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Sasquatch sighting near Sussex County (1977)
A family on a farm found a solid wooden garage door torn off and eight pet rabbits killed and mutilated with little blood, after hearing a woman-like scream. On subsequent nights they saw a seven-foot hairy creature near the road and under the yard light. They fired on it as it entered the coop and came toward them, then sent children away. Police blamed a bear, raccoon or wild dog.
Cryptid sighting near West Echo, New Jersey (1973)
Two youths walking home at night saw what looked like a horse under a streetlight. When one joked about riding it, the animal reared, showed wings, and chased them. They heard hooves behind them as they fled home, and fresh scratches were found on a newly painted door the next morning.
Man recalls sighting as a youth, near Bass River State Forest
Two scouts walking on a gravel road in a pine forest at night smelled a foul odor and heard gravel being disturbed. They then saw a large, hairy silhouette run across the road and fled back to camp. When they told their scout leader, he laughed and sent them to bed.
Woman remembers childhood encounter with Tall Hairy Animal in stream
The witness walked into woods toward a stream to look for siblings and heard noise from out of sight across the stream. A very large dark long-haired figure walking upright then came down the stream, stopped nearby, and looked toward the witness. The witness remained still until the figure walked away, then ran back upset.
Man describes sighting during teen years in Alaire State Park
The witness, then a teenager, was riding in a car with friends at night near Allaire State Park when they heard a high-pitched screech. While making a K-turn, the headlights illuminated a very tall reddish-brown manlike figure very close to the front of the car. The figure appeared surprised by the lights, the driver froze, a companion honked the horn with no immediate reaction, and a musty smell was noticed.
Memory told of a possible encounter while camping with Girl Scouts in the Pine Barrens
The witness was camping overnight with a large scout group near a lake when a large pot of food disappeared from camp. Throughout the night the group heard bushes thrashing, repeated tree knocks, and loud long whistles coming from different sides of the camp. Counselors kept everyone by the fire until daylight, when another scout group helped them leave and police were called but reportedly found nothing.
Teens have scary encounter in abandoned creamery near Sussex
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.
Footsteps near Lacy Township, New Jersey
On a return visit to the same area, the witness heard low breathing and footsteps in thick brush that stopped when approached and then left after waiting in silence.
Possible vocalizations heard in undeveloped section of Ocean County
Late at night the witness and a companion were talking outside a house bordering woods when they heard loud screaming they first mistook for a woman. They took a light and tools and went a short way into the woods, where the sound became a loud high-pitched whistling with heavy rapid breathing very close beside them. Unable to see the source and unnerved, they retreated, called police, and listened as the screams moved away to the southeast and faded.
Wood knock near Rockaway, New Jersey
An investigator reports recording believed wood knocks of possibly three animals in the same area in March 2006.
Unidentified sound near Berlin NJ (Albion), New Jersey
On an earlier night at the same camp the witness was awakened by a loud horse-like whinny beside the tent with no movement heard after.
Vocalization near Ocean City, New Jersey
The witness reports repeatedly hearing unidentifiable animal calls near his home in the years before the main sighting.
Scream near Woodmansie, New Jersey
The witness and two companions heard the same loud noises in the same location the following year.
Scream near Burlington County
Other campers and a local acquaintance had reportedly heard similar screams in the area before.
Footsteps in New Jersey
The witness and his partner parked in a refuge at night and made vocal calls. Heavy footsteps approached the van and a dark figure was seen through reeds. After leaving and returning, whoop calls were exchanged. The partner declined to return after that.
Tracks in New Jersey
The witness and his partner found very large bare footprints on a beach in winter and photographed them with a hand for scale. After vocal calls, the witness heard distant chatter like rapid speech that his partner could not hear. No other people or vehicles were present.
Scream in New Jersey
While walking down a creepy road, the witnesses heard a faint scream from the heavily wooded side. To the other side the witness noticed an amber-yellow glowing light among the trees that seemed to move.
Sasquatch sighting near Chestnut, New Jersey
The guest had just returned home after enlisting in the Navy and let his dogs out. He walked about 700-800 yards southeast into the woods and heard loud strange vocals, then saw a tall red-haired figure standing behind a berry bush staring at him. He ran back to the house, found his small dog shaking and foaming, then briefly returned to look for tracks before a loud branch snap sent him back to the house.