Reminds me of this guy who as child was picked up by some sort of "giant" raptor. There were articles on it, and since he was over 25 pounds, people were wondering what type of bird it was. The way he described it, it had to be a very large condor (not a raptor) or a supposedly extinct large raptor. Coupled with the fact that vultures and condors have weak grip---made for walking, and not raptor like feet, which are made for grasping, The condor theory was thrown out. Then the media went off on a "Thunderbird" kick. The thunderbird is of Native American mythos, and stories were told to children that the bird would carry children away. Apparently the Thunderbird would come before a thunderstorm.
A very large bird of prey with a large enough wingspan (25 feet) that could generate enough lift to lift 75 pound or more kid, would in theory be about 200 pounds. So, they started looking at radar before storms to see f they could pick out large birds of prey.
