A post submitted by CGI member PhantomsMonsters.

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HUGE THUNDERBIRD Sighting & Description in Northern Illinois Recalled by Witness (Sketch on link)

A young boy living in northern Illinois recounts his sighting of a huge cryptid bird with a 25 feet plus wingspan. His friend also witnesses the creature and speculates the size to be somewhat larger. Read more...

https://www.phantomsandmonsters.com/2023/03/huge-thunderbird-sighting-description.html

Bonus articles:

LONG JOHN NEBEL AND HIS “PARTY LINE” RADIO PROGRAM - Part I

In 1954 radio was in competition with the burgeoning media of television for the capture of ever-bigger audiences. It looked like radio was losing. But then the owner of an auction barn in New Jersey, the 43-year-old, lean and lanky John Zimmerman (1911-1978), a.k.a. “Long John Nebel,” approached the manager of the powerful 50,000 watts WOR (710 AM) Class A, a clear-channel radio station in New York City with the idea of a call-in talk show centered on popular paranormal subjects, but particularly the ever-elusive flying saucers that everyone had been reporting over North American skies since 1947. Read more...

https://www.phantomsandmonsters.com/2023/03/long-john-nebel-and-his-party-line.html

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CANINE CRYPTID & HUMANOID Encounters Described in Southern Louisiana Bayou

A southern Louisiana resident describes a friend's encounter with an unknown canine-like cryptid. He also describes his personal sightings and encounters with possible humanoids and cryptids. Read more...

https://www.phantomsandmonsters.com/2023/03/canine-cryptid-humanoid-encounters.html