Priest Butte entity encounter — October 20, 1975

A ranch couple near Priest Butte reported seeing an unusual object on its eastern slope at about 4:30 p.m. on October 20, 1975. They observed it from their home approximately half a mile away, using binoculars to obtain a better view. The object was described as egg-shaped, with its broader end resting on the ground. That orientation is the principal distinguishing detail preserved in the available account. The record does not provide dependable measurements, surface details, a row of windows, or a described occupant. It also does not supply a clear sequence of descent, landing and departure. The observation should therefore retain its original distance and modest level of detail rather than becoming a close encounter with figures beside a craft. NICAP cites Lawrence Fawcett and Barry Greenwood’s Clear Intent, page 34. Its chronology categorizes the report as a distant observation, although the imported Atlas title calls it an entity encounter. No humanoid is actually mentioned in the supporting description. The plate accordingly shows the ranch witnesses looking toward a distant, upright egg-shaped object, with the unrecorded construction and colour left visually understated.