Small group observed in a remote part of Essex County Swamp, around noon
Account
Two teenagers walking west along a feeder stream around midday saw four dark creatures about 75 yards away on and around the stream bank. The largest stood about eight feet tall while the others were sitting, lying, and standing in the water, and the group watched the witnesses for a few minutes. The pair ran east to a power-line cut and then south to a highway, went home, and told only their parents.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- about 8 feet tall
- Build src
- very powerfully built, barrel chested, very wide shoulders
- Hair colour src
- black
- Face src
- somewhat lighter in color, but not white
- Arms src
- very long arms that went almost to the knees
- Posture src
- standing
- Age / size src
- largest
- Other features src
- head with rounded "peak"
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
10 October 1971
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| Time of day |
about noon
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| Place |
Fairfield, Essex County, New Jersey
Stated
BFRO report #10046
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
40.90, -74.29 (± 2 km)
BFRO map layer point for report 10046 with published boundary
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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 feeder stream
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| Witness's word for it |
4 creatures
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
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An investigator spoke with the witness by phone at length and later traveled through part of the general area.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #10046 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference