Morning hike turns a veterinarian and her family into believers near Missoula
Account
Three witnesses hiking on a ridge trail around noon stopped and watched a large dark object standing motionless beside power poles on a distant ridge for several minutes. The object then turned, took several large steps with visible arm and leg motion, and disappeared over the ridge. The daughter took a phone photo as it disappeared that was described as showing head and shoulders, and later took a comparison photo of the empty ridge.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Build src
- very large
- Arms src
- arms and legs moving
- Legs src
- arms and legs moving
- Gait src
- took several large steps
- Posture src
- absolutely stock still
- Other features src
- dark
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
20 July 2012
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
around noon
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| Place |
Missoula, Missoula County, Montana
Stated
BFRO report #40412
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
46.53, -113.59 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 40412 (4 decimals, no boundary)
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
3
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
hiking on a ridge trail
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| Witness's word for it |
very large, dark unidentifiable object
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| Source classification |
Class B
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Evidence & investigation
What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.
- Investigated by
- R. Monteith (BFRO)
Phone photo taken as the object went over the ridge, described as showing head and shoulders.
Later comparison photo of the same ridgeline taken without the figure.
An investigator spoke to all three witnesses about what they saw.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #40412 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference