Second-hand Bigfoot Society EP 284

Sasquatch sighting near Lincoln, Montana (1980)

1980–1989 late afternoon or evening Lincoln, Montana

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.

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Build src
large
Hair colour src
dark

Facts & provenance

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Date
1980–1989
Stated Bigfoot Society EP 284 · transcript:00:04:10-00:06:13 · read with 60% confidence
Time of day
late afternoon or evening
Stated Bigfoot Society EP 284 · transcript:00:06:13-00:08:13 · read with 85% confidence
Place
Lincoln, Montana
Stated Bigfoot Society EP 284 · transcript:00:06:13-00:08:13 · read with 85% confidence
Map point
46.9534, -112.6715 (± 15 km)
Geocoded Bigfoot Society EP 284 · gazetteer:place · read with 50% confidence
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Lincoln CDP (GEOID 3043675), matched from nearest town 'Lincoln'
Account type
Second-hand
Derived Bigfoot Society EP 284 · transcript:00:04:10-00:06:13 · read with 80% confidence
Figures reported
1
Derived Bigfoot Society EP 284 · transcript:00:00:01-00:02:07 · read with 70% confidence
Witness was
day hiking back to car
Stated Bigfoot Society EP 284 · transcript:00:00:01-00:02:07 · read with 85% confidence
Witness's word for it
large dark figure
Stated Bigfoot Society EP 284 · transcript:00:00:01-00:02:07
Creature
Sasquatch / Bigfoot
Derived Bigfoot Society EP 284 · transcript:00:04:10-00:08:13 · read with 75% confidence

Source timeline

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  1. Bigfoot Society EP 284 Podcast Interview
    Published 2023-08-07 Retrieved 2026-09-29 Version 1 Listen from 0:04:10 (account ends about 0:08:13) Hash cf91588fc0e7
    Bigfoot Society (podcast, feed transcripts)