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

Monmouth County New Jersey (Class A) BFRO

Youths have evening encounter near Allaire State Park

I had some strange experiences in my childhood. A friend from up the street, she and I would walk through the woods. There was a path that went in a big circle where the older neighborhood kids would ...

September 1981

Warren County New Jersey (Class A) BFRO

Man recalls his late night sighting outside the town of Washington

it was spring 1981 and I was driving around some country roads with a friend listening to music when the tape jammed. I pulled over to fix it but left the car running & headlights on. I looked up from...

January 1981

Burlington County New Jersey (Class B) BFRO

Bowhunters hear loud, high pitched screams 15 miles West of Batsto River, near Pine Barrens region

Heard very loud screams. The screams were louder than anything I ever heard in my life. Did not sound like any animal or bird I ever heard anywhere. Every hair on my body was standing on end. I heard ...

October 1980

Ocean County New Jersey (Class A) BFRO

Young cyclist observes tall, dark creature in Manahawkin

Riding my bike through the woods with some friends. I had to stop to wait for them. When I heard a branch snap, No more than 40 ft away it looked right at me with large black eyes. It was about 8'-9' ...

January 1979

Passaic County New Jersey (Class B) BFRO

Woman recalls seeing something strange cross the road while driving at dusk near Ringwood

In 1978-1979 I saw the lower half of a bigfoot when driving home from work. It was just getting dark and was on Skyline Drive in Ringwood, NJ. I came around a bend in the road and caught a glimpse of ...

January 1979

Sussex County New Jersey (Class A) BFRO

Daylight Sighting, 2 witnesses

My friend and I were about 11 years old. We have found some old playboy books and were sitting on a big rock in the woods looking at them, when we heard a small dead tree fall over. We look up and ...

July 1978

Ocean County New Jersey (Class B) BFRO

Possible encounter with motorists stopped on the Garden State Parkway in the Pine Barrens

About 25 years ago I was with my husband returning to our home in northern New Jersey from a trip to the Jersey shore. We were just entering the Garden State parkway, and just went through a toll boot...

July 1978

Sussex County New Jersey (Class B) BFRO

Teens have scary encounter in abandoned creamery near Sussex

Back east when I was about 14 around 1976 a buddy of mine and my self went out shooting our bb guns and we came across this old board up Carnation creamery. We being kids we broke in to this place it ...

December 1977

Warren County New Jersey (Class B) BFRO

Recollection of a possible late night stalking on Waterloo Road in Allamuchy

It was August of 1977 and I had missed my ride home from Hacketstown NJ to Byram NJ. The road to get back to Byram is Waterloo Rd. It was about 9:30-10:00 PM so I decided to hitch hike it on Waterloo ...

August 1977

Sussex County New Jersey (Class A) BFRO

Recollection of a late night road crossing while driving near Branchville

NJ:2AM/;Summer morning:1977:Owassa Rd:Sussex Cty While traveling back from the Dover Station and returning to Camp Kiamesha a group of counselors encountered a large creature as it crossed the road...

July 1977

Mercer County New Jersey (Class A) BFRO

Man recalls sighting as a young boy on his way to go fishing in John A. Roebling Park near Bordentown

A friend and I were going fishing after school. This was in late spring about 5pm. We were walking down a trail around a slight bend. The trail then went straight for about 50+ yards. That's when we s...

January 1977

Somerset County New Jersey (Class A) BFRO

Driving along a secluded road at night, couple's car almost strikes creature crossing road

BACK IN THE SUMMER OF 1977,MY HUSBAND AND I WERE LEAVING HIS UNCLES HOME LATE AT NIGHT.WE WERE IN THE AREA OF MENDEM,N.J.(I BELIEVE THIS IS THE CORRECT SPELLING.)WE WERE ON A VERY REMOTE DIRT ROAD.WE ...

January 1977

Salem County New Jersey (Class B) BFRO

Possible sighting near Supawna Meadows National Wildlife Refuge

This happened in the spring of 1975 in Pennsville N.J. This part of town backed up to a wooded area that in turn merged with the wildlife refuge at Finns Point. I lived in an apartment complex that ba...

June 1975

Essex County New Jersey (Class A) BFRO

Small group observed in a remote part of Essex County Swamp, around noon

This sighting happened in mid October 1971 in Fairfield, New Jersey. It was a Saturday, sometime around noon. At the time I was 15 and my friend was 16. We were walking throught a area that is pri...

October 1971

Ocean County New Jersey (Class A) BFRO

Man recalls sighting as a youth, near Bass River State Forest

I was a Boy scout in the early 70"s on a camping trip.on a summer night a friend and myself were walking on a gravel road with tall pine trees on both sides ,it was in the bass river state forest.the ...

August 1970

Hunterdon County New Jersey (Class A) BFRO

Woman remembers childhood encounter with Tall Hairy Animal in stream

This story goes back many years, it has always been a bit of a joke in my family but there isn't one person who was that doesn't believe that I saw somthing that day. I was about 9 or 10 years of age ...

July 1970

Middlesex County New Jersey (Class A) BFRO

Night time sighting by New Brunswick resident near Lawrence Brook

On a friday night in October of 1969 at 9:30pm, me and another person were sitting in a car on Serviss Ave in North Brunswick, New Jersey. I was 15 years old at the time, and had just come home from a...

October 1969

Monmouth County New Jersey (Class A) BFRO

Man describes sighting during teen years in Alaire State Park

THE YEAR WAS 1966, I WAS 16, FOUR BUDS AND I WERE OUT CRUSIN, ALL OF US SURFERS, NO BOOZE, NO DRUGS. IT WAS A CLEAR NIGHT. WE ENDED UP AT ALAIRE(?) STATE PARK IN NEW JERSEY. HAD NO IDEAR WHERE WE WERE...

August 1966

Burlington County New Jersey (Class B) BFRO

Memory told of a possible encounter while camping with Girl Scouts in the Pine Barrens

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...

June 1953