Class B First-hand BFRO #39639

Campers retreat to their vehicles due to a loud unknown vocalization near High Point State Park

Summer 1991 late night about 11PM Montague, Sussex County, New Jersey

Account

A group camping overnight in a wooded campground heard a very loud, close vocalization that began as a growl and shifted into a prolonged howl. Frightened by the unfamiliar sound, the group retreated to their vehicles for safety. Years later the reporter concluded the sound resembled televised alleged Sasquatch calls and did not match black bear sounds.

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Facts & provenance

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Date
Summer 1991
Stated BFRO report #39639 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Season
Time of day
late night about 11PM
Stated BFRO report #39639 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Place
Montague, Sussex County, New Jersey
Stated BFRO report #39639 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
41.31, -74.69 (± 3 km)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 39639 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #39639 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
camping overnight with a group
Derived BFRO report #39639 · BFRO report, “Environment” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #39639 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Follow-up

An investigator interviewed the witness years later and shared a comparison recording that the witness said sounded similar.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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