Incident #1001124
Hamilton, Ravalli Cty, Montana
Nov 1962
Account
Reed Christenson, his wife and daughter driving near the top of Lost Trail Pass, Hwy 93, about 2 a.m. rounded a bend and saw a creature spring to its feet and run up a small embankment beside the road, then turn and face the car. Estimated 6 to 7 feet, weight 250 to 300 pounds, brown hair an inch long on face and body, hands almost down to knees, eyes reflected brightly, short fangs protruded forward from mouth. It stood on two legs and watched the car go by. Their French poodle growled and bristled, then whined and whimpered for a few minutes.
When
- Month
- Nov
- Year
- 1962
- Season
- fall
- Time of Day
- before 3 a.m.
- Duration
- considerable
Where
- State / province
- Montana
- County
- Ravalli Cty
- Nearest Town
- Hamilton
- Direction from Town
- South
- Distance from Town
- 40
- Population of Town
- 3000
- Elevation/Altitude
- 65
- Latitude
- 4542--
- Longitude
- 11357--
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- beside
- Terrain Object
- road
- Shot Hit
- No
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Both sexes
- Report type
- 2nd person
Setting
- Terrain
- alpine
- Exact Terrain
- paved road
- General
- none
- General undergrowth
- none
Weather and light
- Lighting
- headlights
- Visibility Index
- 6
Source
- Source
- Bitterroot Journal, quoting Reed Christenson
- Source Type
- newspaper
- Source Date
- DEC 1975
- Source reliability
- 6
- Incident reliablility
- 6
- Jwg file date
- JAN 1976
- Incident type
- 1
Creature description
- Reflection
- reflected, no colour stated
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 6 ft
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Length
- short
- Hair Colour
- brown
- Teeth
- long canines
- Arms
- long
- Movement
- getting up
- Later Movement
- went up slope, turned, watched observer
- Reaction
- avoided, watched
- Other Unusual Y/N
- Yes
- Describe Unsual
- Two short fangs projected forward from mouth.
Witness
- Sex
- Both sexes
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- in car
- Moving Y/N
- Yes
- Position
- seated
- Making Noise Y/N
- Yes
- Closest horizontal distance
- 25 feet
- Least vertical distance
- nil
- Action on sighting
- kept going
- No of witnesses
- 3