Incident #1001177
Kalispell, Flathead Cty, Montana
Jun 1985
Account
Dave Soliday, Fred Erickson and Gordon Bailey said that while hiking up the Flathead River from Spruce Park Campground, Montana Hwy 35, they saw 800 to 1000 yards away a big black upright figure, slouched, taking 5 to 6 foot strides through waist deep water, crossing the river. It walked onto an island, then disappeared in brush on the west shore. They reported to the sheriff's office, and went back looking for tracks, but found none.
When
- Observation Date
- JUN 02 1985
- Month
- Jun
- Year
- 1985
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- evening
Where
- State / province
- Montana
- County
- Flathead Cty
- Nearest Town
- Kalispell
- Direction from Town
- East
- Distance from Town
- 4
- Population of Town
- 11000
- Elevation/Altitude
- 30
- Latitude
- 4811--
- Longitude
- 11415--
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- water
- Near or/at
- island
- Super Human Action
- 5 to 6-foot strides through waist-deep water
- Tracks
- not found
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- Report type
- 1st person
Setting
- Terrain
- valley
- Exact Terrain
- water
- Slope
- valley bottom
- Nearby Water
- river
- Distance to Water
- contact
- Ground condition
- wet
- Cover
- heavy
- General
- none
- General undergrowth
- none
Weather and light
- Humidity
- high
- Visibility Index
- 4
Source
- Source
- unidentified Montana newspaper, story datelined Ka
- Source Type
- newspaper
- Source Date
- JUN 10 1985
- Source reliability
- 5
- Incident reliablility
- 6
- Jwg file date
- AUG 1985
- Incident type
- 1
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- presumed
- Height
- large
- Posture
- slightly stooped
- Hair Colour
- black
- Shoulder Shape
- hunched
- Movement
- walking
- Later Movement
- entered woods
- Walking Stride
- long
- Movement re observer
- across observer front
- Water Activity
- wading
- Use of Water
- travel
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Wildlife Familiarity
- considerable
- Sex
- Male
- Interviewer
- Cal Hubbard, newspaper correspondent
- Interview date
- JUN 05 1985
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- hiking
- Moving Y/N
- Yes
- Position
- upright
- Making Noise Y/N
- Yes
- Closest horizontal distance
- half mile
- Action on sighting
- studied
- No of witnesses
- 3