First-hand Bigfoot Society EP 298

Sasquatch sighting near Vineland, New Jersey (1989)

October 1989 night, full moon Vineland, New Jersey 4 witnesses

Account

As teenagers parked at an abandoned airfield at night, the witness and his friend watched a large upright figure pace back and forth on a small hill in moonlight. Moments later they heard a loud branch break close by on their right. They fled in their cars and never returned to the spot.

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What was reported

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Sightings

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Sounds

Unidentified sound

Context & caveats

Animal behaviour

Described appearance

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Height src: 7 to 8 feet tall (estimated)
Build src: wide at the top, big
Gait src: pacing left to right, back and forth
Posture src: standing upright

Facts & provenance

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Date	October 1989 Stated Bigfoot Society EP 298 · transcript:00:18:32-00:20:32
Time of day	night, full moon Derived Bigfoot Society EP 298 · transcript:00:22:33-00:24:33 · read with 80% confidence
Place	Vineland, New Jersey Stated Bigfoot Society EP 298 · transcript:00:18:32-00:20:32 · read with 85% confidence
Map point	39.4650, -74.9971 (± 15 km) Geocoded Bigfoot Society EP 298 · gazetteer:place · read with 50% confidence Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Vineland city (GEOID 3476070), matched from nearest town 'Vineland'
Account type	First-hand Stated Bigfoot Society EP 298 · transcript:00:22:33-00:24:33
Witnesses	4 Derived Bigfoot Society EP 298 · transcript:00:18:32-00:20:32 · read with 80% confidence
Figures reported	2 Derived Bigfoot Society EP 298 · transcript:00:26:33-00:28:37 · read with 75% confidence
Witness was	hanging out with friends and girlfriends listening to music Stated Bigfoot Society EP 298 · transcript:00:22:33-00:24:33 · read with 85% confidence
Witness's word for it	a big dude Stated Bigfoot Society EP 298 · transcript:00:24:33-00:26:33 · read with 85% confidence
Creature	Sasquatch / Bigfoot Derived Bigfoot Society EP 298 · transcript:00:18:32-00:20:32 · read with 85% confidence

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