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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Sightings

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Sounds

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Interaction

Property disturbance

Other senses

Odor

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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BFRO report #7185 Primary

Published 2003-10-26 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 466c729729fe

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