Afternoon sighting while hiking at Mahlon Dickerson Reservation
Account
While camping with two relatives, the witness hiked off-trail and circled back toward the campsite road. Looking back toward an upper trailhead, the witness saw a tall, bulky black figure walking from right to left and quickly out of sight. The witness then moved forward to the spot with the relatives and later compared the figure's size to a relative, estimating it much taller and wider.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- about 6'6", 12 inches taller than a 5'6" relative
- Build src
- bulky with impressive girth, three times bigger around than a relative
- Hair colour src
- black
- Arms src
- long, swung in large motions while walking
- Gait src
- walking from right to left, moved out of sight quickly
- Other features src
- dome-shaped head set very close to shoulders
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
15 April 2011
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| Time of day |
approximately 4pm
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| Place |
Jefferson Township, Morris County, New Jersey
Stated
BFRO report #29139
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
41.02, -74.57 (± 2 km)
BFRO map layer point for report 29139 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 |
camping and hiking back toward campsite
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| Witness's word for it |
tall bulky black figure
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
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scale comparison photos of the investigator taken by the witness during follow-up visit
An investigator met the witness and a relative at the sighting location months later, took scale photos, hiked the trail, and later tried calling and knocking without response.
An investigator met the witness and a relative at the sighting location months later, took scale photos, hiked the trail, and later tried calling and knocking without response.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #29139 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference
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