Class A First-hand BFRO #16701

Nighttime encounter at a garbage dumpster in Hamburg, near the Delware Water Gap

November 1997 night, probably around 11pm Hamburg, Sussex County, New Jersey 1 witness

Account

Late on a cold fall night, the witness walked out of a separate laundry building at a rural apartment complex and saw a human-like creature about 20 feet away searching through a dumpster under bright lot lights. The two looked at each other briefly, then the witness ran toward the apartment, fell on a gravel road, and looked back to see the creature running away about 200 feet distant.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Described appearance

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Height src
about 5.5 to 6 feet tall
Build src
too slim in relation to its height, around 200 lbs
Hair colour src
brown, dark brown with reddish tint
Hair length src
about 4-7 inches in length
Arms src
significantly longer than a bear's
Gait src
moved in a very human way, ran
Other features src
humanoid in appearance and movement

Facts & provenance

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Date
November 1997
Stated BFRO report #16701 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
night, probably around 11pm
Stated BFRO report #16701 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place
Hamburg, Sussex County, New Jersey
Stated BFRO report #16701 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
41.15, -74.60 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 16701 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Derived BFRO report #16701 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Stated BFRO report #16701 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #16701 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
exiting apartment laundry building
Stated BFRO report #16701 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
humanoid in appearence
Stated BFRO report #16701 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #16701 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Paul Conroy (BFRO)
Follow-up

An investigator interviewed the witness for about 40 minutes about the encounter.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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