Burlington County, New Jersey

Near Chatsworth

Open Map

Burlington County New Jersey (Class B) BFRO

June 1952 or 1953

This was a girl scout camping trip to what is now the Brendan T. Byrne State Forest. Back then it was called the Lebanon State Forest. This is in the northern region of the New jersey Pine Barrens. We were a scout troop of about 20 girls ages 8-10 and 3 camp counselors. The camp counselors had prepared a huge pot of spaghetti and meat balls for our dinner the first night there. To get to this camp site you drove into the remote area on a one car wide sand road. The sand was very soft and cars would get stuck in the sand. Then you parked when that road ended and hiked through the forest to a lake, I believe it was called Cedar lake. We were to set up a camp site on the bank of the lake. This was in the month of June I believe so it was hot and very dry, clear night, moon shine everywhere after it got dark. Well, it wasn't long after we made a camp fire and started unpacking our gear that the counselor came around very upset, saying the the huge pot of spaghetti and meatballs was missing, no one had any idea where it was, she had placed it with other gear near the fire and it just disappeared. So, no dinner that night. She had us all come around the fire so she could keep an eye on us, do head counts. Then, it started, the thrashing of the bushes just past the campsite in the woods around us, it circled around and around, then tree knocking over and over again, then loud whistling, not a bird, something with a large lung capacity, long eerie sounds. They were, first on one side of the campsite then on the other, like they were communicating with each other. The counselors decided we were all to stay right near the fire where they could do head counts, everyone was very afraid. We were told to stay in our sleeping bags all around the fire and not move or leave our sleeping bags. Across the lake there was a boy scout troop camping at the same time. The counselors called across the lake, not a big lake, for them to come across and help us. The boy scouts and counselors did and sat with us at the fire and listened to the continuing knocking sounds and whistling and thrashing. It was not a prank. The boys scouts were afraid just like we were and decided we weren't to leave until daybreak because it would be too dangerous to hike back through the woods to the cars. There were no cell phones back then so everyone had to wait until we could run through the woods to the cars and get to a phone to report this. The boy scout counselor did that and the State Police were arriving as we drove away and out of the park at about 5:30am. My mother told me first that I was never going camping again, and second that the police told the girl scout counselor that they found nothing anywhere around the campsites or in the woods, the spaghetti was never found. Back then, you would attribute such things happening to the jersey devil, but in this case I would have to say after all the information today, that it was a bigfoot or a couple bigfoots who just did not want us there. It also made no sense to think that it was a human or humans who wanted us out of there, If a human had stolen the food, he would have gone far away so not to be caught, certainly not scare us so bad all night long so that we would call the police..

View Full Report and Investigation

Discuss report

Got a sighting to report?

Burlington County New Jersey (Class B) BFRO

Teens experience possible nighttime stalking & intimidation in Pemberton

Me, my cousin Kevin and my three friends Timmy, Tyler, and Steve were walking round in the woods maybe a mile from my house in October or November of 2007. We always used to go out in the woods and do...

October 2007

Burlington County New Jersey (Class B) BFRO

Possible Nightime Encounter In Wharton State Forest

When i was 14 i was camping in Wharton state forest north of Hampton furnace.I was alone.Just before dark I was out walking,I became aware that something was shadowing me back in the brush.It followed...

October 1981

Burlington County New Jersey (Class B) BFRO

Night time sighting in Wharton State Forest, within five miles of Batsto

October 1994 wharton forest. I picked up my hunting buddy at his house and went to his hunting spot. When i parked to let him out we decided to waste some time and b.s. It was early morning,dark and v...

November 1995

Burlington County New Jersey (Class A) BFRO

Late night sighting by motorists in Crosswicks

In the fall of 2003 my husband and I were living in Bordentown NJ. We were on our way home from Yardville NJ, driving down Hogback Rd heading towards Ward Ave. This road is located in Crosswicks NJ. ...

January 2003

Harrison County Texas (Class A) BFRO

Deer hunter has encounter with bigfoot carrying deer hind quarter

A 7-foot upright stooped ape like figure, dark brown in color. It had a deer hindquarter in its left hand....

December 2001

Randolph County West Virginia (Class A) BFRO

Dolly Sods; Tracks seen, loud screams and strange odor detected.

Large tracks spotted, too large to be human, estimated size: 20 in. foot size- occurred september 23 , 1997 at 10:30 am- that night we heard loud, piercing screams in the forest and a strange odor- li...

September 1997

Riley County Kansas (Class A) BFRO

Couple reported being stalked while walking along a dark country road.

A women and her boy friend were on a walk on the Junction City side of Fort Riley. They were in a rural area about 10:00 p.m. on a brightly moonlit night. She describes how something followed them for...

January 1978

Union Parish Louisiana (Class A) BFRO

Two witnesses see a large, black creature while loading firewood on a truck

Upon loading firewood into the truck, my grandfather and I saw a large, black, hairy creature about 50-60 yards from our truck. It appeared out of the woods and just seemed to observe us for about 30 ...

November 1977

Tulare County California (Class A) BFRO

Creature Seen Jumping Over a Barbed-Wire Fence

I thought a saw a bear in the middle of the road; then it stood up and ran on two feet and jumped a nearby barbed-wire fence and kept running into the woods until it was gone....

August 1998

Pierce County Washington (Class A) BFRO

Skydivers witness creature while flying over mountain

We are skydivers, in August 1996 in Kapowsin Washington we were at the annual Skydive boogie called "Geek Brothers". Some of our friends flew there Cessna to the drop zone, and over Mnt. Rainer walkin...

August 1996

Roseau County Minnesota (Class A) BFRO

Creature seen running and bobbing in and out of a ditch

Swift is only about six miles from Warroad. Two individuals heading west seen a creature heading east on the right hand side, running and bobbing in and out of the ditch (swift ditch) Lakeside. They s...

January 1994