Thunderbird reports from the 1970s

5 cases, best-documented first. Page 1 of 1.

We map claims, not creatures. A case is what some source says someone saw or heard, with the link to that source. It is not proof that anything was there, and a retelling counts once, not as a second sighting.

1. 

   Thunderbird · Cameron County, Pennsylvania · 1970s

   Cameron County, Pennsylvania1 independent source

   [name] reports seeing a very large, dark raptor-like bird with a wingspan over 12 feet flying along a highway in Cameron County during the early 1970s.

2. 

   Thunderbird · Vermilion County, Illinois · 1977

   Vermilion County, Illinois1 independent source

   [name] and his mother [name] in Lawndale, Illinois in 1977 reported a giant black bird with a white ring around its neck lifting and dragging the boy.

3. 

   Thunderbird · South Lawndale, Illinois · 1977

   South Lawndale, Illinois1 independent source

   Witness reports that a massive black bird swooped down on ten-year-old [name], grabbed his shirt, and pecked at his head before being driven off by his mother.

4. 

   Thunderbird · Cameron County, Pennsylvania · 1970

   Cameron County, Pennsylvania1 independent source

   Witness reports that [name] and his grandfather saw an immense bird with a wingspan over 12 feet swoop over their truck on Rt. 872 in August 1970.

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   Thunderbird · Danville, Illinois · 1978

   Danville, Illinois1 independent source

   [name] and a friend in Danville, Illinois in 1978 reported seeing a giant black bird with square wings that made shrill shrieks.