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Class B First-hand BFRO #77867

Possible bigfoot sighting by hiker in Pine Barrens 5 miles SW of Beachwood

5 November 2024 12pm Lacy Township, Ocean County, New Jersey 1 witness

Account

The witness was hiking with a dog when the dog ran ahead toward brush about 40 yards away. The witness ran up and briefly saw the back of a dark head as something ran away into thick brush. After a few minutes of silence, footsteps were heard moving downhill away from the witness.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Partial sighting

Sounds

Footsteps

Described appearance

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Height src
smaller than 6'2" person, head at upper back level
Build src
wide back
Hair colour src
jet black
Gait src
running away
Posture src
hunched over or on all fours
Other features src
conical head with no neck or ears, wide back and large glutes

Facts & provenance

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Date
5 November 2024
Stated BFRO report #77867 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
12pm
Stated BFRO report #77867 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Lacy Township, Ocean County, New Jersey
Stated BFRO report #77867 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #77867 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #77867 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 70% confidence
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #77867 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 70% confidence
Witness was
hiking with dog
Stated BFRO report #77867 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
a dark shadow in the brush
Stated BFRO report #77867 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #77867 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Jacob Korbel (BFRO)
Follow-up

An investigator and a fellow researcher met the witness at the site, recreated the sighting for size comparison, searched for tracks without success, and photographed the location.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. BFRO report #77867 Primary
    Published 2024-11-07 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 08d8c7d37082
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

The report refers to

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