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3D model Narrated

“Lake Shelbyville”

Stories2

Texas John Huffer Films Thunderbirds at Lake Shelbyville

c. 1977 · Cove near the Findlay marina, Lake Shelbyville, Shelby County, Illinois

United States

Cryptid · Creature · 21 sources

29Thinly documented

The Lawndale Thunderbird Attack on Marlon Lowe

July 25, 1977 · Lawndale, Logan County, Illinois

United States

Cryptid · Creature · 23 sources

17Thinly documented

Names2

Ken Gerhard Person · 5 stories
A cryptozoologist and author, Ken Gerhard keeps returning to the winged things of Texas.
Lawndale Place · 4 stories
A small village in Logan County, Illinois.

Documents2

Project Blue Book Mantell case file (92 pages) Document

USAF / NARA via The Black Vault· 93 pages· 1 page mentions it
- p. 71 …D-17 Shelbiana F-20 Shelby City F-15 Shelbyville D-14 Shepherdsville E-13 Sherburne D-17 Shively D…
Blue Book case file 1948-01 Godman AFB, Kentucky Document

Internet Archive (USAF / NARA)· 75 pages· 1 page mentions it
- p. 70 …D-17 Shelbiana F-20 Shelby City F-15 Shelbyville D-14 Shepherdsville E-13 Sherburne D-17 Shively D…

Videos3

Video1977

From the Vault: mammoth mystery bird in Central IL near Lake Shelbyville

From Texas John Huffer Films Thunderbirds at Lake Shelbyville

Video1977

MonsterQuest S1 E4: Birdzilla

From Texas John Huffer Films Thunderbirds at Lake Shelbyville

Video1977

MonsterQuest: Birdzilla (segment)

From Texas John Huffer Films Thunderbirds at Lake Shelbyville