Class B First-hand BFRO #59280

Couple have possible daytime encounter in the Pine Barrens near the town of Brown Mills

7 April 2018 around 1 pm Browns Mills, Ocean County, New Jersey 2 witnesses

Account

The witness was driving away from a bridge area after photographing water when she glimpsed in her rearview mirror a brown bipedal figure sprinting and leaping across the road behind the car. Her husband did not see it but reported hearing crashing through woods and a splash as they backed up. Shortly after while driving on they heard a repeated wuh / huffing noise, stopped to check under the vehicle, and found nothing.

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What was reported

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Described appearance

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Height src
about 6 feet tall
Build src
thin and lanky
Hair colour src
light brown
Arms src
moving back and forth
Legs src
splayed, each leg pointing opposite
Gait src
sprinting / leaping across road
Posture src
bipedal, on 2 legs

Facts & provenance

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Date
7 April 2018
Stated BFRO report #59280 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
around 1 pm
Stated BFRO report #59280 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Browns Mills, Ocean County, New Jersey
Stated BFRO report #59280 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road
Map point
39.95, -74.43 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 59280 (5 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #59280 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Derived BFRO report #59280 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #59280 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 80% confidence
Witness was
taking a woods cruise and photographing water
Stated BFRO report #59280 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
something brown on 2 legs
Stated BFRO report #59280 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #59280 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Eric Spinner (BFRO)
Measurement

Investigator measured road width at sighting location as 19.5 feet during recreation.

Measurements: 19.5ft

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Tree damage

Investigator noted strange breaks of saplings near marsh where odor was reported.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Measurement

Investigators met the witnesses at the site, searched for tracks and hair, measured the road, and reenacted the crossing.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Follow-up

Investigators met the witnesses at the site, searched for tracks and hair, measured the road, and reenacted the crossing.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2018-04-07 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 1b2e60869c8e
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  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
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The report refers to

  • “sightings by kids on motorbikes around this area”
    Not in the Anomadex yet