Sasquatch sighting near Lincoln, Montana (1980)
Account
The witness and family were returning from a day hike to their car on a high ridge. People at the trailhead pointed behind them. They turned and saw a large dark figure at the timber edge turn and walk back into the timber, as if it had followed them out.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Build src
- large
- Hair colour src
- dark
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
1980–1989
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
late afternoon or evening
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| Place |
Lincoln, Montana
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| Map point |
46.9534, -112.6715 (± 15 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Lincoln CDP (GEOID 3043675), matched from nearest town 'Lincoln'
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| Account type |
Second-hand
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
day hiking back to car
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| Witness's word for it |
large dark figure
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| Creature |
Sasquatch / Bigfoot
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Source timeline
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Bigfoot Society EP 284 Podcast Interview