Woman has daytime sighting near West Orange
Account
Early one sunny morning, the witness looked out a bathroom window and saw a jet-black, ape-like figure running bipedally along the backyard fence. The figure ran silently and fluidly over uneven leaf-covered ground with its arms held like a human runner, then disappeared into the woods. About a minute later the witness heard repeated rock-knocking sounds from the woods. A later inspection of the area found no footprints.
What was reported
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Sightings
Sounds
Described appearance
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- Height src
- about 5 ft 5 in
- Hair colour src
- jet black all over
- Hair length src
- straight, not long
- Arms src
- positioned/held like a human runner's
- Gait src
- ran steadily, quickly and fluidly without tripping or falling
- Posture src
- bipedal, upright running on 2 legs like a human
- Age / size src
- juvenile (witness impression)
- Other features src
- broad head, ape-like resemblance
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
8 May 2002
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
8:20 AM
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| Place |
West Orange, Essex County, New Jersey
Stated
BFRO report #4273
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details
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| Map point |
40.7707, -74.2326 (± 15 km)
USGS GNIS populated place 'Orange', Essex, matched from nearest town 'West Orange'
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
using the bathroom at home
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| Witness's word for it |
what I thought was an ape
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
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- Investigated by
- Matthew Moneymaker (BFRO)
An investigator spoke with the witness and inspected the leaf-litter area where the creature ran, finding no footprints.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #4273 Primary