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

1948 Giant Bird Mystery in St. Louis, Missouri

 

In April of 1948 The St. Louis area was inundated with reports of unusually large birds.

At least 13 witnesses reported seeing a gigantic, grayish-black bird with a torpedo-like body soaring in the skies above South St. Louis, Alton, Glendale, Overland, and Richmond Heights.  People described the creature as “immense,” “incredible,” and “enormous.”  A police patrolman, and a corporal saw it as well.

Officer Francis Hennelly said that “Its wings were flapping, and it was headed southwest, flying at an altitude of several hundred feet. I thought it was a large eagle, but I’ve never seen one that big before.” One witness said that unlike normal birds, this creature flapped one wing, then the other. Another witness watched as the giant bird flew towards the Mississippi bluffs, where he surmised would make a good habitat for such a creature. 

There have been multiple reports of gigantic birds and/or Mothman type creatures across the state of Missouri since 2017, with the bulk of the recent reports from the greater Kansas City area. Perhaps whatever this creature is has followed the Missouri River across the state.

Read the original 1948 article

The original story posted in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch was titled “The Gigantic Bird Mystery: That Thing in the Sky- is it Really a Bird or is it a Plane or a Witch?

Source: St. Louis Post Dispatch, October 29, 2017

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Margie Kay is the director of Quest Paranormal Investigation Group and the Assistant State Director for Missouri MUFON. Contact her at www.margiekay.com.

Another Giant Bird Spotted in Kansas City

In the early morning hours of July 3, 2020, an man and his friend saw a gigantic bird fly over their house. At 12: 50 a.m. the two were watching fireworks in their Waldo neighborhood when they both spotted a huge winged creature flying nearly directly over their heads. "It was gigantic - the size of a Cessna plane and flying at about the same altitude as a plane," said the witness.

The witness said that the bird was clearly visible under the full moon. He reported this on the Facebook group Worldwide Mothman, Winged creature, and Sasquatch Sightings.

They had seen a series of approximately 20 white lights in the sky just prior to seeing the bird headed southwest to northeast in the same direction as the giant bird. The lights were white, and they were random, not in a single file line as the Starlink Satellites. They also created big flashes, but unlike fireworks. The witness said that they were much slower moving than shooting stars.

Waldo is an older neighborhood located near 75th Street and Wornall Road in Kansas City, Missouri. It is a busy area with lots of houses, businesses, and traffic.

It is speculated by some that these gigantic winged creature may be extraterrestrials, due to the fact that many are seen at or near the same time as UFOs. If they are a creature from Earth, then why has no one captured one or obtained more evidence of their existence?  To see something such as this in the country is one thing, but their multiple appearances in cities is baffling to say the least. To date, I have received 47 reports of giant winged creatures, with most of them being in cities, and in most cases near wooded areas with a water source. Waldo has no such area.

The mystery continues...

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Margie Kay is a paranormal researcher and author. Reach her a 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. 

Are the Giant Winged Creature Reports Related to UFOs?

To date, Quest Investigation Group has taken 35 reports of giant winged creatures in the state of Missouri, with most sightings occurring near the Missouri River. Several sightings have occurred just before or after UFOs were spotted in the same locations.

In one location at Sugar Creek, Missouri the witness has seen multiple unidentified flying objects, orbs, an alien, and a giant bird with a huge wingspan that was larger than a small plane. This location seems to be a paranormal hot spot, and it is very close to the Missouri River.

In other cases in Missouri, witnesses reported seeing balls of light just prior to or after seeing a gigantic winged creature with bat-like wings. Balls of light have often been associated with UFOs.

During the MothMan sightings in Point Pleasant West Virginia, witnesses reported seeing UFOs over several months. Several people also had visits from Men in Black, which are associated with extraterrestrial visitations.

Could there be a connection between the giant winged creatures and alien craft?  It begs the question: Are these winged creatures actually aliens rather than Earthly beings?

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Margie Kay is keeping a record of giant winged creature sightings in the State of Missouri and neighboring states. Please file reports by sending an email to margiekay06@yahoo.com. 

Giant Winged Creature Report from 1919

The following is from Vern Windsor: 

"Margie, I remember a story my 8th grade teacher told the class about a sighting she had. This would have been around 1919 or 1920. She lived in Camden Missouri at this time. When she was a preteen her family was walking to church when a large winged thing swooped in front of her family, screamed at them, flew around them for a minute and then flew off to the north. She said they walked a little down the road and her mom asked her dad if he saw that thing. Her dad answered her with (paraphrasing here) "don't talk about that! We didn't see anything!" She told us the family tried once a few years later to talk about the flying thing and her dad got mad at them, yelling the same things."

Camden is a town in Ray County, Missouri, and part of the Kansas City metropolitan area within the United States. The population was 191 at the 2010 census. Camden was a Missouri River boat stop until the early 1900s and the Missouri River's Camden bend was cutoff after major river flooding, moving the new channel south.

Once again, a giant bird was spotted near the Missouri River. If the creatures are using the river as a food source it would make sense that there are so many sightings near the river. 
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Quest Investigation Group is keeping a record of giant bird sightings in the State of Missouri. Report sightings by sending an email to Margie Kay margiekay06@yahoo.com