Incident #1001151
Helena, Lewis and Clark Cty, Montana
Jun 1976
Account
Truck driver radioed on CB to truck behind him saying there was some kind of hairy ape in the bush by the road. Driver behind saw it too, said was about 8 feet tall, very heavy looking, very hairy. Location just "near Helena." No information on time of day.
When
- Month
- Jun
- Year
- 1976
- Season
- summer
- Duration
- considerable
Where
- State / province
- Montana
- County
- Lewis and Clark Cty
- Nearest Town
- Helena
- Population of Town
- 26000
- Elevation/Altitude
- 40
- Latitude
- 462---
- Longitude
- 1120---
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- trees
- Near or/at
- road
- Shot Hit
- No
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- Report type
- hearsay
Setting
- Exact Terrain
- road
- General
- some
- Undergrowth
- some
Source
- Source
- Greg Mastel quoting unnamed truck driver
- Source Type
- colleague
- Source Date
- SEP 1976
- Source reliability
- 4
- Incident reliablility
- 6
- Jwg file date
- SEP 1976
- Incident type
- 1
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 8 ft
- Build
- heavy
- Posture
- erect
Witness
- Sex
- Male
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- in truck
- Moving Y/N
- Yes
- Position
- upright
- Making Noise Y/N
- Yes
- Action on sighting
- studied
- No of witnesses
- 2