Bigfoot sighting near Great Falls, Montana

20 Aug 1977 · Great Falls, Montana, United States

Five people camping in Belt Creek canyon, Montana, in August 1977 saw a tall hairy upright creature near their car; after a shotgun shot it ran toward them and they fled.

Facts

Date

20 Aug 1977

Place

Great Falls, Montana, United States

Evidence

smell, visual

Point

47.250, -110.917

Located within

9.3 km

Light

artificial

Witness was

camping

Witnesses

5

Creatures

1

Distance

69 m (225 ft)

Height

4.7 m (15 ft)

Described as

brown hair, long length, biped

Behaviour

running, standing, walking

In the account

ape like face, approached, bluff charge, branches breaking, corridor, eyes seen, face seen, field or clearing, firearm present, fired weapon, flashlight, investigator visited, no neck, no smell noted, raining, returned to spot, ridge or mountain, very tall, witness fled

Sources

1 independent

Sources

• John GreenRead the report

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• Bigfoot: Montana older reports from the BC archivesDec 1975 · 40 km
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