Woman recalls seeing something strange cross the road while driving at dusk near Ringwood
Account
The witness was driving home from work at dusk on Skyline Drive when rounding a bend she saw the lower portion of a hairy human-like creature crossing the road. The figure moved from the center of her lane off the roadway and into the woods in a single step. She did not see the upper body and stated it was definitely not human.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Hair colour src
- dark blackish
- Legs src
- hips and two hairy legs
- Gait src
- one step, not a run
- Other features src
- human like creature
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
Summer 1979
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| Time of day |
dusk, getting dark
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| Place |
Ringwood, Passaic County, New Jersey
Stated
BFRO report #38762
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
41.07, -74.16 (± 8 km)
BFRO map layer point for report 38762 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 |
lower half of a bigfoot
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| Source classification |
Class B
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Evidence & investigation
What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.
- Investigated by
- Larry Rippon (BFRO)
An investigator met the witness at the site, reviewed the stride and setting, and contacted relatives about the night.
A relative told the witness that vehicles often parked atop the mountain belonged to a research team.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #38762 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference