Thunderbird reports in Pennsylvania
14 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.
Thunderbird · Coudersport, Pennsylvania · 1940
[name] claims to have witnessed a huge bird on the ground near Coudersport in 1940 that was brownish, upright, and had a wingspread of 25 feet.
Thunderbird · Northern Cambria, Pennsylvania · 1966
Witness reports that [name] and [name] were searching for Thunderbirds in the mountains of northern Pennsylvania around 1966.
Thunderbird · Cameron County, Pennsylvania · 1970s
[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.
Thunderbird · Somerset County, Pennsylvania
[name] reports that a friend of hers saw a big bird in Acme near a pond.
Thunderbird · Greensburg, Pennsylvania · 2001
[name] stood on his porch in Greensburg and saw a massive bird with a huge wingspan near Highway 119.
Thunderbird · Greenville, Pennsylvania · 2001
A neighbor of the previous witness claimed to have seen the creature the day after the initial sighting.
Thunderbird · Greenville, Pennsylvania · 2001
A resident of Greenville observed a large grayish-black creature soaring overhead for at least 20 minutes before it perched on a tree.
Thunderbird · Cameron County, Pennsylvania · 1970
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.
Thunderbird · South Greensburg, Pennsylvania
[name] and his wife [name], along with their neighbor, witnessed a huge bird flying low over their fire pit in South Greensburg.
Thunderbird · South Greensburg, Pennsylvania · 2001
A witness reported seeing a large bird-like creature with a 10 to 15 foot wingspan flying over Route 119 in South Greensburg, Pennsylvania.
Thunderbird · Potter County, Pennsylvania
[name]. recorded multiple Thunderbird encounters in north-central Pennsylvania spanning from 1892 to 1971, with a particularly active period between 1968 and 1971.
Thunderbird · Wyoming County, Pennsylvania · 2002
A man on his porch in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, reported seeing two huge birds with wingspans matching the base of a tree, which he identified as not being herons or any known bird.
Thunderbird · Erie County, Pennsylvania · 2001
A witness in Erie County reported a sighting of a creature with a wingspan of 15 to 17 feet described as dark gray with little or no neck.
Thunderbird · Pennsylvania · 1900
[name] claimed there were massive birds in rural, mountainous Pennsylvania with incredible wingspans between 25-35 feet.