Class A First-hand BFRO #12065

Group observes animal in daylight, one mile from Federal Hill near Riverdale

April 2005 late afternoon, about 5-ish Riverdale, Morris County, New Jersey 5 witnesses

Account

The witness was with relatives and friends on a back deck in late afternoon when the group watched a grey ape-like figure sitting on a hillside rock about 100 yards away. After a BB gun was fired toward it, the creature turned toward the group, then climbed a steep rock face hand-over-hand and walked bipedally over a ridge out of sight. No vocalizations were heard and facial features could not be distinguished at the distance.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting

Described appearance

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Height src: approximately 5-6 feet
Build src: 180-200 lbs, thick mid-section and upper torso
Hair colour src: grey
Gait src: slow bipedal walk
Posture src: hunched, not completely upright
Other features src: ape-like, not a bear nor coyote

Facts & provenance

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Date	April 2005 Stated BFRO report #12065 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day	late afternoon, about 5-ish Stated BFRO report #12065 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place	Riverdale, Morris County, New Jersey Stated BFRO report #12065 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	40.99, -74.32 (± 1000 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 12065 with published boundary
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #12065 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	5 Derived BFRO report #12065 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section · read with 85% confidence
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #12065 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	hanging out on back deck with relatives and friends Stated BFRO report #12065 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	grey ape-like creature Stated BFRO report #12065 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #12065 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: D.A. Brake (PhD) (BFRO)

Follow-up

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BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #12065 Primary

Published 2005-07-10 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 678dd29b0540

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BFRO map layer Reference

Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7

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The report refers to

“Weird NJ magazine story about a fisherman”
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