Incident #1001163
Great Falls, Cascade Cty, Montana
Mar 1977
Account
Dave Jaraczeski, 21, and Jim Palagi, 23, reported at sheriff's office that they and John Quinn, 21, drove via back roads from Stocton towards Great Falls, from Gerber past Lyman's Ranch toward Gibson Flat. About 400 yards in a large plowed wheat field they saw "Bigfoot" and took after it in their 4-wheel-drive, going 35 to 50 miles an hour. It turned and ran from them, but not much faster than a man could run and they gained to about 100 yards, when it turned and faced their pickup. They left. Creature was estimated 6.5 feet tall, black with 4" hair all over body. Took long strides, both walking and running, but kept hands at its sites. Extended its arms when it turned to face them. Very broad across shoulders and chest, they saw no neck or ears. Looked for tracks next day but found nothing. Did not report the incident for several days. Seemed honest and sincere.
When
- Observation Date
- MAR 20 1977
- Month
- Mar
- Year
- 1977
- Season
- spring
- Time of Day
- late afternoon
- Duration
- considerable
Where
- State / province
- Montana
- County
- Cascade Cty
- Nearest Town
- Great Falls
- Direction from Town
- Southeast
- Population of Town
- 57000
- Elevation/Altitude
- 33
- Latitude
- 472---
- Longitude
- 1111---
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- grainfield
- Near or/at
- road
- Super Human Action
- Chased by truck, ran faster than a man could run
- Shot Hit
- No
- Tracks
- not found
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- Report type
- 1st person
Setting
- Terrain
- plain
- Exact Terrain
- farm field
- Slope
- level
- Cover
- none
- General
- none
- Undergrowth
- none
- General undergrowth
- none
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
- Visibility Index
- 7
Source
- Source
- Sheriff's Capt. Keith Wolverton, Cascade Cty., quo
- Source Type
- police report
- Source Date
- APR 01 1977
- Source reliability
- 7
- Incident reliablility
- 6
- Jwg file date
- JUL 1977
- Incident type
- 1
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 6 ft
- Build
- heavy
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Length
- medium
- Hair Colour
- black
- Ears
- covered by head hair
- Neck Length
- no neck
- Shoulders
- wide
- Torso Front
- wide
- Movement
- walking
- Later Movement
- fled, turned around, watched observer
- Walking Stride
- long
- Running Stride
- long
- Movement re observer
- away from observer
- Arms Action
- hanging, outstretched
- Reaction
- fled from, watched
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Sex
- Male
- Interviewer
- Capt. Keith Wolverton, Cascade Cty sheriff's dept.
- Interview date
- APR 01 1977
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- in truck
- Moving Y/N
- Yes
- Position
- seated
- Making Noise Y/N
- Yes
- Closest horizontal distance
- 100 yards
- Farthest horizontal distance
- quarter mile
- Least vertical distance
- nil
- Action on sighting
- chased, fled
- No of witnesses
- 3
- Age
- 21 to 30