Man Claims he has Seen Noah's Ark

Some believe this 2003 satellite image shows Noah's Ark (courtesy: DigitalGlobe)

The Tulsa, Okla., man says his faith in God led him to believe in the biblical story of Noah's Ark, but his trip to a remote area in eastern Turkey led him to accept the historic vessel was genuine.

Val Smith says he traveled to Mt. Ararat recently to see what a 1960 Life magazine article suggested was the final resting place for the Ark, though the journey was an attempt to solidify, not validate, his faith.


"If God's word is true, then these remains are out there somewhere," he told KTUL-TV in Tulsa. "There's some of this actually happening."

When he arrived, he found a number of artifacts – iron rivets, petrified wood and ancient tar – he says are all a part of the Ark.