Year: 1977
Month: July
Day of Month (number only – e.g. 16): 17th
Time of Day: 2 am
County: New Jersey Sussex
Terrain Description: Swamp on left mountain on right
Lighting Conditions: Dark
Nearest Town or Landmark: Branchville,NJ
Description of Encounter Area: Swamp on left mountain on right
Are There Food and/or Water Sources in the Area? (if so, describe): wildreness & swamp
Occupation/Background: retired
Number of Witnesses: 2, maybe 5
Length of Observation: about 5 seconds
Aprox. Height: 7-8 feet
Aprox. Weight: lean
Head/Facial Description: split sec view just dark but turned its head and looked at van lites
Can Witness Provide a Sketch of Animal Seen?: Yes
Any Odor? If so, Description: no
Vocalizations Heard?: no
Wood Knocks Heard?: No
Recordings Made?: No
just turned off Rt 206 near Cluvers Lake on Lake Owassa road , small car traveling in front of me, a large figure crossed between me & the other car in my headlights creature was dark in color and abt 3 feet hight than the car in front of me, crossed the street in 3 strives turned and looked in my direction its eyes looked redish and shined like a deer in the headlights, I jamed on the breaks me & front passange looked for a flash lite but I had car flares,By this time everyone in the van was awake and talking,got out & went looking for this thing but found nothing,crossed between Bear swamp & the Mountain. I stopped a passing car and told them what I saw he quickly rolled up his window and speeded away without saying a word,maybe he thought I was crazy?when we got back I called the State Police, the jokingly asked what bar we were in?
Mike Humphrey