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Class B First-hand BFRO #30384

Cousins view a large biped figure on opening day near Virginia City

21 October 1978 early morning, approximately 6:00 am Virginia City, Madison County, Montana 2 witnesses

Account

On opening morning of deer season two cousins riding in the back of a pickup scanning a sage meadow spotted a large dark figure about 250 yards away. They watched it for about 10 seconds as it faced them, slightly bent forward with an arm on its knee, appearing motionless. When the truck stopped and backed up to regain the view the figure was gone. The cousins continued hunting that morning while feeling as if watched.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Partial sighting

Described appearance

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Build src
broad shoulders
Hair colour src
solid black
Face src
facing us
Arms src
resting it's right arm on it's right knee
Posture src
slightly bent forward
Age / size src
larger than a human
Other features src
dome shaped head with no neck

Facts & provenance

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Date
21 October 1978
Stated BFRO report #30384 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
early morning, approximately 6:00 am
Stated BFRO report #30384 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Virginia City, Madison County, Montana
Stated BFRO report #30384 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
45.12, -111.56 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 30384 (3 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #30384 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Stated BFRO report #30384 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #30384 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
riding in truck bed scanning for deer
Stated BFRO report #30384 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness's word for it
a bigfoot
Stated BFRO report #30384 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #30384 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
R. Monteith (BFRO)
Follow-up

An investigator interviewed the two cousins living in different states and assessed them as credible.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. BFRO report #30384 Primary
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  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
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