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Thunderbird Sightings

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Reports of gigantic birds -- much larger than any known bird -- have been reported for hundreds of years. Native Americans call them Thunderbirds. Here are some true accounts and information.

Pennsylvania Thunderbird

About 60 people saw this Thunderbird while picnicking for Memorial Day in Pennsylvania.

Texas Thunderbirds Sighting

Kat's family lived in a cul-de-sac in San Benito, Texas when they saw what they think were Thunderbirds flying in and out of the clouds.

Thunderbird Returns

A night watchman sees a thunderbird over his workplace in Pittsburgh.

Thunderbirds Over Illinois

Ben saw thunderbirds on May 3, 2010 in McHenry, Illinois at 3:45 p.m. when sitting in his goat pasture.

Thunderbird Over North Dakota

An Air Force officer sees the giant creature while on patrol, September 2009.

Thunderbird in the Everglades

Seen over Dada County, Florida in 2005-2006 and said to be as large as a small airplane.

Pittsburgh Thunderbird

While sitting in traffic, the witness saw this Thunderbird over the suburbs of Pittsburgh in November, 2004.

Giant Bird Attack

Maybe not a Thunderbird, but the witness describes it as "an amazingly huge black bird-like creature" that attacked some children.

Thunderbird in Mexico

Stew says the bird he saw over Mexico in 2000 had a wingspan of 20-30 feet.

Big Bird Sighting

This sighting was in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania and its long legs "dangled like a man's legs."

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