Class A First-hand BFRO #1530

Fly Fisherman sees a hairy bipedal creature while trout fishing

August 1977 About 11:00 p.m. Helena, Lewis And Clark County, Montana 1 witness

Account

The witness was fly-fishing at night along the river below Hauser Dam and walked back to his lamp on a boulder to retie a fly. He shone the lamp on movement about 10 feet away and watched a large hairy biped move rapidly up the steep rocky bank and disappear within seconds. Afterward he noticed two of his four pooled trout were missing and heard a boulder crash downstream, then left with the remaining fish.

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What was reported

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Described appearance

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Height src
about 7-8 feet
Build src
very large and muscular, guessing 400-500 pounds
Hair colour src
dark
Hair length src
long
Arms src
arms moved powerfully as a man would walking very rapidly
Gait src
long, powerful strides, moving very rapidly
Posture src
bipedal
Other features src
seemingly no neck

Facts & provenance

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Date
August 1977
Stated BFRO report #1530 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
About 11:00 p.m.
Stated BFRO report #1530 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Helena, Lewis And Clark County, Montana
Stated BFRO report #1530 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details
Map point
46.76, -111.89 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 1530 (4 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #1530 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #1530 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #1530 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
flyfishing for trout at night
Stated BFRO report #1530 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
a hairy bipedal creature
Stated BFRO report #1530 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #1530 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Follow-up

The witness went back the following day and found no tracks or other signs because of rocks and boulders.

BFRO report, “Also Noticed” section

Source timeline

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