The Carthage Reptilians

By Crusader1307

Much can be advanced, theory wise -  about the following Story. Most either doubt it outright or assign it as a ‘’Tourist Hoax’’ to garner Visitors to come to the moderately sized (population) of Carthage, Missouri. The Town sits near an underground myriad of Ancient caves and Tunnels (some thousands of years in age, others man-made and relatively ‘’modern’’). But since 1993, and increasing it seems well into 2013, MANY reports have  come forth of ‘’something’’ living deep within many of these Caverns. Based on the multitude of sightings, these reports state that Humans have come into contact with what has become known as ‘’Reptilians’’. These are described as 6 to 8-foot, bipedal Lizard-like Entities (some even wearing strange clothing). The term ‘’Reptilians’’ is well known to Modern Students of UFOlogy. These are claimed to be an Extraterrestrial Lifeform, by and large ‘’unfriendly’’ to Humankind. Said to be able to ‘’infiltrate’’ Human Society thru disguise, The Internet is full of many videos purporting to show Reptilian Lifeforms at various stages of ‘’losing’’ Their ‘’Human-like’’ visages. To Folklorists, Reptilian-Entities can be traced back thousands of years and in fairly every Cultural Mythos. But in terms of Our Tale, both ideas could apply.

Carthage, Missouri shares many miles of deep tunnels and caverns with adjoining American States. Several ‘’installations’’ were created by the US Navy and Army Corps. Of Engineers in the 1970s and 1980s, as a means of mass survival for Nuclear War. To date, some of these caves still contain supplies for nearly 50,000 Citizens. In 1993, a group of Urban Explorers decided to sneak into such a Cave near Carthage. The group noted that while the cave walls were obviously ‘’machine dug’’, much of the interior walls appeared ‘’shiny and polished’’ (which was odd). The deeper The Group went, the stranger it became. They noted, half-way through – the cave floor was covered with strange symbols and writing. Thinking it some form of graffiti, it only further established that They were NOT the first to travel inside.

The Group began to detect a strange smell as they proceeded. In the dark, The Group stated that They saw movement up ahead in the dim cave – illuminated from a light source They could not locate. The Group stopped in horror as They were suddenly confronted by the so-called source of the odor. Two Reptilian Beings stood in front of Them. One was a ‘’pale white’’ while the other was red in color. The ‘’Red Reptilian’’ also appeared to be wearing some sort of ‘’gold colored material, to include boots or shoes of some kind’’. And while neither creature made any overt or menacing movements, The Group ‘’felt’’ that ‘’Red’’ was ‘’sinister’’. They Group turned to run back. As They did, some saw ‘’Red’’ is a half-hearted attempt at foot pursuit. However, when The Entity reached the point in the Cave where the symbols were inscribed, He stopped immediately and would ‘’not cross over it’’. Terrified The group exited The Cave and called Carthage Police for help. Oddly The Police stated that ‘’They could NOT help them’’ and that They ‘’should call Security’’ at The Site. The telephone line went dead for a minute, when it suddenly came to life – with a voice that stated TE Group should ‘’wait exactly where They were’’. Within minutes, several Vehicles approached. (4) Men, dressed in all black with no patches or identification exited and told The Group, that ‘’They were trespassing on Government Property and could be arrested’’. Despite the tale told, The Men simply told The Group to immediately leave (which They did without question).

Since this first 1993 ‘’encounter’’, The Cave has been sealed with concrete (which features a locked steel door for good measure as well). But other hikers and the curious have reported since ‘’seeing’’ strange ‘’Reptilian Beings’’ wandering through the woods, crossing secluded roads, etc. Alien Invaders? Some strange Government experiment gone wrong? Or as stated, just another Urban Legend based on rumor and hoax?