Giant Bird Mystery in Kansas City in the 1950s

1955-56: Kansas City, Missouri- Giant Birds Sighted by Multiple Witnesses

In locations near 47th & Denver close to the limestone quarry and KC Zoo/Swope Park area multiple sightings of large, winged creatures were seen by a number of persons over a two-year period. James Bair is a retired schoolteacher and Field Investigator and section director for Missouri MUFON. James and his family and neighbors saw these winged creatures over a two-year span. James was eight and nine years old at the time. In one instance his father called him outside and said excitedly, "Take a look at that great big eagle on top of the garage!" Then, he thought better of it and said it was a huge owl. But neither of them knew what it actually was, and it scared them because it was just too big to be a known bird. The creatures had feathers, a white head with oval egg -shaped black bodies.

James and his friends used to play along Brush Creek and would sometimes see these big birds. He believes that some of the creatures were short and stocky, while others were taller and thinner. None had a long tail. They also struggled to get off the ground when starting to fly. In the 50’s eagles were in decline, so it was not common to see eagles at that time.

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James said that he saw several of these creatures standing next to the banks of Brush Creek. "They stood about 5' 8" tall, about the same height as my dad, and they never made a sound," James said. The neighbors and other family members saw these unknown creatures on multiple occasions, sometimes flying in the air, sitting in trees, or standing on the ground on two legs. James would be super -vigilant when he and his friends went to the creek, keeping watch for these large creatures, which scared him.

The birds seemed to make appearances after dusk but not during the day. James surmises that they may have been hiding out in the caves at the quarry during the day, and came out at night to eat, presumably fish from the creek or chickens and other animals that many people had in those days. James and his family lived between Brush Creek and the Blue River. The Blue river runs past mines and a police pistol range. It was undeveloped in that area and was mostly forest, where any type of creature could live. Today James says that he could not rule out that the creatures were pterodactyls. 

Then, the sightings mysteriously stopped, and the birds were not seen by the group of friends again. James still lives in the same area and has not spotted one of these creatures since the 1950s. 

I have taken a number of reports of sightings of giant winged humanoids in and around the Swope Park area in recent years. Swope Park is a place where any type of animal could easily live.

Source: James Bair, Field Investigator for Missouri MUFON.

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Report taken by Margie Kay, director of Quest Investigation Group. www.margiekay.com

Two independent witnesses see a giant winged creature

01/31/20 Kansas City, Missouri. As she was driving north on Wornall Road in Kansas City, Missouri at 7:50 pm Marlene A. saw a gigantic dark flying bird that looked similar to a pterodactyl. It had a huge beak, long legs with feet, and a wingspan that would have been as wide as the street. The creature flapped its wings several times, then Marlene lost sight of it.

01/31/20 4:30 pm. Pat D. Saw an all black winged bird flying overhead as she drove on College at 119^th Street in Overland Park, Kansas. The bird was at treetop level and it was gliding. Pat said that it did not flap its wings and that it looked similar to a raven except much larger. She could not estimate the size, except to say that it was the largest bird she's ever seen. 

Could these two sightings have been related? The two locations are just a few miles apart. 

Pterodactyl like creature spotted in Jackson County, Missouri

On January 27, 2020, I received a report from a woman regarding several sightings she has had along with her sister.

The sisters live near an undisclosed lake area in Jackson County: R.H. and her sisters have seen a giant bird four times since 2016. The first time it was spotted sitting out on the ice on a lake at some distance from their location. It never moved. 

The next two times they saw the same creature in flight and it looked like it was the size of a small plane, but it flapped its wings like a Pterodactyl. 

The fourth sighting was in January of 2020 when the women were looking for eagles with binoculars and saw this creature flying so high they couldn't see it with the naked eye. 

The women don't want to disclose the exact location because they don't want any harm to come to the creature. One woman feels that it may be something supernatural. 

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Margie Kay is a paranormal investigator living in Independence, Missouri. Contact her at www.margiekay.com.