Class B First-hand BFRO #438

Possible encounter at a state park campsite on the Musconetcong River

September 2000 night, about 1 a.m. onward Allumuchy, Warren County, New Jersey 1 witness

Account

The witness camped overnight in a sleeping bag by a dying fire after hearing a metallic clink followed by tree knocks that seemed to answer each other from two directions. The witness then watched a dark silhouette showing only head and shoulders peek from behind a tree about 20 feet away. In the morning a tied food bag was gone except for an orange left on the ground.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Partial sighting Silhouette

Sounds

Wood knock Unidentified sound

Interaction

Property disturbance

Described appearance

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Height src: about 7 to 8 feet tall (inferred: head ~a foot below 8-9 foot branch)
Build src: defined shoulders, squared-off shoulders
Other features src: rounded kinda pointy on top head, no bear-like ears, not flat like bear head

Facts & provenance

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Date	September 2000 Stated BFRO report #438 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day	night, about 1 a.m. onward Stated BFRO report #438 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place	Allumuchy, Warren County, New Jersey Stated BFRO report #438 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	40.9218, -74.8102 (± 15 km) Geocoded BFRO report #438 · gnis:874292 · read with 30% confidence USGS GNIS populated place 'Allamuchy', Warren, matched from nearest town 'Allumuchy' read as 'allamuchy' (spelling match)
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #438 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Stated BFRO report #438 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #438 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 80% confidence
Witness was	camping overnight, lying in sleeping bag by dying campfire Stated BFRO report #438 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	what looked like a bear looking into my camp Stated BFRO report #438 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class B Stated BFRO report #438 · BFRO classification label

Source timeline

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BFRO report #438 Primary

Published 2000-10-11 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash fe6d7ee4e1ce

BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

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