Motorist has nightime sighting near Harmony
Account
The witness was driving home from work at night when headlights revealed an upright figure standing in the road ahead. The figure briefly turned its head toward the car, then ran across the road on two legs with long hopping strides and disappeared into the woods. The witness, who hunts locally, said it was not a bear or other familiar animal.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- approximately 4 – 4 1/2 feet, about as tall as the hood of his Jeep
- Hair colour src
- greenish-tinted black
- Legs src
- two legs
- Gait src
- ran, taking several long hopping bipedal strides
- Posture src
- upright, standing on two legs
- Other features src
- shiny hair texture
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
September 1987
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
about 9:30 to 10 pm
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| Place |
Harmony, Warren County, New Jersey
Stated
BFRO report #13276
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
40.76, -75.11 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 13276 with published boundary
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
driving home from work
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| Witness's word for it |
Something on two legs
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| Source classification |
Class B
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Evidence & investigation
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- Investigated by
- D.A. Brake (PhD) (BFRO)
An investigator spoke with the witness by phone for about 30 minutes to record details.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #13276 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference