Class A First-hand BFRO #29336

Recollection of a late night road crossing while driving near Branchville

July 1977 2-3 am Branchville, Sussex County, New Jersey 5 witnesses

Account

Late at night in summer 1977, the witness was driving a van with four companions back to camp when a tall bipedal figure crossed the road in front of them. Headlights illuminated its shape and eyes as it moved from a low area toward a mountain embankment. The driver stopped and searched the roadside with a light, heard movement in the brush but found no tracks, and later reported the incident to police.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting Road crossing Eyeshine

Other senses

Movement only

Described appearance

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Height src: about 7 feet tall
Build src: large
Face src: human-like head
Eyes src: glaring eyes
Arms src: long arms swinging back and forth
Posture src: bipedal

Facts & provenance

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Date	July 1977 Stated BFRO report #29336 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day	2-3 am Stated BFRO report #29336 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Branchville, Sussex County, New Jersey Stated BFRO report #29336 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	41.13, -74.80 (± 10 km) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 29336 with published boundary
Account type	First-hand Derived BFRO report #29336 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	5 Stated BFRO report #29336 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #29336 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	driving back to camp at night Stated BFRO report #29336 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	a large creature Stated BFRO report #29336 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #29336 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Larry Rippon (BFRO)

Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the witness by phone about the road crossing.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #29336 Primary

Published 2011-06-01 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash f97a6c2f8788

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BFRO map layer Reference

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