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New Jersey 5

Time and Place:

Year: 1989
Month: June
Day of Month (number only – e.g. 16): cannot remember the date except that it was a Sunday
Time of Day: about 6 or 7pm
County: New Jersey Bergen

Conditions:

Terrain Description: Mountainous, rocky woodland forest area below the lake itself
Lighting Conditions: daylight, bright. But a little bit darker inthe forest itself
Nearest Town or Landmark: Off Skyline Drive, close to the Wanaque Resivoir, I believe that’s Rt.511 It’s been a long time since I was up there. To be honest. All I can give is Land mark areas, I believe there was a boyscout camp acroos from the parking lot to the area.
Description of Encounter Area: Hilly and rocky. Steep incline with a small very shallow creek running down the hill. Very woodsy lots of trees mostly pines and quite a few of them were fallen.
Are There Food and/or Water Sources in the Area? (if so, describe): Besides the junk that
people leave behind, the area is well known for fishing and I was awre that it was a deer hunting area. Lot’s of rabbits, squirrels,chipmunks,possum, skunk, frogs, salamanders, ducks, geese, gulls, loons, heron,egrets and of course plenty of black bear. I’m sure there are many different berries in the woods. But I never went into them to deep.

Witness Overview:

Occupation/Background: No longer working, At the time I was a superintendent for a 76 unit
apartment community in Lodi, N.J. Inow live in Sewell, in South Jersey. I love fishing, but lately I’ve been physically unable to participate as much as I use too.

Encounter::

Number of Witnesses: no one but me
Length of Observation: I believe about a minute or a little more
Animal Description: Blackish brown hair all over, it was on all fours at first. I thought it was a bear.
Though the odor was more of like a skunk and something rotten. Almost like a decaying animal. Which is what caught my attention in the first place. When it stood up it made a low growl and looked at me quickly Then moved up the mountain at a good clip never looking back. The face was grayish with a darker flatish nose kind of like an ape. Dark eyes, and it was Tall and bulky
Aprox. Height: about 7 to 8 ft tall
Aprox. Weight: I’ve seen 500 lb black bear before this thing had to weigh at least 700 lbs just from it’s
height and bulk
Head/Facial Description: It made a quick glance at me, i can remember is it was very hairy around
the head. The forehead was flat and wrinkly, grayish black with the nose being flatish and darker than the rest of the face. It bared teeth that seemed yellowish but all I can remember is there color. It was a very quick glance but the eyes looked dark maybe black before it took off.
Can Witness Provide a Sketch of Animal Seen?: No
Any Odor? If so, Description: Cross between a skunk and decaying animal
Vocalizations Heard?: low growl, almost like a moan as if I was interfering in what it was doing there
Wood Knocks Heard?: No
I was heading home from a bad day’s fishing, slowly head down this steep mountain about a mile either way.
I’ve gone this way many times but this time was different. I could smell what I thought was a skunk and was trying to make sure I didn’t run into it. although I had no other way down this mountain to get to the parking lot. About half way down and to my right I thought I saw a bear and I stood still so as not to startle it. Hoping it would just go away. it was about 40 to 50 ft. away from me and to my right, on the other side of the creek. It was low to the ground kind of like it was digging out something from under a fallen tree. Then it made a low growl like moan and squatted and stood up. That’s when I realized this wasn’t a bear. It was at that point when I felt a chill run thru me, it was bigger than anything I had ever seen in the Jersey woods. The stench was terrible, it quickly looked my way which is when I saw it’s face and teeth. It scared the hellout of me because I knew I couldn’t run anywhere. It had hairy baseball mitt size hands (or i should say hand cause all I saw was his right one as it grabbed a tree to pull it’s way up the mountain. It seemed to know where it was going without any hesitation. It was all so quick, but it left quite an impression on me for sure. I was shaking and had to compose myself as I made my way back down the mountain to my car. I sat there in my car, shaking but kind of relieved. I headed home still smelling that thing in my nose, by the way that was the last time I went to ramapo lake.

Priority Level::
Historical – Over 10 Years

New Jersey 4

Time and Place:

Year: 1971
Month: June
Day of Month (number only – e.g. 16): june
Time of Day: morning
County: New Jersey Ocean

Conditions:

Terrain Description: wooded area but seen in open area of the wooods
Lighting Conditions: sunny
Nearest Town or Landmark: in toms river nj by windsor ave little league fields which are still active
Description of Encounter Area: open wooded area i was 100 feet away from bigfoot and when he
seen us he ran. i walked up to where he was standing and seen his huge footprints.ive been telling this story for years and i will take to my grave that i was 100 feet from bigfoot no matter what people say Are There Food and/or Water Sources in the Area? (if so, describe): yes a stream and the bay is very close

Witness Overview:

Occupation/Background: construction during day— warehouse at nite

Encounter::

Number of Witnesses: one other witness but forgot who i was with
Length of Observation: 2 minutes then ran when i was walking towards him
Animal Description: half man half ape ive seen pictures of bigfoot and its excactly what i saw
Can Witness Provide a Sketch of Animal Seen?: No
Physical Evidence? : Tracks
Recordings Made?: No
bigfoot ran when i was approaching him i was roughly 100 -150 feet away then ran when seen me

Assigned Investigator:

Mike Humphrey

Priority Level::
Historical – Over 10 Years

New Jersey 3

Time and Place:

Year: 1977
Month: July
Day of Month (number only – e.g. 16): 17 July 1977 and March 28,1978
Time of Day: 230 am encounter & tracks mid day
County: New Jersey Sussex

Conditions:

Terrain Description: crossed the road between Bear swamp and high brush mountain
Lighting Conditions: 1977 warm clear – 1978 cold clear
Nearest Town or Landmark: between Crandon Lakes & Culver Lake,Branchville,NJ
Description of Encounter Area: 1977 -traveling in van when creature crossed the road………..1978
lead a group of friends into the area searching for tracks
Are There Food and/or Water Sources in the Area? (if so, describe): many berry plants and
brooks,lakes and the swamp

Witness Overview:

Occupation/Background: Truck Driver/Retired

Encounter::

Number of Witnesses: 5
Length of Observation: 10 seconds+
Animal Description: Tall silolet 3 foot taller than the roof of car traveling in front of me, eye shine in
headlights
Aprox. Height: 8 feet
Aprox. Weight: 200 +
Head/Facial Description: covered in hair,fur
Can Witness Provide a Sketch of Animal Seen?: No
Any Odor? If so, Description: no
Vocalizations Heard?: no
Wood Knocks Heard?: No
Recordings Made?: No
July 17,1977 0230 am Owassa Road off Rt 206 near Cluvers Lake,NJ.I was traveling back from the Dover Station after picking up some Camp Councilers we just turned off of Rt 206 onto Owassa Rd heading west no more than abt 15 min, a small car also traveling in front or us when the Creature walking upright came out of the high grass on the left and stepped into the road,it stood 3 feet higher than the roof of the car that was in front of us,the creature turned its head and looked in my direction,it’s eye’s shined in my headlights. I jamed on the breaks startleing my passanges who were sitting in the back, Fished aroung for a flashlight and Me and my front passanger friend jusped out of the van, by that time time in went into the high brush along the mountain, the two of us tried to follow looking for tracks in the dark, came back to the van and started to discuss what just happened. We flagged down the next car and tried to speak to the motorist who wasn’t interested in what we had to say and left quickley.
Upon arriving at Camp I telephoned the State Police “who asked what bar we were in?” I explained our sighting, finally spoke to someone who knew of sightings in the area and He would file a report. The Next day when I called the State Police no report had been filed.
March 28,1978 I lead a group of friends into the area of the sighting and found several tracks in the snow,I took a photo with my foot along side for reference, the tracks seem to go deep into the Bear swamp ,it was getting dark and we went back ,I didn’t want to get lost at night.
I know the backwoods of Northern NJ ,I’ve backpacked the AT and Canoed the Delaware River and spend much of my free time up in thoes woods along Old Mine Road,I’ve fished the Ponds and creeks and know ther is pleanty of wilderness for a creature to rome between states of NJ,Penna & NY . I’m now disabiled and can walk no more (not much anyway). I travel up in the woods now as much as i can ,still looking and listening for that next encounter.

Priority Level::
Historical – Over 10 Years

New Jersey 2

Time and Place:

Year: 1993
Month: May
Day of Month (number only – e.g. 16): It was aweek before the memorial Day weekend.
Time of Day: 3:00am
County: New Jersey Atlantic

Conditions:

Terrain Description: Pine Barrens,sandy soil,cranberry bogs.
Lighting Conditions: Still dark ,Right before dawn.
Nearest Town or Landmark: Wharton State Forrest
GPS Coordinates: N/A
Description of Encounter Area: Back of campground.
Are There Food and/or Water Sources in the Area? (if so, describe): Yes,Lake Absagami,&
cranberry bogs.

Witness Overview:

Occupation/Background: self employed

Encounter::

Number of Witnesses: 4
Length of Observation: 20 to 30 seconds
Animal Description: first noticed a foul odor,it was like garbage.then as i stubbed toe on tent cord I
yelled then heard alow girrgling growl as it took off running,crashing through the trees.
Aprox. Height: It happen so fast,but by the broken branches 5 to 7 feet.
Aprox. Weight: whatever it was it was big.
Head/Facial Description: I saw from the back of it.
Can Witness Provide a Sketch of Animal Seen?: Yes
Any Odor? If so, Description: Yes.It was like rotting garbage
Vocalizations Heard?: Yes, there were many heard the nights before encounter.But thought they
were owls.
Wood Knocks Heard?: Yes
Physical Evidence?  Tree Structures Found
Recordings Made?: No
In 1993 my wife & I were camping with our friends in Wharton State Forrest.It was a week before the memorial day weekend.We wanted to go before because it gets crowded down there.When we arrived the park rangers told us we were the only campers there for that week.Also at the time I was the only one that knew that there may be BF inN.J. in the group.(I had mentioned such ,but of course was laughed at.)I had gone down to camp & have fun though ,not researching them at the time.Nothing much happened for the first few nights,but by the third night started hearing vocalizations,& distant wood knockings.At the time I didnt think much of it,until the sixth night.It was 3:00am & I stumbled out of my tent to get our canopy,because it started to light rain.As I stumbled I stubbed my toe on the tent cord,at the time yelling my !@$#% head off.Just then 20 to 30 feet to the right & behind my tent something let off this sound & took off crashing through the trees & brush ,I also noticed that foul odor again.It had scared me so bad that I slept in the truck with my wife.Of course everyone else was still asleep until the commotion,& then laughed at me when I told them what had happened.But when the next day came they saw broken branches about 5 to 7 feet off the ground,& the ground was all tore up like something was in a hurry to get outta there.The next morn went to ranger station & they came out & said it was possibly a bear or deer.There is no way those animals could make the destruction that there was that far off the ground ,could they?After that experience I have constantly researched in that area.Then when I joined NESRA &read the PINE BARREN investigation chris’s team had done it intrigued me.IDo believe & know without a doubt that BF Lives in the Pineys.I also have afew other weird things happen down there.Will be doing more research down there soon for fall is coming,& any evidence I
retrieve will be more than glad to share with my BF brothers. Keep squatching!

Assigned Investigator:

Mike Humphrey

Investigator Notes::

Unfortunately no return on attempted contact, closing.

Priority Level::
Historical – Over 10 Years

New Jersey 1

Time and Place:

Year: 1985
Month: June
Day of Month (number only – e.g. 16): mid june
Time of Day: 1 am
County: New Jersey Sussex

Conditions:

Terrain Description: wooded with fields old rail road bed now the state paulinskill trail
Lighting Conditions: dark
Nearest Town or Landmark: stillwater near sandpit
Description of Encounter Area: old rail bed
Are There Food and/or Water Sources in the Area? (if so, describe): stream , corn field

Witness Overview:

Occupation/Background: chef

Encounter::

Number of Witnesses: 2
Vocalizations Heard?: yes
could not sleep as i had a splinter in my forefinger that was pounding woke wife up and sh proceeded to dig splinter from my finger as i must have shown the pain that it was giving me – a loud blast scream came into out window from the trail about 40 ft from the window , we stood there and both shook , the sheer volume was like nothing i ever had before and it was not a scream out there it was directed to our window , as if it understood the gestures that were taking place later a movie came out a few years later and on the commercial it sounded the same scream we looked at each other and simultaneously said that’s it ! – a few years ago i was reading nj sightings and there was a a undisclosed person who wrote he knew exactly what it was as he seen it run the short cut corn field from his bow stand yet never said a word to any one – the time 1985 the place Stillwater NJ !

Priority Level::
Historical – Over 10 Years