They have appeared throughout the centuries, starting as native American
legends, and that includes South America and Central America. Some say
they are birds, while others have suggested that they are really alien
thunder birds. Whether they come from other solar systems or have
evolved on this planet into giant birds, they keep appearing from time to
time, even into modern days.
The art from the ancient world is mostly Egyptian and Middle Eastern,
and refers to mythological creatures which are often shown to be half
man and half bird, usually with the head of a bird. But there are also
gods that are shown with men's heads and giant wings. The North and
South American world shows them predominantly as birds, the thunder
coming from the sound of their wings as they flap overhead. Those with
alien associations suggest that artificial aircraft cause thundering
sounds as they pass through the skies.
Whatever their origin and true meaning, they have inspired artists around
the world.
They come in a vast range of colors and materials, from carved to sculpted
to cast in precious metals. Oddly, they are mostly thought of as
imaginary, leaving their traces mostly in fantasy books, and legends
of dragons and ancient gods. But if we were to turn off our television
sets and spend more time beneath the night skies, scanning and wondering
as the ancients did, we might see more moving objects than we do now.
We can mistake meteors, weather balloons, and light aircraft as the
giant birds. Even motionless planets can fool the casual observer. But
despite common inhabitants of the sky, ancient observers left us with
numerious reports of abnormal sightings. Some witnesses have seen them
in daylight at close range, and have left us with descriptions that are
baffling.
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