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A few days ago someone posted a link to this old 19th century newspaper story about a sighting in 1865 in Montana.

https://theufodatabase.com/docs/james-lumley-cadotte-pass-ufo-1865-11…

There was some discussion about the story regarding the claim of the turned up earth and subsequent damage of the fallen object. Logically many theorized that the damage described should still be somewhat visible even 150+ years later, which I agree with.

Using the details in article I searched around the area of Cadotte Pass. While I did not find a huge, obvious area of disturbance, I did find a geological feature that stood out to me and has me curious what others may think.

In the original article the trapper states that the object was lodged into the side of a mountain.

So I searched the area 2 miles east of Cadotte Pass and looked for and mountainside that would take an impact from an object flying in an easterly direction.

Approximately 4000 ft to the east of the 2 mile marker is a mountainside that has an odd geological feature. To the northwest of Sunset Mountain is a large mass of earth that appears to be pushed up the hillside as if the base were hit by something with strong kinetic force.

47°06'04"N 112°20'03"W · 1.08 mi

The surrounding areas show more traditional erosion from rain and streams, but this specific area feels out of place to me. The are almost concentric rings radiating from the bas of the valley.

Anyway, I know this is just a silly post, but am curious what others have to say.