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15 April 2011 Jefferson Township, Morris County, New Jersey Class A #29139

Afternoon sighting while hiking at Mahlon Dickerson Reservation

While camping with two relatives, the witness hiked off-trail and circled back toward the campsite road. Looking back toward an upper trailhead, the witness saw a tall, bulky black figure walking from right to left and quickly out of sight. The witness then moved forward to the spot with the relatives and later compared the figure's size to a relative, estimating it much taller and wider.

Full-body sighting
April 2005 Riverdale, Morris County, New Jersey Class A #12065

Group observes animal in daylight, one mile from Federal Hill near Riverdale

The witness was with relatives and friends on a back deck in late afternoon when the group watched a grey ape-like figure sitting on a hillside rock about 100 yards away. After a BB gun was fired toward it, the creature turned toward the group, then climbed a steep rock face hand-over-hand and walked bipedally over a ridge out of sight. No vocalizations were heard and facial features could not be distinguished at the distance.

Full-body sighting
April 2003 Rockaway Township, Morris County, New Jersey Class B #6186

Man sees tall dark silhouette in Rockaway Township swamp.

The witness was driving past a marshy wetland area beside a highway during morning rush hour and peered into the woods and fields. About 200-250 yards away near a creek, the witness saw a dark upright human-like silhouette standing motionless for 4-5 seconds, apparently looking down. Unable to discern fine detail, the witness could not rule out a tree trunk or person, but on revisiting the spot on later days the shape was gone.

SilhouettePossible misidentification