Montana IBS Sighting Reports

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IBS Report #: 1472

Location: LINCOLN county, MT. United States

Sighting Type: 1

Latitude: +048˚ 33' N
Longitude: 115˚ 58' W
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Time: DAYBREAK
Elevation: 2969

Data Source: TR23
Credibility: 5
Locality: YAAK AREA, VINAL CREEK
Researcher: CRC
Witness: EARNEST FRITZ

Sighting Type: 1
Summary: 8 FT BROWN BF BITES NECK AND KILLS DEER, SLINGS OVER NECK,VOCALIZATION, DEER PARALYZED WITH FEAR

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Mont tr23 Earnest Fritz. "Very NW corner of Montana...Heavily wooded for many miles...I was standing in a little open field on my way to go fishing. Suddenly a deer came rushing out of the woods into the open meadow, very frightened. There was a terrible blood curdling scream, and I was a little afraid...sunk down into the grass…out of the woods bounded this 8 foot tall, brown creature, long arms, walking upright on two very sturdy legs…100 feet away. The deer became paralyzed at the screech of the animal (Fritz did a credible imitation of the Bigfoot's noise at this point...the noise started low, and went to a very high pitch)...reached the deer in four good long strides, grabbed the deer by the head, lifted it up bodily with no problem at all, and sunk its teeth into its throat...the deer quit struggling in a few minutes...then it looked right and left, then right again, to see if anything would challenge it to its kill...seeing no problem. I think I had sunk down in the dirt a foot trying to keep out of sight. If I had wanted to take a picture, I wouldn’t have tried it...the click of the camera might have alerted it. It grabbed the deer around the nose with a hand...not a paw, took the deer, slung it over its shoulder, and disappeared into the woods. I was close enough to see that the face was half human, half animal, always on it's hind legs, 8 feet, and very agile." Mr. Fritz has written an adventure book, one chapter on Sasquatch,"Trail Of The Hunter," $15.95. Jim Hewkin also interviewed him.
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Precip: YAAK 4.0 0.7 1.2 1.7 3.4 1.2 0.2 1.3 5.3 2.9 3.2 2.2 27.3
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Ecology: HEAVILY WOODED, FULL MOON, CEDAR STAND

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IBS Report #: 488

Location: MISG county, MT. UNITED STATES

Sighting Type: 3

Latitude: 0
Longitude: 0
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Month: APR
Year: 1997
Time: NIGHT
Elevation:

Data Source: TR68
Credibility: 0
Locality: Western Montana in wooded area
Researcher: NATHAN PEAK
Witness: WITNESS

Sighting Type: 3
Summary: Chupacabra, Face peers into fast moving auto window and cracks it; flys off with wings; 4ft tall.

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MT,co, ,d,Apr,1997,night,e,TR#68-Jun’97,2,witness/N. Peak, Crypto,Western Montana in wooded area, Chupacabra, Face peers into fast moving auto window and cracks it; flys off with wings; 4ft tall. In western Montana, in the middle of April, the witness was driving through a heavily wooded area at night. All of a sudden, the car started rocking, and from the top of the car, an ugly gray face peered down and looked in the front window...it was pressing so hard against the windshield, that it cracked, his witness said. Trying to get in, it rammed the car repeatedly with its shoulder and did some $500.00 worth of damage...$1100 if you count the paint job. It left heavy scratches as it tried to get in as the car careened along at 80 mph. Suddenly it flew straight up, keeping up with wings. It had red glowing eyes, was four feet tall, was brown and gray. It glided along rather than pump the 5 foot long wings like a bird.
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IBS Report #: 4150

Location: MISSOULA county, MT. UNITED STATES

Sighting Type: 1

Latitude: +047˚ 11' N
Longitude: 113˚ 30' W
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Elevation: 3996

Data Source: TR 103 JAN 2001
Credibility: 3
Locality: Seeley Lake
Researcher: Nick B
Witness: ANN GRANDMOTHER

Sighting Type: 1
Summary: BF RAIDS OUTDOOR FREEZER

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* Forwarded from Ann H. Montana sighting. My best friend's grandmother lives near Seeley Lake, MT, and told him this story. Several years ago she heard some noise off the back porch in an area where she kept a freezer outside. When the noise persisted, she went to the porch to investigate. She saw a bear near her freezer and the freezer door was open. It appeared that the bear had his head buried in the upright, as she could only see part of the animal. The front half of the bear was hidden by the open freezer door. In the past, she had trouble with bears, so thinking this was just another marauder, she opened the screen door and gave a shout. At the sound of her voice, the "bear" stood up, and faced her to look at her. What she saw nearly gave her a heart attack. A "large ape" faced her briefly, then quickly walked out of the porch light into the night. That is all I know of the story other than the fact that she still lives there, alone and has only told a few people for fear of reprisal. Again, I'm still skeptical, but I don't understand why a grandmother would make up such a story to tell only her grandchildren. My buddy says she is on the level and was a bit hesitant to even tell them. Well, for what it's worth, there it is. I'm hoping to do a little fishing in MT this summer and would like to talk to her. Nick B
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IBS Report #: 1617

Location: MISSOULA county, MT. United States

Sighting Type: SIGHTING

Latitude: +046˚ 43' N
Longitude: 114˚ 31' W
Day: 20
Month: JUNE
Year: 1974
Time: 1500 PST
Elevation: 4160

Data Source: TR25
Credibility: 3
Locality: LOLO HOT SPRINGS
Researcher: CRC
Witness: JEFF SCHAFER AND FRIEND

Sighting Type: SIGHTING
Summary: BF RAN IN FRONT OF MOTORCYCLES, BLACK, ODOR, 18X17 TRACK,,400#, EATING FISH, VOCALIZE, 9 FT

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MT TR25 * Jeff Schafer, 17, and a friend went camping with parents near Lolo Hot Springs, close to Missoula, MT, June 20th, 1974. Riding their Honda CL-175 motorcycles 20 MPH up a logging road, they went around a bend about 2PM, and a Bigfoot ran in front of them so close that they had to crash the bikes in the ditch to avoid hitting it. It sort of growled or howled at them, and continued in two steps to cross the road and was gone. It was black, with 8-9" long thick hairs collected later from a bush (no longer have hair-threw away because it smelled like urine and feces). There was also a good 18X7" track in the middle of the road where the nine foot creature bounded out of the ravine, and up a wooded slope, striding at 5 ft. The dome shaped huge head had an ear like a man's and a beard, tho' it had bare skin around the eyes and nose, a bare chest like a gorilla, and estimated at 400 plus pounds. The hands and arms hung like a man's, and it did not hunch over. It was coming from the ravine, apparently startled by them, where they guessed it had been feeding on fish, up to 4# golden and brook trout caught by parents. That night, about 2AM, something in the bush made a growl/howling sound like an elk in rut, and they heard a log "crunch" (like something smashed it). Jeff says he could easily pass a lie detector test. Discussing the sighting with a Forest Service man in Missoula, he said that he had seen them too, but didn't want to scare away tourists by saying anything. He mentioned that the creatures were active whenever fireflies were active...and Jeff said there were plenty of them out that night.
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Precip: 4.4 2.2 2.0 1.6 1.9 2.4 1.2 1.3 1.4 2.1 2.2 2.9 25.5
Temp: 22.84 27.92 31.41 39.52 48.06 55.55 61.81 60.83 51.85 41.47 31.49 23.59 41.28
Sun: The following information is provided for (longitude W114.5, latitude N46.7): Thursday 20 June 1974 Universal Time SUN Begin civil twilight 11:04 Sunrise 11:44 Sun transit 19:40 Sunset 03:35 on following day End civil twilight 04:15 on following day MOON Moonrise 11:09 on preceding day Moonset 03:20 Moonrise 12:17 Moon transit 20:18 Moonset 04:11 on following day New Moon on 20 June 1974 at 04:55 Universal Time.
Snow: 32.0 17.4 13.0 6.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.5 10.5 21.9 103.2
Ecology: Missing

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IBS Report #: 1690

Location: missoula county, MT. United States

Sighting Type: 1

Latitude: +046˚ 43' N
Longitude: 114˚ 32' W
Day: 20
Month: JUN
Year: 1974
Time: 2 pm
Elevation: 4131

Data Source: TR25
Credibility: 3
Locality: lolo hot springs
Researcher: CRC
Witness: jeff schaffer

Sighting Type: 1
Summary: 9 FT BF RAN IN FRONT OF MOTORCYCLES, VOCALIZATION, 18 IN TRACK

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MT TR25 * Jeff Schafer, 17, and a friend went camping with parents near Lolo Hot Springs, close to Missoula, MT, June 20th, 1974. Riding their Honda CL-175 motorcycles 20 MPH up a logging road, they went around a bend about 2PM, and a Bigfoot ran in front of them so close that they had to crash the bikes in the ditch to avoid hitting it. It sort of growled or howled at them, and continued in two steps to cross the road and was gone. It was black, with 8-9" long thick hairs collected later from a bush (no longer have hair-threw away because it smelled like urine and feces). There was also a good 18X7" track in the middle of the road where the nine foot creature bounded out of the ravine, and up a wooded slope, striding at 5 ft. The dome shaped huge head had an ear like a man's and a beard, tho' it had bare skin around the eyes and nose, a bare chest like a gorilla, and estimated at 400 plus pounds. The hands and arms hung like a man's, and it did not hunch over. It was coming from the ravine, apparently startled by them, where they guessed it had been feeding on fish, up to 4# golden and brook trout caught by parents. That night, about 2AM, something in the bush made a growl/howling sound like an elk in rut, and they heard a log "crunch" (like something smashed it). Jeff says he could easily pass a lie detector test. Discussing the sighting with a Forest Service man in Missoula, he said that he had seen them too, but didn't want to scare away tourists by saying anything. He mentioned that the creatures were active whenever fireflies were active...and Jeff said there were plenty of them out that night.
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Precip: LOLO HOT SPGS 3.43 1.99 2.07 1.64 1.92 2.27 1.14 1.38 1.44 1.78 2.42 2.74 24.22
Temp: LOLO HOT SPGS 22.84 27.92 31.41 39.52 48.06 55.55 61.81 60.83 51.85 41.47 31.49 23.59 41.28
Sun: Sun and Moon Data for One Day The following information is provided for (longitude W114.5, latitude N46.7): Thursday 20 June 1974 Universal Time SUN Begin civil twilight 11:04 Sunrise 11:44 Sun transit 19:40 Sunset 03:35 on following day End civil twilight 04:15 on following day MOON Moonrise 11:09 on preceding day Moonset 03:20 Moonrise 12:17 Moon transit 20:18 Moonset 04:11 on following day New Moon on 20 June 1974 at 04:55 Universal Time.
Snow: LOLO HOT SPGS 32.0 17.4 13.0 6.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.5 10.5 21.9 103.2
Ecology: FIREFLIES OUT

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IBS Report #: 2357

Location: MISSOULA county, MT. UNITED STATES

Sighting Type: 1

Latitude: +046˚ 44' N
Longitude: 114˚ 25' W
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Month: JULY
Year: 1993
Time: 2 PM
Elevation: 6129

Data Source: TR 48 MAY 1995
Credibility: 3
Locality: WEST FORK Butte Lookout, NR LOLO PASS
Researcher: CRC
Witness: LADY

Sighting Type: 1
Summary: BLACK BF SEEN BY FIRE LOOKOUT

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TR 48 MAY 1995 * Fire Lookout in July, 1993, was at West Fork Butte Lookout, MT, near Lolo Pass, Hy. 12, when she had a sighting about 2 PM. The lower half of "something black" on two feet could be seen running through the trees 200 feet away. She reported it to her supervisor who assented with a shrug. She did make a note in her log (another Cat Show tale).
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IBS Report #: 838

Location: PARK county, MT. UNITED STATES

Sighting Type: 1

Latitude: +046˚ 10' N
Longitude: 111˚ 30' W
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Month: LATE MAY
Year: 1989
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Elevation: 7000

Data Source: TR84
Credibility: 1
Locality: West of the Crazy Mountains
Researcher: BFRO
Witness: WITNESS

Sighting Type: 1
Summary: BF SWAYING BACK AND FORTH

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MT PARK 1989 TR#84 * Internet BFRO report. West of the Crazy Mountains in Park County, Montana, witness and friend were in mid-late May, 1989, enjoying the view from the top of a 7000 foot timbered buttress. After leaving for the car, witness looked back from a meadow 3-400 feet away and noticed that there was a “bear” up there, swaying back and forth. Then the bear stood up, and walked off, with a fluid motion, the flat area at the top of a cliff, into a timbered area. It covered the distance in 4 or 5 strides, only 10-15 seconds having elapsed. At the car, the dog began growling, and staring at the forest that they had just left, so they immediately left.
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IBS Report #: 3289

Location: PARK county, MT. UNITED STATES

Sighting Type: 1

Latitude: +046˚ 10' N
Longitude: 110˚ 30' W
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Month: MAY
Year: 1989
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Elevation: 7000

Data Source: TR 84 FEB 1999 BFRO
Credibility: 3
Locality: West of the Crazy Mountains
Researcher: BFRO
Witness: WITNESS

Sighting Type: 1
Summary: BF SWAYING, DOG UPSET

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TR 84 FEB 1999 * Internet BFRO report. West of the Crazy Mountains in Park County, Montana, witness and friend were in mid-late May, 1989, enjoying the view from the top of a 7000 foot timbered buttress. After leaving for the car, witness looked back from a meadow 3-400 feet away and noticed that there was a “bear” up there, swaying back and forth. Then the bear stood up, and walked off, with a fluid motion, the flat area at the top of a cliff, into a timbered area. It covered the distance in 4 or 5 strides, only 10-15 seconds having elapsed. At the car, the dog began growling, and staring at the forest that they had just left, so they immediately left.
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IBS Report #: 4122

Location: PARK county, MT. UNITED STATES

Sighting Type: 1

Latitude: +045˚ 00' N
Longitude: 110˚ 50' W
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Year: 2001
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Elevation: 10,961 SUMMIT

Data Source: TR 103 JAN 2001
Credibility: 3
Locality: near Gardner Montana, Electric peak
Researcher: Ben and Lisa M.
Witness: LISA M

Sighting Type: 1
Summary: DEAD 7 FT BF FOUND, AVALANCHE KILL

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*danegeld2@aol.com (Ben) and Lisa M. Here’s an interesting one, but can’t seem to confirm. Will add a bit of the speculation. “I guess some boys on ski's found one (dead Bigfoot) near Gardner Montana,” my sister-in-law said. “It was pretty well decomposed and partially covered by a rock avalanche. The pelvis was crushed and the skull missing. Still over 7 ft in length. The Livingston Police Dept. has taken over the area, near Electric peak and won't let anyone in. Apparently she heard two truckers talking at the Flying J. Truckstop in Billings where she works as a waitress.” Couldn't find anything in the newspapers around Electric Peak, Montana about the seven-foot plus body found there. But, I did send an e-mail off to the Livingston Police Department for any information they may be able to supply concerning the rumor. Chances are they won't answer, but you never know. A couple of interesting things about that area is that Lewiston, Montana (which is a little over a hundred miles north of Electric Peak), is mentioned in Charles Hoy Fort's (c) 1923 book "New Lands" on page 166. It involved a mirage in the sky that was seen on January 17, 1892 and written about the next day in the Brooklyn Eagle. The image was of "Indians and hunters" charging and then retreating.< http://www.resologist.net/ > Lewiston, Montana is also mentioned in Loren Coleman's (c) 2001 revised edition of his book, "Mysterious America," on page 89. It concerns a fish (around seven feet long) with no noticeable fins or tail, that was seen floating down the Missouri River during the summer of 1970. I recommend getting his book, not only to read more about the previous sighting, but also because while I was reading his book, I felt like I was on the back porch with a neighbor chattin' about the weather. A very well written folksy kind of book. +From J.N. There is something being covered up by the local populace. I spoke via e-mail to a former employee of (Outlaws Pizza, Gardiner, MT) High fences have been erected around part of the area. We are talking about a group of Religious Extremists. The fence, very large with the curly wire at the top. My guess is they are funded. +From G.C. In regards to the story about some sort of gigantic, decomposed corpse found near Electric Peak near Gardner, Montana, I telephoned the Livingston Press [401 S. Main St., Livingston, MT 59047] this morning at their toll-free number: 1-800-345-8412. My call was transferred from a receptionist to someone in the newsroom where I explained that I had sought to verify a report that had appeared on the Internet. This person in the newsroom did not know anything about a recent story of a corpse found near Electric Peak and didn't know of anything involving the Electric Peak area being closed. He did add that back in the 50s some "guy had died in the area” and pieces of his body had been found here and there over the years.
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IBS Report #: 394

Location: POWELL county, MT. UNITED STATES

Sighting Type: 1

Latitude: +046˚ 38' N
Longitude: 112˚ 08' W
Day: 4
Month: APR
Year: 1976
Time: DAYLIGHT
Elevation: 3825

Data Source: “Bigfoot All Over The Country;” 1978; Marian T. Place,
Credibility: 3
Locality: mountains west of Helena,
Researcher: Place
Witness: Robert Lea

Sighting Type: 1
Summary: BLACK 8 FT BF , 2ND CREATURE SHORTER, TRACKS 17.5 IN, THREE TOES

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MT Robert Lea at farm on base of mountains west of Helena; Apr 4; 1976; at daylight saw out window of second story large hairy creature striding across pasture. Covered with black hair; 8 ft tall; no neck; forehead slanted; nose flat; jaw protruding; eyes and head turned constantly in manner of coyote crossing hostile territory. A second creature stepped into view; slightly shorter. Huge footprints by haystack; 17 1/2 inches; seven inches wide across ball of foot and had three distinct toe marks. *Most recently reported in Nov 1977. “Bigfoot All Over The Country;” 1978; Marian T. Place,
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Precip: HELENA 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.9 1.8 2.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 0.8 0.5 0.6 11.8
Temp: HELENA 19.8 26.4 33.4 43.3 52.3 62.1 69.1 67.3 55.4 45.0 31.6 21.2 43.9
Sun: Begin civil twilight 13:43 Sunrise 14:15 Sun transit 19:12 Sunset 00:08 on following day End civil twilight 00:40 on following day Moonset 20:11 on preceding day Moonrise 06:37 Moon transit 13:44 Moonset 20:43 Moonrise 07:39 on following day Last quarter Moon on 4 November 1977 at 03:59 Universal Time.,
Snow: HELENA 8.9 7.2 8.6 5.3 1.7 0.1 0.0 0.1 1.2 3.2 6.8 8.2 51.3
Ecology: Missing