Mid-America Bigfoot Research Center

2798 Chuck Fuhrman--JOY PETER BYRNE SUMMER, 1963-64 TR 66 APR 97 3
7 FT TALL WILD BOY, BF COMES ON ROAD BEHIND TRUCK [Full Report]

2546 LOGGER FRIENDS GRANDMA Eugene Fields , 1981--86 TR 56 APR 96 3
3 BF SEEN AROUND TENT, BF DIGS IN FIRE PIT [Full Report]

1346 BEAVERHEAD FRED MAHOINEY AND BROTHER, CHARLIE CRC , 1951 6048 3
BF RUNS DOWN TRAIL, 14 IN TRACKS, 6.5 -7 FT TALL, BROWN [Full Report]

2402 CASCADE HUNTER Dave Byrd , TR 49 JULY 95 2
8 FT RED/BROWN BF, RED ETES, SHOT AT AND VANISHED [Full Report]

325 CASCADE HUNTER Dave Byrd, speaker was Linda Moulton Howe , MISG TR#49 item from Art Bell show 2
Psychic BF;8’ reddish brown hair;glowing red eyes;shot at and disappeared in flash of light, [Full Report]

1000 FLATHEAD ROBERT Windsor CRC , 1979 TR91 1
VOCALIZATION [Full Report]

661 GALLATIN HIKER Ron Schaffner JUN, 1993 SUNSET TR76 1
BF SIGHTED, VOCALIZATION [Full Report]

3016 Gallatin Daniel Lakatos Ron Schaffner JUN, 1993 TR 76 APR 98 3
BF RUNS ACROSS CLEARING, HOWL HEARD BY HIKERS DURING STORM [Full Report]

1536 GLACIER SCOTT SEBRING SCOTT SEBRING , TR24 1
BONES OF LARGE MAN IN CAVE, INHUMAN LOOKING SKULL [Full Report]

1977 GLACIER UNKNOWN BILL GREEN M, 1980s TR33 3
BF SIGHTING [Full Report]

1653 GLACIER BLACKFOOT NP EMPLOYEE BILL GREEN JUL, 1983 M TR33 - FAROUT MAG 3
TRACK ON TRAIL [Full Report]

1978 GLACIER BLACKFOOT NP RANGER BILL GREEN M, 1993 TR 33 - FAROUT MAG 3
BF SCREAM ON RIDGE, TRACKS [Full Report]

3520 GRANITE CAMPERS BFRO , 1994 TR 92 OCT 1999 3
BF YELLS AS RUNS THRU CAMP, TRACKS [Full Report]

479 HILL Eldon Garvis CRC FEB, 1997 TR68 2
BF in roadside ditch; 5-6 ft tall; 3 toed tracks in snow;dark black colored very hairy [Full Report]

2824 HILL Eldon Garvis CRC FEB, 1997 12:30 AM TR 68 JUN 97 3
BLACK 5-6 FT BF IN ROADSIDE DITCH, 3 TOE TRACKS IN SNOW [Full Report]

3475 LAKE Robert Windsor RICHARD RICHIE , 1979 TR 91 SEPT 1999 3
5 SEC HOWLING SCREAM, HAIR ERECT [Full Report]

393 LEWIS AND CLARK UNK Place NOV, 1977 “Bigfoot All Over The Country;” 1978; Marian T. Place, 1
MENTION OF SIGHTING [Full Report]

898 LEWIS AND CLARK 4 people WITNESS spring, 1980'S TR86 1
VOCALIZATION, odor [Full Report]

2529 LEWIS AND CLARK CHRIS CRC , 1982 TR 56 APRIL 96
8-9 FT RED BF, BF FAMILY, VOCALIZATION [Full Report]

1472 LINCOLN EARNEST FRITZ CRC , TR23 5
8 FT BROWN BF BITES NECK AND KILLS DEER, SLINGS OVER NECK,VOCALIZATION, DEER PARALYZED WITH FEAR [Full Report]

488 MISG WITNESS NATHAN PEAK APR, 1997 NIGHT TR68 0
Chupacabra, Face peers into fast moving auto window and cracks it; flys off with wings; 4ft tall. [Full Report]

4150 MISSOULA ANN GRANDMOTHER Nick B , TR 103 JAN 2001 3
BF RAIDS OUTDOOR FREEZER [Full Report]

1617 MISSOULA JEFF SCHAFER AND FRIEND CRC JUNE, 1974 1500 PST TR25 3
BF RAN IN FRONT OF MOTORCYCLES, BLACK, ODOR, 18X17 TRACK,,400#, EATING FISH, VOCALIZE, 9 FT [Full Report]

1690 missoula jeff schaffer CRC JUN, 1974 TR25 3
9 FT BF RAN IN FRONT OF MOTORCYCLES, VOCALIZATION, 18 IN TRACK [Full Report]

2357 MISSOULA LADY CRC JULY, 1993 2 PM TR 48 MAY 1995 3
BLACK BF SEEN BY FIRE LOOKOUT [Full Report]

838 PARK WITNESS BFRO LATE MAY, 1989 TR84 1
BF SWAYING BACK AND FORTH [Full Report]

3289 PARK WITNESS BFRO MAY, 1989 TR 84 FEB 1999 BFRO 3
BF SWAYING, DOG UPSET [Full Report]

4122 PARK LISA M Ben and Lisa M. , 2001 TR 103 JAN 2001 3
DEAD 7 FT BF FOUND, AVALANCHE KILL [Full Report]

394 POWELL Robert Lea Place APR, 1976 DAYLIGHT “Bigfoot All Over The Country;” 1978; Marian T. Place, 3
BLACK 8 FT BF , 2ND CREATURE SHORTER, TRACKS 17.5 IN, THREE TOES [Full Report]

392 RAVALLI Chris Tobias, Kathy Mudd and Diane Stringer Place SEPT, 1974 “Bigfoot All Over The Country;” 1978; Marian T. Place, 2
Two BF seen; black; smooth gliding stride, [Full Report]

4161 SANDERS "Painted-Hem-of-the-Skirt." Ben Blake , TR 103 JAN 2001 0
Native American reference to Jocko [Full Report]

1039 SAPPHIRE ANONYMOUS BFRO , 1994 TR92 2
VOCALIZATION, BF RAN THROUGH CAMP, TRACKS [Full Report]

IBS Report #: 2798

Location: county, MT. UNITED STATES

Sighting Type: 1

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Month: SUMMER
Year: 1963-64
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Data Source: TR 66 APR 97
Credibility: 3
Locality: LAKE IN MONTANA
Researcher: PETER BYRNE
Witness: Chuck Fuhrman--JOY

Sighting Type: 1
Summary: 7 FT TALL WILD BOY, BF COMES ON ROAD BEHIND TRUCK

Sighting Text:
TR 66 APR 97 * Also from Chuck Fuhrman. In 1963-4, his ex-wife as a girl, had gone with her boyfriend's family to a lake in Montana, which he didn't know the name of. At the time there were stories of an escaped teen-age boy that was lost in the wilderness, the "Wild Boy," that had grown up hairy and over 7 foot tall. There were also UFO's reported at the lake that same summer, so he thinks there might be a connection. She and her boyfriend and some local guys went out searching for the Wild boy, armed with guns, on local roads. She was in the back of the pickup truck with a powerful light, and looking backwards. After they passed him, a Bigfoot came out onto the road, and froze for a few seconds in the powerful light beam. It had long arms and legs, she said. They banged on top of the cab to stop, and the truck went back to the site. The boys followed the creature in the dark with the light, leaving her scared and alone in the truck. They didn't give her the keys, lest she panic and leave without them, and there was also no light. Joy is a teacher now, remarried, at a Portland school. Info passed to Peter Byrne for follow-up.
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IBS Report #: 2546

Location: county, MT. UNITED STATES

Sighting Type: 1

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Year: 1981--86
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Data Source: TR 56 APR 96
Credibility: 3
Locality: UNKNOWN
Researcher: Eugene Fields
Witness: LOGGER FRIENDS GRANDMA

Sighting Type: 1
Summary: 3 BF SEEN AROUND TENT, BF DIGS IN FIRE PIT

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TR 56 APR 96 * Betty's husband, Eugene Fields, Another story, this time told by a logger friend in Montana about 10-15 years ago, but he doesn't know where. His grandmother was tent camping and picking berries. Going to bed that night, after dark a noise was heard outside of the tent. Peeking out she saw a male, female, and an adolescent Bigfoot snooping around The male reached into the dead campfire, dug his hand through the ashes of the dead fire pit, picked up a handful of cold ashes, smelled them, then threw them away. She was scared and didn't know what to do, so climbed back in her sleeping bag until dawn when the creatures were gone.
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IBS Report #: 1346

Location: BEAVERHEAD county, MT. United States

Sighting Type: 1

Latitude: +045˚ 37' N
Longitude: 113˚ 20' W
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Year: 1951
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Data Source: 6048
Credibility: 3
Locality: 10 MILES EAST WISDOM ON BIG HOLE RIVER
Researcher: CRC
Witness: FRED MAHOINEY AND BROTHER, CHARLIE

Sighting Type: 1
Summary: BF RUNS DOWN TRAIL, 14 IN TRACKS, 6.5 -7 FT TALL, BROWN

Sighting Text:
MT TR17* . Fred Mahoney, his twin brother and a friend, Char1ie, went horse packing in 1951. They left from the town of Wisdom, on the Big Hole River, Montana, travelling east into the Beaverhead Nat. Fst. They had gone in about ten miles on their camping trip when they saw something big run down the trail ahead of them and lose itself in the woods. Fred said they turned the horses and went the other way so the horses wouldn't spook, and he noticed there were bare human footprints that seemed about 14 inches long on the trail. The thing was about half a mile away when they saw it run, but Fred guessed it was about 6 1/2 to 7 feet tall, and had long brown hair, but not shaggy like a dog.
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Precip: WISDOM 0.69 0.52 0.69 0.91 1.63 1.90 1.09 1.08 0.97 0.77 0.77 0.76 11.78
Temp: WISDOM 14.18 17.36 24.23 34.68 44.04 51.97 57.89 55.82 47.10 37.48 24.75 15.60 35.46
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Snow: WISDOM 12.8 8.4 8.1 3.6 2.4 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.6 7.8 11.3 57.0
Ecology: Missing

IBS Report #: 2402

Location: CASCADE county, MT. UNITED STATES

Sighting Type: 1

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Data Source: TR 49 JULY 95
Credibility: 2
Locality: CASCADE COUNTY
Researcher: Dave Byrd
Witness: HUNTER

Sighting Type: 1
Summary: 8 FT RED/BROWN BF, RED ETES, SHOT AT AND VANISHED

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TR 49 JULY 95 * Dave Byrd listened to the Art Bell "Dreamland" rerun show (original June 18th) on 1190 KEX Radio, July 23rd, 7 PM - 10 PM. The guest speaker was Linda Moulton Howe (animal mutilations specialist), and she commented about a hunter (no date) in Cascade County, Montana, that came across an 8 foot, reddish brown hair, creature with glowing red eyes. The rancher shot at the creature and it disappeared in a flash of light. A couple of witnesses, Steven Ungleman and Peter Dekora, were named (Reese Mikel input) And that's the way it was officially recorded in the Cascade County files. So, the question is what is it that could disappear in a flash of light? Linda referred to a "shape shifter," (apparently a being that can change its shape, or "wink-out" into another dimension). Call 1-800-971-4278 for a tape of the program. We had this happen before in Pennsylvania, I recall, where the creature on the porch had its hands up in a position of surrender. The lady shot anyway, and the creature winked-out of existence (In TR Spl #1, $2.50 postpaid, NUFOG presentation on the BF/UFO connection). Linda said the sheriff's office of Cascade County was at the time flooded with calls on animal mutilations and reports of moving lights and disks in the sky. Just today 7/24, had a call from Neil Brandt of Novato, CA, concerning the same kind of events happening. He did an extensive report in "WBS Alien Report," number 8 ($2.50 postpaid) concerning an event he had in 1957. Give him a call if you want some eye-opening information (415) 898-9077. It was Bell's 50th birthday and he said he was writing a book.
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IBS Report #: 325

Location: CASCADE county, MT. UNITED STATES

Sighting Type: 1

Latitude: +047˚ 29' N
Longitude: 111˚ 18' W
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Year: MISG
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Elevation: 3668

Data Source: TR#49 item from Art Bell show
Credibility: 2
Locality: plot for Great Falls
Researcher: Dave Byrd, speaker was Linda Moulton Howe
Witness: HUNTER

Sighting Type: 1
Summary: Psychic BF;8’ reddish brown hair;glowing red eyes;shot at and disappeared in flash of light,

Sighting Text:
MT, Cascade,47,29,111,18,d,m,y,TR#49-Jul’95,2, Sighting,Cascade County; item from Art Bell show (plot for Great Falls), Psychic BF;8’ reddish brown hair;glowing red eyes;shot at and disappeared in flash of light, * Dave Byrd listened to the Art Bell "Dreamland" rerun show (original June 18th) on 1190 KEX Radio; July 23rd; 7 PM - 10 PM. The guest speaker was Linda Moulton Howe (animal mutilations specialist); and she commented about a hunter (no date) in Cascade County; Montana; that came across an 8 foot; reddish brown hair; creature with glowing red eyes. The rancher shot at the creature and it disappeared in a flash of light. A couple of witnesses; Steven Ungleman and Peter Dekora; were named (Reese Mikel input) And that's the way it was officially recorded in the Cascade County files. So; the question is what is it that could disappear in a flash of light? Linda referred to a "shape shifter;" (apparently a being that can change its shape; or "wink-out" into another dimension). Call 1-800-971-4278 for a tape of the program. We had this happen before in Pennsylvania; I recall; where the creature on the porch had its hands up in a position of surrender. The lady shot anyway; and the creature winked-out of existence (In TR Spl #1; $2.50 postpaid; NUFOG presentation on the BF/UFO connection). Linda said the sheriff's office of Cascade County was at the time flooded with calls on animal mutilations and reports of moving lights and disks in the sky. Just today 7/24; had a call from Neil Brandt of Novato; CA; concerning the same kind of events happening. He did an extensive report in "WBS Alien Report;" number 8 ($2.50 postpaid) concerning an event he had in 1957. Give him a call if you want some eye-opening information (415) 898-9077. It was Bell's 50th birthday and he said he was writing a book.,
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Precip: GREAT FALLS 0.7 0.6 0.9 1.2 2.3 2.9 1.4 1.3 1.3 0.8 0.7 0.7 15.0
Temp: GREAT FALLS 21.7 25.2 32.2 44.1 53.2 61.3 68.9 66.7 56.5 47.1 34.0 26.4 44.8
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Ecology: Missing

IBS Report #: 1000

Location: FLATHEAD county, MT. UNITED STATES

Sighting Type: 3

Latitude: +048˚ 37' N
Longitude: 113˚ 52' W
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Year: 1979
Time: 1 AM
Elevation: 3200

Data Source: TR91
Credibility: 1
Locality: LAKE MCDONALD PARK, GLACIER NP
Researcher: CRC
Witness: ROBERT Windsor

Sighting Type: 3
Summary: VOCALIZATION

Sighting Text:
MT FLATHEAD 1979 TR#91 48 37N 113 52W 3200 FT Once before, twenty years ago, he was at Lake McDonald Park in Glacier Nat. Park, MT, at 1 AM, when there was a howling scream for five seconds. The half human half animal noise he thought at the time was a sick mountain lion, though it made the hair on the back of his neck stick up.
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Precip: WEST GLACIER 3.40 2.33 1.92 1.84 2.54 3.26 1.69 1.57 2.03 2.33 3.10 3.27 29.27
Temp: WEST GLACIER 22.01 26.70 32.39 41.39 50.56 57.45 63.31 62.31 52.93 42.21 31.13 24.38 42.27
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Snow: WEST GLACIER 39.1 22.1 15.5 3.6 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.9 17.0 37.1 137.2
Ecology: Missing

IBS Report #: 661

Location: GALLATIN county, MT. UNITED STATES

Sighting Type: 1

Latitude: +045˚ 19' N
Longitude: 111˚ 11' W
Day: 3
Month: JUN
Year: 1993
Time: SUNSET
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Data Source: TR76
Credibility: 1
Locality: GALLATIN DIVIDE AT PORTAL CREEK
Researcher: Ron Schaffner
Witness: HIKER

Sighting Type: 1
Summary: BF SIGHTED, VOCALIZATION

Sighting Text:
MT GALLATIN 1993 TR#76 * From the Internet, posted by Ron Schaffner. Daniel Lakatos was in western Montana hiking on June 3rd, 1993. He and two friends were backpacking the Gallatin Divide, and while hiking towards their car at Portal Creek Access late in the day near sunset, were met with a nasty storm front; heavy wind and rain and hail almost covered the noise of something else in the howl. Across a clearing, cut about ten years previously, at the older tree line, there was a spine tingling howl, and something massive and dark, about 60 yards off, running on two legs went through the brush and disappeared in the forest. They heard the howl again from far off, and hurriedly left the area. “I’ve read about sightings in the Anaconda/Pintier region as well as the Helena area but as far as I can tell I’m the only one to report a sighting in this area.” One is tempted to speculate on the creature howling in anger at the storm, and again as the storm abated.
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Sun: Sun and Moon Data for One Day The following information is provided for (longitude W111.2, latitude N45.3): Thursday 3 June 1993 Universal Time SUN Begin civil twilight 11:02 Sunrise 11:39 Sun transit 19:23 Sunset 03:07 on following day End civil twilight 03:44 on following day MOON Moonset 10:05 on preceding day Moonrise 01:29 Moon transit 06:11 Moonset 10:49 Moonrise 02:36 on following day Phase of the Moon on 3 June: waxing gibbous with 99% of the Moon's visible disk illuminated. Full Moon on 4 June 1993 at 13:03 Universal Time.
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IBS Report #: 3016

Location: Gallatin county, MT. UNITED STATES

Sighting Type: 1

Latitude: +045˚ 19' N
Longitude: 111˚ 11' W
Day: 3
Month: JUN
Year: 1993
Time: DUSK
Elevation: 5823

Data Source: TR 76 APR 98
Credibility: 3
Locality: Gallatin Divide, Portal Creek Access
Researcher: Ron Schaffner
Witness: Daniel Lakatos

Sighting Type: 1
Summary: BF RUNS ACROSS CLEARING, HOWL HEARD BY HIKERS DURING STORM

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TR 76 APR 98 * From the Internet, posted by Ron Schaffner. Daniel Lakatos was in western Montana hiking on June 3rd, 1993. He and two friends were backpacking the Gallatin Divide, and while hiking towards their car at Portal Creek Access late in the day near sunset, were met with a nasty storm front; heavy wind and rain and hail almost covered the noise of something else in the howl. Across a clearing, cut about ten years previously, at the older tree line, there was a spine tingling howl, and something massive and dark, about 60 yards off, running on two legs went through the brush and disappeared in the forest. They heard the howl again from far off, and hurriedly left the area. “I’ve read about sightings in the Anaconda/Pintier region as well as the Helena area but as far as I can tell I’m the only one to report a sighting in this area.” One is tempted to speculate on the creature howling in anger at the storm, and again as the storm abated.
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Sun: Sun and Moon Data for One Day The following information is provided for (longitude W111.2, latitude N45.3): Sunday 3 January 1993 Universal Time SUN Begin civil twilight 14:30 Sunrise 15:04 Sun transit 19:29 Sunset 23:55 End civil twilight 00:29 on following day MOON Moonrise 19:19 on preceding day Moon transit 02:38 Moonset 10:08 Moonrise 19:51 Moonset 11:14 on following day Phase of the Moon on 3 January: waxing gibbous with 72% of the Moon's visible disk illuminated. First quarter Moon on 1 January 1993 at 03:38 Universal Time.
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Ecology: Missing

IBS Report #: 1536

Location: GLACIER county, MT. United States

Sighting Type: 3

Latitude: +048˚ 56' N
Longitude: 113˚ 01' W
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Elevation: 4350

Data Source: TR24
Credibility: 1
Locality: BLACKFOOT RESERVATION
Researcher: SCOTT SEBRING
Witness: SCOTT SEBRING

Sighting Type: 3
Summary: BONES OF LARGE MAN IN CAVE, INHUMAN LOOKING SKULL

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MT TR24 Scott Sebring, (blonde, but says he is half Blackfoot) dressed in traditional Indian garb, was the main speaker, covering numerous topics concerning Native American lore and his own experiences with Bigfoot. While visiting his great-grandfathers remains at the Blackfoot Reservation in Montana, Scott learned of an upcoming pow-wow dedicated to the "hairy man." Scott says, once every one, two, or three years, it is said that, "when the buffalo, the deer, and the coyote come together, then the hairy man appears." Scott brought along a highly ornate copy of a "rattle" that represented those three animals (see drawing of buffalo rib bead-work with deer-hoof rattles, and a tuft of coyote hair). During the pow-wow dance, a man dressed in a hair-suit dances out and entertains the young ones...and the elders also. Scott has left the beaded and leather wrapped rattle for our display case. The Blackfeet think that the "Bigfeet" are just another "type of people," and want to just leave them alone. Scott says his relative is interred in a lava tube/cave that has been enlarged. One of the other things he says he saw in the cave were the bones of a very large man, 8 1/2 feet tall, that had a strange, unhuman looking skull. The burial area and pow-wow are open only to Native Americans
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Precip: BROWNING 0.8 0.7 0.8 1.1 1.8 2.7 1.5 1.4 1.4 0.8 0.7 0.7 14.5
Temp: BROWNING 17.8 23.2 28.6 38.3 47.3 55.4 61.3 60.8 51.8 43.2 28.8 20.1 39.6
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Ecology: Missing

IBS Report #: 1977

Location: GLACIER county, MT. United States

Sighting Type: 1

Latitude: +048˚ 41' N
Longitude: 113˚ 43' W
Day: M
Month: M
Year: 1980s
Time: M
Elevation: 6653

Data Source: TR33
Credibility: 3
Locality: LOGAN PASS, GLACIER NAT PARK
Researcher: BILL GREEN
Witness: UNKNOWN

Sighting Type: 1
Summary: BF SIGHTING

Sighting Text:
TR33* Bill Green (New England Bigfoot Info Research center, 21 Benham St, Apt F, Bristol, Conn. 06010) sent in the winter 1993 issue of Farout, that had several previously unrecorded sightings listed. The article, "A park Ranger's Lifelong Bigfoot Quest," Richard D. Seifried, During the 1980's, Seifried worked at Glacier National park as a ranger naturalist. He had read of a Bigfoot sighting at Logan Pass in the park, but the District Ranger said it was nonsense.
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IBS Sighting Report 1653 is missing

IBS Report #: 1978

Location: GLACIER county, MT. United States

Sighting Type: 1

Latitude: +048˚ 51' N
Longitude: 11326
Day: M
Month: M
Year: 1993
Time: M
Elevation: 4514

Data Source: TR 33 - FAROUT MAG
Credibility: 3
Locality: NR BABB, E SIDE GLACIER NP
Researcher: BILL GREEN
Witness: BLACKFOOT NP RANGER

Sighting Type: 1
Summary: BF SCREAM ON RIDGE, TRACKS

Sighting Text:
TR33* Bill Green (New England Bigfoot Info Research center, 21 Benham St, Apt F, Bristol, Conn. 06010) sent in the winter 1993 issue of Farout, that had several previously unrecorded sightings listed. The article, "A park Ranger's Lifelong Bigfoot Quest," Richard D. Seifried, Blackfoot Indians employed by the NPS said one winter near Babb, MT, on east side of Glacier NP, reported a creature running along the ridge top and screaming. Local deputy sheriff found huge prints in the snow and a patch of wool-like fur on a barbed wire fence. Lab at Bozeman said it was from a Grizzly bear. Again in July of 1985 with wife and daughter, he found a footprint along a trail in heavy forest. Five toes, delicate arch, and a well proportioned heel were seen cross-wise in the dusty trail.
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Precip: BABB 0.74 0.70 0.90 1.39 2.76 3.66 1.74 1.93 1.78 0.90 0.77 0.76 18.04
Temp: BABB 18.34 24.26 29.05 38.61 47.75 54.55 59.80 59.52 50.99 42.95 31.00 22.21 39.95
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Snow: BABB 8.9 7.4 10.9 5.8 1.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.9 2.6 4.5 7.5 49.7
Ecology: Missing

IBS Report #: 3520

Location: GRANITE county, MT. UNITED STATES

Sighting Type: 3

Latitude: +046˚ 11' N
Longitude: 113˚ 41' W
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Year: 1994
Time:
Elevation: 6568

Data Source: TR 92 OCT 1999
Credibility: 3
Locality: Sand Basin area.
Researcher: BFRO
Witness: CAMPERS

Sighting Type: 3
Summary: BF YELLS AS RUNS THRU CAMP, TRACKS

Sighting Text:
TR 92 OCT 1999 BFRO report, bfro-list@moneymaker.org, from about five years ago, in Sapphire County, Montana, near the Sand Basin area. Witnesses had been in bed for about half an hour. While at a hunting camp the horses spooked late at night (not uncommon). Something ran through camp making a strange yell. witness thought it was a bear, but the next morning found some parallel tracks that appeared to be man shaped, only much larger. The area was in a high mountain meadow with lots of creeks, swampy in spots.
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IBS Report #: 479

Location: HILL county, MT. UNITED STATES

Sighting Type: 1

Latitude: +048˚ 00' N
Longitude: 110˚ 00' W
Day: 1-15
Month: FEB
Year: 1997
Time: 12:30 AM
Elevation:

Data Source: TR68
Credibility: 2
Locality: 27 miles north OF HAVRE Hy. 33, the St. Joe Road
Researcher: CRC
Witness: Eldon Garvis

Sighting Type: 1
Summary: BF in roadside ditch; 5-6 ft tall; 3 toed tracks in snow;dark black colored very hairy

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MT,co, ,1-15,Feb,1997,12:30AM,e,TR#68-Jun’97,3,Eldon Garvis/Crowe, Sighting,St Joe Road, 27 miles north of Havre;Hwy 33, BF in roadside ditch; 5-6 ft tall; 3 toed tracks in snow;dark colored very hairy, * Eldon Garvis, an Immigration Service employee at the US/Canadian border, was 27 miles north of Havre, MT, on Hy. 33, the St. Joe Road. At about 12:30 AM, sometime between Feb. 1-15th, 1997, he saw a Bigfoot in the roadside ditch as he passed. He went back later and noted that the 5-6 foot tall creature had apparently been scared at his approach, as the three-toed tracks in the snow turned around in the ditch, and retreated back to the field that it had came from. The very hairy creature was dark black in color.
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IBS Sighting Report 2824 is missing

IBS Report #: 3475

Location: LAKE county, MT. UNITED STATES

Sighting Type: 3

Latitude: +047˚ 25' N
Longitude: 113˚ 59' W
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Year: 1979
Time: 1AM
Elevation: 3599

Data Source: TR 91 SEPT 1999
Credibility: 3
Locality: Lake McDonald Park
Researcher: RICHARD RICHIE
Witness: Robert Windsor

Sighting Type: 3
Summary: 5 SEC HOWLING SCREAM, HAIR ERECT

Sighting Text:
TR 91 SEPT 1999 * Robert Windsor of West Linn called after telling RICHARD RICHIE of a sighting....Richard runs a Reptile Museum on Hy. 26 at Boring, OR, and has a Bigfoot display by Frank Kaneaster. Robert works as a home loan mortgage broker and has been hunting his whole life, and did not previously believe in Bigfoot. Robert did attend the October meeting and related his tale to the WBS. Once before, twenty years ago, he was at Lake McDonald Park in Glacier Nat. Park, MT, at 1 AM, when there was a howling scream for five seconds. The half human half animal noise he thought at the time was a sick mountain lion, though it made the hair on the back of his neck stick up.
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IBS Report #: 393

Location: LEWIS AND CLARK county, MT. UNITED STATES

Sighting Type: 1

Latitude: +046˚ 38' N
Longitude: 112˚ 08' W
Day:
Month: NOV
Year: 1977
Time:
Elevation:

Data Source: “Bigfoot All Over The Country;” 1978; Marian T. Place,
Credibility: 1
Locality: Mountains west of Helena,
Researcher: Place
Witness: UNK

Sighting Type: 1
Summary: MENTION OF SIGHTING

Sighting Text:
MT,Lewis and Clark,46,38,112,08,4,Apr,1976,daylight,e,Place,3, Sighting, Mountains west of Helena, 2BF;Black BF;flat nose;jaw protruding;head and eyes shifty;track 17 1/2 in 3 toes, 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
Temp: Helena
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Ecology: Missing

IBS Report #: 898

Location: LEWIS AND CLARK county, MT. UNITED STATES

Sighting Type: 3

Latitude: +047˚ 07' N
Longitude: 111˚ 54' W
Day:
Month: spring
Year: 1980'S
Time: night
Elevation: 5000

Data Source: TR86
Credibility: 1
Locality: 40 miles south of Great Falls, MT, in the Dearborn River area, some 12 mi. to Upper Saw Mill Creek
Researcher: WITNESS
Witness: 4 people

Sighting Type: 3
Summary: VOCALIZATION, odor

Sighting Text:
MT LEWIS AND CLARK 1980’S TR#86 47 07N 111 54W * Spring, early 80’s, about 40 miles south of Great Falls, MT, in the Dearborn River area, some 12 mi. to Upper Saw Mill Creek. During the night horrible smells noted with very loud, strange, warbling noises, which circled the cabin where four other people were staying. The sounds were taped, but never submitted for analysis. Area was amid conifer trees about 5000 ft elv.
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Precip: GREAT FALLS 0.60 0.58 0.93 1.07 2.31 3.10 1.47 1.15 1.36 0.81 0.66 0.62 14.67
Temp: GREAT FALLS 23.76 25.10 33.16 45.53 54.14 61.49 69.44 67.26 57.11 48.22 35.60 27.84 45.62
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Snow: GREAT FALLS 7.7 6.8 8.6 3.4 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.9 2.0 6.2 7.1 43.6
Ecology: Missing

IBS Report #: 2529

Location: LEWIS AND CLARK county, MT. UNITED STATES

Sighting Type: 1

Latitude: +047˚ 16' N
Longitude: 112˚ 29' W
Day:
Month:
Year: 1982
Time:
Elevation: 4721

Data Source: TR 56 APRIL 96
Credibility:
Locality: Diamond Bar X Ranch
Researcher: CRC
Witness: CHRIS

Sighting Type: 1
Summary: 8-9 FT RED BF, BF FAMILY, VOCALIZATION

Sighting Text:
CTR 56 APRIL 96 * At the Diamond Bar Ranch, about 20 miles west of Augusta, MT, Chris ran across a whole nest of Bigfeet. Mostly heard, the one he saw was 8-9 feet tall, went into a crouch, and zipped into the woods. This was in 1982 while a boy...a boy and his dog. The dog's ears went up when he first heard an intensely loud noise that he at first thought was an elk bugle, then he saw the reddish fur creature, its arm leaning against a branch. The noise was so loud from the thing that he started to pass out, but made it back to the cabin, where he sat with a 30-30.
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Precip: AUGUSTA 0.5 0.4 0.6 1.1 2.3 2.4 1.2 1.4 1.3 0.6 0.5 0.5 13.1
Temp: AUGUSTA 23.0 28.9 34.0 43.0 51.8 60.3 66.2 64.9 55.6 47.3 33.8 24.8 44.4
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Ecology: Missing

IBS Report #: 1472

Location: LINCOLN county, MT. United States

Sighting Type: 1

Latitude: +048˚ 33' N
Longitude: 115˚ 58' W
Day:
Month:
Year:
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

Sighting Text:
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.
Climate / Ecology:

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
Temp: NONE
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Ecology: HEAVILY WOODED, FULL MOON, CEDAR STAND

IBS Report #: 488

Location: MISG county, MT. UNITED STATES

Sighting Type: 3

Latitude: 0
Longitude: 0
Day:
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.

Sighting Text:
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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Ecology: Missing

IBS Report #: 4150

Location: MISSOULA county, MT. UNITED STATES

Sighting Type: 1

Latitude: +047˚ 11' N
Longitude: 113˚ 30' W
Day:
Month:
Year:
Time:
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

Sighting Text:
* 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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Ecology: Missing

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

Sighting Text:
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.
Climate / Ecology:

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

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

Sighting Text:
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.
Climate / Ecology:

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

IBS Report #: 2357

Location: MISSOULA county, MT. UNITED STATES

Sighting Type: 1

Latitude: +046˚ 44' N
Longitude: 114˚ 25' W
Day:
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

Sighting Text:
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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Ecology: Missing

IBS Report #: 838

Location: PARK county, MT. UNITED STATES

Sighting Type: 1

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

Sighting Text:
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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Ecology: Missing

IBS Report #: 3289

Location: PARK county, MT. UNITED STATES

Sighting Type: 1

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

Sighting Text:
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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Ecology: Missing

IBS Report #: 4122

Location: PARK county, MT. UNITED STATES

Sighting Type: 1

Latitude: +045˚ 00' N
Longitude: 110˚ 50' W
Day:
Month:
Year: 2001
Time:
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

Sighting Text:
*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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Ecology: Missing

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

Sighting Text:
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,
Climate / Ecology:

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

IBS Report #: 392

Location: RAVALLI county, MT. UNITED STATES

Sighting Type: 1

Latitude: +046˚ 30' N
Longitude: 113˚ 50' W
Day:
Month: SEPT
Year: 1974
Time: MIDAFTERNOON
Elevation: 3372

Data Source: “Bigfoot All Over The Country;” 1978; Marian T. Place,
Credibility: 2
Locality: St. Mary’s Peak; 30 west Missoula, (plotted west of Stevensville)
Researcher: Place
Witness: Chris Tobias, Kathy Mudd and Diane Stringer

Sighting Type: 1
Summary: Two BF seen; black; smooth gliding stride,

Sighting Text:
Two BF seen; black; smooth gliding stride, Sept 1974 five univ studens hike to St. Mary’s Peak; 30 miles west of Missoula; MT; (couldn’t find anything at that location...plotted west of Stevensville) in Bitterroot Mtns. Two ladies and man in midafternoon; Chris Tobias saw two figures; huge black haired animals walking upright in a superbly smooth gliding stride. Kathy Mudd and Diane Stringer saw from a different angle. “Bigfoot All Over The Country;” 1978; Marian T. Place, inches 1.00.80.80.81.51.60.80.91.10.81.01.012.4Stevensville °F 25.231.137.445.152.760.365.764.655.044.833.425.345.0,
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Precip: Stevensville 1.3 0.8 0.7 0.7 1.4 1.5 0.8 1.1 1.0 0.7 1.0 1.1 12.3
Temp: Stevensville 25.2 31.1 37.4 45.1 52.7 60.3 65.7 64.6 55.0 44.8 33.4 25.3 45.0
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Ecology: Missing

IBS Report #: 4161

Location: SANDERS county, MT. UNITED STATES

Sighting Type: 1

Latitude: +047˚ 19' N
Longitude: 114˚ 18' W
Day:
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Elevation: 2500

Data Source: TR 103 JAN 2001
Credibility: 0
Locality: JOCKO RIVER
Researcher: Ben Blake
Witness: "Painted-Hem-of-the-Skirt."

Sighting Type: 1
Summary: Native American reference to Jocko

Sighting Text:
* A Native American reference to Jocko danegeld2@aol.com (Ben Blake) This is a reference to the Jocko Legend from the Flathead Tribe from western Montana. Coyote and the Monsters of Bitterroot Valley This story was recorded from a great-great-grandmother whose name means "Painted-Hem-of-the-Skirt." In the summer of 1955, she was the only person on the Flathead Reservation in western Montana that even an interested interpreter could find who knew the old stories of their people. The Bitterroot Valley is in western Montana. After Coyote had killed the monster near the mouth of the Jocko River, he turned south and went up the Bitterroot Valley. Soon he saw two huge monsters, one at each end of a ridge. Coyote killed them, changed them into tall rocks, and said, "You will always be there." There the tall rocks still stand. Then he went on. Someone had told him about another monster, an Elk monster, up on a mountain to the East. Coyote said to his wife, Mole, "Dig a tunnel clear to the place where that monster is. Dig several holes in the tunnel. Then move our camp to the other side." Coyote went through the tunnel Mole had made, got out of it, and saw the Elk monster. The monster was surprised to see him. "How did you get here?" he asked. "Where did you come from?" The monster was scared. "I came across the prairie," lied Coyote. "Don't you see my trail? You must be blind if you didn't see me." The monster became more scared. He thought that Coyote must have greater powers than he himself had. Coyote's dog was Pine Squirrel, and the Elk monster's dog was Grizzly Bear. Grizzly Bear growled at Pine Squirrel, and Pine Squirrel barked back. "You'd better stop your dog," said the monster. "If you don't, he'll lose his head." The dogs wanted to fight. Grizzly Bear jumped at Coyote's dog. Pine Squirrel went under him and killed him with the flint he wore on his head. The flint ripped Grizzly Bear. Bones and flesh flew everywhere. "Look down there," said Coyote to the Elk monster. "See those people coming along that trail? Let's go after them." He knew that what he saw was Mole moving their camp, but the monster could not see clearly in the tunnel. Elk monster picked up his shield, his spear, and his knife. "I'm ready," he said. After they had gone a short distance along the trail, the monster fell into the first hole. Coyote called loudly, as if he were calling to an enemy ahead of them. The monster climbed out of the hole, tried to run, but fell into one hole after another. At last Coyote said to him, "Let me carry your shield. Then you can run faster." Coyote put the shield on his back, but the monster still had trouble. "Let me carry your spear," Coyote said. Soon he got the monster's knife, also--and all of his equipment. Then Coyote ran round and round, shouting, "This is how we charge the enemy." And he jabbed the monster with the monster's spear. "I have the enemy's war bonnet!" he yelled. He jabbed the monster four times, each time yelling that he had taken something from the enemy. The fifth time he jabbed the monster, he yelled, "I have stripped the enemy." Then he said to the Elk monster, "You can never kill anyone again." Coyote went on up the Bitterroot Valley. He heard a baby crying, up on a hill. Coyote went up to the baby, not knowing it was a monster. He put his finger in the baby's mouth, to let it suck. The baby ate the flesh off Coyote's finger, then his hand, and then his arm. The monster baby killed Coyote. Only his skeleton was left. After a while, Coyote's good friend Fox came along. Fox stepped over the dead body, and Coyote came to life. He began to stretch as if he had been asleep. "I've slept a long time," he said to Fox. You've been dead," Fox told him. "That baby is a monster, and he killed you." Coyote looked around, but the baby was gone. He put some flint on his finger and waited for the baby to come back. When he heard it crying, he called out, "Hello, baby! You must be hungry." Coyote let it have his flinted finger to suck. The baby cut himself and died. "That's the last of you," said Coyote. "This hill will forever be called Sleeping Child." And that is what the Indians call it today. After Coyote had left Sleeping Child, Fox joined him again and they traveled together. Soon Coyote grew tired of carrying his blanket, and so he laid it on a rock. After they had traveled farther, they saw a storm coming. They went back to the rock, Coyote picked up his blanket, and the two friends moved on. When the rain began to fall, he put the blanket over himself and Fox. While lying there, covered by the blanket, they looked out and saw the rock running toward them. Fox went uphill, but Coyote ran downhill. The rock followed close on Coyote's trail. Coyote crossed the river, sure that he was safe. Spreading his clothes out on a rock, he thought he would rest while they dried. But the rock followed him across the river. When he saw it coming out of the water, Coyote began to run. He saw three women sitting nearby, with stone hammers in their hands. "If that rock comes here," Coyote said to the women, "you break it with your hammers." But the rock got away from the women. Coyote ran on to where a creek comes down from the mountains near Darby. There he took some vines--Indians call them "monkey ropes"--and placed them so that the rock would get tangled up in them. He set fire to the monkey ropes. The rock got tangled in the burning ropes and was killed by the heat. Then Coyote said to the rock, "The Indians will come through here on their way to the buffalo country. They will play with you. They will find you slick and heavy, and they will lift you up." In my childhood, the rock was still there, but it is gone now, no one knows where. Coyote left the dead rock and went on farther. Soon he saw a mountain sheep. The sheep insulted Coyote and made him angry. Coyote grabbed him and threw him against a pine tree. The body went clear through the tree, but the head stayed on it. The horns stuck out from the trunk of the tree. Coyote said to the tree, "When people go by, they will talk to you. They will say, 'I want to have good luck. So I will leave a gift here for you.' They will leave gifts and you will make them lucky--in hunting or in war or in anything they wish to do." The tree became well known as the Medicine Tree. People from several tribes left gifts in it when they passed on their way to the buffalo country that is on the rising-sun side of the mountains. In my childhood, the skull and face were still there. When I was a young girl, people told me to put some of my hair inside the sheep's horn, so that I would live a long time. I did. That's why I'm nearly ninety years old. As the interpreter and I were leaving Painted-Hem- of-the-Skirt, she bent low and made a sweeping movement around her ankles and the hem of her long skirt. Then she said a few words and laughed heartily. The interpreter explained: "She says she hopes that she will not find a rattlesnake wrapped around her legs because she told some of the old stories in the summertime." She had laughed often as she told the tales, but I feel sure that her mother would not have related them in the summerti

IBS Report #: 1039

Location: SAPPHIRE county, MT. UNITED STATES

Sighting Type: 2

Latitude: +046˚ 11' N
Longitude: 113˚ 41' W
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Year: 1994
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Data Source: TR92
Credibility: 2
Locality: SAND BASIN AREA
Researcher: BFRO
Witness: ANONYMOUS

Sighting Type: 2
Summary: VOCALIZATION, BF RAN THROUGH CAMP, TRACKS

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MT SAPPHIRE 1994 TR#92 * BFRO report, bfro-list@moneymaker.org, from about five years ago, in Sapphire County, Montana, near the Sand Basin area. Witnesses had been in bed for about half an hour. While at a hunting camp the horses spooked late at night (not uncommon). Something ran through camp making a strange yell. Witness thought it was a bear, but the next morning found some parallel tracks that appeared to be man shaped, only much larger. The area was in a high mountain meadow with lots of creeks, swampy in spots.
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Ecology: HIGH MOUNTAIN MEADOW