Undated Thunderbird reports
15 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.
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Witness reports seeing a massive black bird with wings spanning most of an 80-foot runway eating calf afterbirth.
Thunderbird · Alaska
The narrator and their mother saw a huge bird with a wingspan as wide as the road appear in front of their truck and then disappear instantly.
Thunderbird
The narrator reports that as a child sitting on their grandparents' porch swing, they saw a very large bird in the sky with visible flight feathers and believed it to be a thunderbird.
Thunderbird · Oregon
Witness reports seeing a large black bird with a 25-30 foot wingspan flying above a hill while driving in Oregon.
Thunderbird · Somerset County, Pennsylvania
[name] reports that a friend of hers saw a big bird in Acme near a pond.
Thunderbird · Lycoming County, Pennsylvania
[name]. documented the region's history of giant bird sightings and referenced Cranmer's information about the Thunderbird Photo.
Thunderbird · Tombstone, Arizona
A lady in Tombstone gave [name] an account of a thunderbird two prospectors shot and brought into Tombstone.
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 · 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.
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John Keel recalled a photograph of a pterodactyl-like creature nailed to or hanging from a barn with men standing in front.
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Witnesses from the later 20th century recall having seen the Thunderbird Photo in a book about strange phenomena.
Thunderbird · Ontario, Canada
Witness reports seeing multiple thunderbirds with 3-foot beaks and small plane wingspans while canoeing in north Ontario.
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Keel claims to have a clear memory of seeing the photograph of the Thunderbird.
Thunderbird
A Hoh elder told one witness that the giant ravens seen in the Hoh Rainforest were a Thunderbird.
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[name] recalls a photograph showing several men standing with a huge, overgrown bird.