Class B First-hand BFRO #7185

Teens have scary encounter in abandoned creamery near Sussex

BFRO YEAR: 1976 or 77 about 1:30 in the afternoon Sussex NJ, Sussex County, New Jersey 2 witnesses

Account

Two teenagers exploring an abandoned creamery had the companion climb a ladder to the upper floor, where he reported a foul smell and hairy legs behind a box. Both then heard heavy running overhead with ceiling boards moving, and saw a large hairy figure break through a wall, cross a roof, and appear directly after loading doors blew open. They watched it run away through a cornfield for several seconds until it went over or through a fence and disappeared.

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What was reported

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Described appearance

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Height src
between seven and eight feet
Build src
big and bulky
Hair colour src
greenish brown
Hair length src
long
Face src
did not see its face
Arms src
elbows almost to waist
Legs src
hairy
Gait src
running in 5 or 6 foot hops
Other features src
human-like figure

Facts & provenance

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Time of day
about 1:30 in the afternoon
Stated BFRO report #7185 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Sussex NJ, Sussex County, New Jersey
Stated BFRO report #7185 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details
Map point
41.21, -74.60 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 7185 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #7185 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Stated BFRO report #7185 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #7185 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 85% confidence
Witness was
shooting BB guns and exploring an old creamery building
Stated BFRO report #7185 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
something big
Stated BFRO report #7185 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #7185 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Eric Spinner (BFRO)
Follow-up

An investigator reviewed maps, spoke with a local historian, and visited the site finding rebuilt buildings with an old stone foundation and former loading area.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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