Essex County, New Jersey

Near West Orange

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Essex County New Jersey (Class A) BFRO

May 2002

I began my morning like most, waking up & heading to the bathroom. Sorry to get so descriptive in the following sentence but I'd like to include all details. As I was sitting on the toilet seat, I happened to look outside the window and saw what I thought was an ape steadily running along the backyard fence. As soon as it came into my view, I thought to myself, "What in the world. . .?" So, I opened up the window and poked my head out to follow where it was headed. It was about 5ft. 5 in. and it ran at a steady pace. The way it ran also made me conclude that it could not have been a human as well as it wasn't an ape. For one, when people run, we tend to usually lose balance, stumble over hilly like ground, etc. Since the area in my backyard is covered with leaves, huge branches, etc. you're bound to trip over something (especially since it's very forest like.) And that was what astonished me. The creature ran as if it were running on flatland with both arms positioned like most runners...

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Essex County New Jersey (Class B) BFRO

Possible sighting by motorist at dusk outside Livingston

April 29 2006 about 630pm I just left the Livingston mall and was heading home but got all turned about since I don't go up that way very often. Anyhow I was figuring that I was north of rt 78 and jus...

April 2006

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

Midland County Michigan (Class A) BFRO

witness describes an "ape-like" creature along a road.

Sighting on Nov 15, 1997 I was driving north around 6:45 and saw a creature coming out of the ditch. Hair on arms and head approx 8 inches hanging down face was facing forward then head turned when I ...

November 1997

Dixie County Florida (Class A) BFRO

Five or Six foot tall ape looking creature observed picking up road kill.

At 5 am Feb 9 1998 Heading north on 349 a small redish long haired ape looking creature about 5 foot five-6 foot tall, picking up road kill in the middle of the road ran off in to the woods ...

February 1998

Monroe County Michigan (Class A) BFRO

Two boys, out "hunting" with BB guns, witness a seven foot tall creature on two legs.

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October 1983

Pendleton County West Virginia (Class A) BFRO

Witness sees a large creature crossing the road

I was traveling early one morning in January, in snowy conditions, when I spotted a large, upright, dark-colored creature just off Rt.55. Very tall, fuzzy looking, with primate features, similar to an...

January 1998

York County Maine (Class A) BFRO

Creature seen by witness

I was gathering cut firewood on my grandmothers land in southern Maine. I heard a noise behind me and turned around expecting to see a moose as I was in moose country. At first I saw nothing and resum...

January 1985

San Bernardino County California (Class A) BFRO

Sighting along Lytle Creek

Heard whistling and wood-chomping noises and looked towards sounds and saw hairy man-like creature (very muscular). It saw me and stayed there for approx. 2 min. Then walked into the treeline by the e...

July 1950

Trumbull County Ohio (Class A) BFRO

Prints found following sighting near Mosquito Lake

At about 5:45pm I was walking out back and saw a large black creature out by the road. I yelled at it and it ran down the street. I think it went into the woods. When I walked up by the road I didn't ...

February 2000

Beltrami County Minnesota (Class A) BFRO

Beltrami County, Minnesota; sighting and tracks found by logging crew.

saw a mnlike creature on an island in a bog. Tracks seen by District Forester quoted because of the deep snow conditions and temperatures no human cpuld go that way and survive. ...

November 1978