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Class B First-hand BFRO #16248

Possible vocalization heard by fisherman at Monksville Reservoir

August 2000 about 2:00 AM - 2:30 AM Ringwood, Passaic County, New Jersey 1 witness

Account

The witness was fishing alone from shore at night when a loud scream-wail was heard from behind, across the parking lot. The witness later said the sound closely matched archived whoop-howl recordings. The witness left immediately without investigating or returning to look.

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What was reported

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Sounds

Scream

Facts & provenance

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Date
August 2000
Stated BFRO report #16248 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
about 2:00 AM - 2:30 AM
Stated BFRO report #16248 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Ringwood, Passaic County, New Jersey
Stated BFRO report #16248 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
41.14, -74.29 (± 3 km)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 16248 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #16248 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Stated BFRO report #16248 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness was
fishing from shore
Stated BFRO report #16248 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #16248 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the witness by phone in January 2007 and recorded additional details about distance, habitat, and recordings.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. BFRO report #16248 Primary
    Published 2006-10-13 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 2 images at source Hash ce7942d96d62
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization
  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

The report refers to

  • “Old Red Eye”
    Not in the Anomadex yet
  • “reports in Weird New Jersey magazine, along with those posted on this site”
    Not in the Anomadex yet