First-hand
Oregon Bigfoot #547
2 teenagers see 4 creatures in New Jersey
October 1971
mid morning
Fairfield, Essex County, New Jersey
2 witnesses
Account
In the fall of 1971 the witness and a companion were walking west along a small stream through wetland and thick forest. About 100 yards ahead they saw four dark, stocky creatures by the water in different positions, with the largest standing upright. After calling out and seeing the largest turn toward them, they concluded the beings did not seem human and ran south toward route 80, later telling their parents.
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What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- about 8 foot tall
- Build src
- very stocky
- Hair colour src
- extremely dark, prehaps black
- Face src
- lighter colored then the rest of the body
- Arms src
- arms seemed to go past it's knees
- Legs src
- knees didn't seem to be bent as it stood
- Posture src
- largest standing upright; one laying on ground, one sitting, one standing in water
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
October 1971
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
mid morning
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| Place |
Fairfield, Essex County, New Jersey
Stated
Oregon Bigfoot report #547
· Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled fields: County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road, Location
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| Map point |
40.8837, -74.3060 (± 15 km)
USGS GNIS populated place 'Fairfield', Essex, matched from nearest town 'Fairfield'
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
2
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| Figures reported |
4
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| Witness was |
walking along a small stream
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| Witness's word for it |
4 creatures
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| Conditions |
slight overcast
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Source timeline
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