YEAR: 1980

SEASON: Spring

DATE: Spring of early 1980's

STATE: Montana

COUNTY: Cascade County

LOCATION DETAILS: The "event" took place appx. 40 miles south of Great Falls, MT. in the Dearborn River area, about 12 miles back in the woods, on upper Saw Mill creek.

NEAREST TOWN: Great Falls, MT

NEAREST ROAD: about 12 miles back in the woods

OBSERVED: During the night, horrible smells were noticed. The smells were shortly accompanied by strange, very loud "warbling" noises, which circled the cabin where 4 friends were spending the night. One person, my aunt, taped these sounds on a portable tape recorder. These sounds were never sent to be analyzed.

ALSO NOTICED: None that I have heard of.

OTHER WITNESSES: The four people who smelled/heard the...whatever, were settling down for the night, some already asleep. In this area, there is no electricity, no phones, no running water. No alcohol or drugs were taken by any of the witnesses prior to the event.
Nor has my aunt ever taken drugs, and hasn't drank for many years.

TIME AND CONDITIONS: Dry, not many deciduous trees, mainly conifers. Small creeks nearby. About 5000' elevation.

ENVIRONMENT: Dense forest accessable only by snowmobile in the winter, 4X4 the rest of the year. Small mountains making up the front range of the Rocky Mtns. Dry, not many deciduous trees, mainly conifers. Small creeks nearby. About 5000' elevation. the nearest inhabited property is about 3 miles away.

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