Press report Sasquatch Chronicles (podcast, local transcripts) #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2014/06/30/sc-ep37-cops-sasquatch

Sasquatch sighting near Sussex County (1977)

1977 Sussex County, New Jersey

Account

A family on a farm found a solid wooden garage door torn off and eight pet rabbits killed and mutilated with little blood, after hearing a woman-like scream. On subsequent nights they saw a seven-foot hairy creature near the road and under the yard light. They fired on it as it entered the coop and came toward them, then sent children away. Police blamed a bear, raccoon or wild dog.

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What was reported

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Described appearance

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Height src
seven feet tall
Face src
beard, mustache
Eyes src
glowing red eyes
Hands src
hands up
Gait src
walked on hind feet
Posture src
standing alongside the road
Other features src
covered with hair

Facts & provenance

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Date
1977
Place
Sussex County, New Jersey
Map point
41.1375, -74.6919 (± 21 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Sussex County (GEOID 34037); the report gives only the county
Account type
Press report
Figures reported
1
Witness was
letting dairy herd into pasture and farming, later waiting up armed
Witness's word for it
hair monster
Creature category
SASQUATCH

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2014-06-30 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Listen from 0:15:12 (account ends about 0:21:39) Hash a72b52cdce73
    Sasquatch Chronicles (podcast, local transcripts)

The report refers to

  • “New Jersey Herald: Wantage Family in Terror of Odd Creature for a Week”
    Not in the Anomadex yet