Incident #1001116
Lewiston, Fergus Cty, Montana
early 1900's
Account
Unidentified woman said that when she was a child in Montana the cattle were kept out of the Snowy Mountains in late fall and early spring because the hairy men who lived them would kill them for food. She said that he father and another man had seen a tall hairy creature walking upright; that her uncle saw one which ran when he reached for his gun, and that there were other reports of sightings and tracks.
When
- Year
- early 1900's
Where
- State / province
- Montana
- County
- Fergus Cty
- Nearest Town
- Lewiston
- Direction from Town
- South
- Distance from Town
- 20
- Population of Town
- 8000
- Elevation/Altitude
- 60
- Latitude
- 465---
- Longitude
- 1091---
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- Super Human Action
- Creatures killed cattle
- Multiple Sightings Y/N
- Yes
- Shot Hit
- No
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- Report type
- 2nd person
Setting
- Terrain
- alpine
Source
- Source
- Woman calling in during radio interview
- Source Type
- phone call
- Source Date
- JUL 1966
- Source reliability
- 5
- Incident reliablility
- 6
- Jwg file date
- JUL 1966
- Incident type
- 1
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- large
- Posture
- erect
- Aggressive To
- livestock
- Eating
- meat
- Attracted By
- livestock
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Sex
- Male
- Interviewer
- John Green
- Interview date
- JUL 1966
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- ranching
- No of witnesses
- 2