The story of the Ningen was born when a team of Japanese scientists traveled to Antarctica to research whales. The expedition encountered a massive, unknown aquatic creature in the icy waters. The creature was as white as snow. Other than its colossal size, they claimed its body structure was almost humanoid in form. Thus, the creature was dubbed “ningen”, a Japanese word meaning “human”. Eyewitnesses estimated the length somewhere between 20 to 30 meters, or 66 to 98 feet.
Subsequent expeditions have also allegedly encountered the ningen. Descriptions vary on a few details. Some claim the creature has arms. A few have even reported seeing hand and fingers. Others have reported seeing long fins but no arms. There have even been claims the ningen was seen standing upright on two legs.
Such discrepancies no doubt raise suspicion on eye witness testimony. Yet these discrepancies alone ought not necessarily lead us to the conclusion that the eye witnesses were seeing things – or that they were lying about what they think they saw. Humans are notoriously bad at accurately recounting specific details from memory. This is why witness testimony is not considered to be as reliable as, say, video evidence in a court of law.
Though video may be given more weight than witness testimony in court, it’s not necessarily an iron-clad form of evidence either. It’s no secret that – given the know-how and proper equipment, a pretty convincing video hoax can be created. When viewing the following clips, it’s prudent to keep this in mind.
To date, there are only 3 known clips of the illusive beast. in this video, we will take a look at all 3 and analyze each.
Clip number 1 is highly compressed, which is an immediate red flag, and I was unable to find any information on the original source. Though I can’t prove it’s a hoax, its authenticity is questionable at best.
Clip number 2 is much higher quality than the last clip. The earliest source I could find was an upload from 2006. However, the 2006 upload appears to be a reupload. Rumor has it that the original source was a Japanese animation company, but I couldn’t find any hard evidence of that claim either.
Clip number 3 came from JAMSTEC (Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology). Though the footage is authentic, there’s quite a bit of debate over exactly what this thing actually is…
While many believe it to show the illusive Ningen, various other explanations have been offered. Some claim the object in question is a manatee. However, manatees are only found in much warmer waters and are not found this far south. Another possibility offered was that the object is nothing more than a stone formation with 2 sea creatures situated on either side – giving the appearance of eyes. This possibility is certainly more plausible than the manatee explanation and can’t be ruled out. The last possibility frequently mentioned is that the object is a beluga whale.
Beluga whales do inhabit icy waters, but only in the northern sub-arctic and arctic region. In addition to this, beluga whales do not fit the anatomical profile of whatever is seen here.
The last possibility is that whatever this is – is another species altogether that is also unknown to science.
Given the vastness of earth’s oceans, and the fact that we know far more about the surface of the moon than we do about our own oceans, this possibility is not so far-fetched. After all, we are constantly finding new aquatic creatures that have never been previously cataloged.
But at the end of the day, whatever is seen in clip 3 remains inconclusive.
So which of these explanations do you think is the most likely? Let me know in the comment section below.
Music:
“Court and Page” by Silent Partner
“TBF3” by Vibe Tracks
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