Incident #1001165
Missoula, Missoula Cty, Montana
May 1977
Account
Mrs. Beverly Christopher went out at 5 a.m. to turn on their water pump, and saw an 8-foot creature covered with dark hair standing on the side of the road. It started to walk slowly down the trail (presume towards her) and she ran back in the house.
When
- Month
- May
- Year
- 1977
- Season
- spring
- Time of Day
- early morning
- Duration
- considerable
Where
- State / province
- Montana
- County
- Missoula Cty
- Nearest Town
- Missoula
- Direction from Town
- East
- Distance from Town
- 20
- Population of Town
- 35000
- Elevation/Altitude
- 36
- Latitude
- 4653--
- Longitude
- 11331--
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- beside
- Terrain Object
- road
- Near or/at
- trail
- Shot Hit
- No
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Female
- Report type
- 2nd person
Setting
- Terrain
- plateau
- Exact Terrain
- road
- Slope
- easy
- General
- none
- General undergrowth
- none
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
- Visibility Index
- 6
Source
- Source
- Greg Mastel quoting Beverly Christopher
- Source Type
- colleague
- Source Date
- MAY 1978
- Source reliability
- 5
- Incident reliablility
- 5
- Jwg file date
- JUN 1978
- Incident type
- 1
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 8 ft
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- dark
- Movement
- staying still
- Later Movement
- approached
- Walking Speed
- slow
- Reaction
- watched, approached
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Sex
- Female
- Interviewer
- presume Greg Mastel
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- outside on foot, at home
- Moving Y/N
- Yes
- Position
- upright
- Making Noise Y/N
- Yes
- Action on sighting
- fled
- No of witnesses
- 1