Incident #1001135
Hamilton, Ravalli Cty, Montana
1971
Account
Greg Mastel wrote that Gary Pseifer and his father and cousin were driving on the Gird Creek Road when a 7-8 foot creature, estimated 500 lbs., ran across the road then stood on the side of the road and watched the car go by.
When
- Year
- 1971
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- late morning
- Duration
- considerable
Where
- State / province
- Montana
- County
- Ravalli Cty
- Nearest Town
- Hamilton
- Direction from Town
- East Southeast
- Population of Town
- 2700
- Elevation/Altitude
- 40
- Latitude
- 461---
- Longitude
- 1140---
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- on
- Terrain Object
- road
- Near or/at
- trees
- Shot Hit
- No
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- Report type
- 2nd person
Setting
- Terrain
- alpine
- Exact Terrain
- road
- Cover
- some trees
- General
- some
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
- Visibility Index
- 8
Source
- Source
- Greg Mastell quoting Gary Pseifer
- Source Type
- colleague
- Source Date
- APR 20 1976
- Source reliability
- 6
- Incident reliablility
- 6
- Jwg file date
- APR 1976
- Incident type
- 1
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- presumed
- Height
- 7-8 ft
- Build
- very heavy
- Posture
- erect
- Movement
- running
- Later Movement
- stopped still, watched observer
- Movement re observer
- across observer front
- Reaction
- watched
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Sex
- Male
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- in car
- Moving Y/N
- Yes
- Position
- seated
- Making Noise Y/N
- Yes
- Closest horizontal distance
- close
- Least vertical distance
- nil
- Action on sighting
- kept going
- No of witnesses
- 3