't believe the stories thought they were trying to scare us. Thank God I missed Vietnam by 1 year.
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Reading Roger Lockshier's book, "We saved SOG souls", a gunship crew chief for the 101st Airborne aviation battalion. He describes seeing this creature on a couple of occasions and tells of others from the recon teams also seeing them
If people only knew….
Our so called myths are not so mythical.. Ancient Egyptian paintings aren’t just fantasy. They KNEW!
Some myths and legends are based on historical truths. Thanks for watching!
Many unexplained stories out there.
Great stuff I have witnessed
Sasquash in Colorado mountains
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Used to hang out in Steamboat Springs years ago.
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Us hmongs call it a "mah-lu" ape with stiff joints who eats human intestines. My grandparents used to say that they used to sleep 2 people opposite of each other so feet at the head and head at the feet so at night when you're sleeping it'll look like both ends have heads so the creature won't eat you when it comes into camp
Wow, sounds creepy
I hiked so many volcanoes in Nicaragua. My last trip was in Chinandega, where I hiked the Cosiguina Volcano. We stayed with a local family within the Cosiguina town, and that night I hear whooping sounds all night long. That noise could not come from a howler monkey since it sounded bigger and with a bigger lung capacity. I believe the Sisimite roams in Central America's Jungle.
Love it !
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Thanks very much
Great video.
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