Class A First-hand BFRO #1454

Three backpackers see a large, massive upright animal running on two legs through the brush in Gallatin Nat'l Forest

3 June 1993 late in the day near sunset Bozeman, Gallatin County, Montana 3 witnesses

Account

Three backpackers waited out a storm below tree line, then continued hiking out toward the trailhead near sunset. As they crossed a logged clearing they heard thrashing and a howl, then saw a massive dark biped run through brush about 60 yards away into the forest. After hearing another distant howl from the opposite direction, they left the area quickly.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Partial sighting

Sounds

Howl

Described appearance

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Build src: massive
Hair colour src: dark
Legs src: two legs
Gait src: running
Posture src: on two legs

Facts & provenance

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Date	3 June 1993 Stated BFRO report #1454 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day	late in the day near sunset Stated BFRO report #1454 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place	Bozeman, Gallatin County, Montana Stated BFRO report #1454 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	45.22, -111.12 (± 1000 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 1454 (3 decimals, no boundary)
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #1454 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	3 Stated BFRO report #1454 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #1454 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 80% confidence
Witness was	hiking out to the car while backpacking Stated BFRO report #1454 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	Something massive and dark and clearly running on two legs Stated BFRO report #1454 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #1454 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Follow-up

The witness returned to the trailhead area the next weekend and visited several times since without further unusual observations.

BFRO report, “Observed” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #1454 Primary

Published 1993-06-03 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash 2dc4e5e02c7d

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Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7

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