Incident #992219
Swartswood, Sussex Cty, New Jersey
1940's
Account
Indian saw hairy biped, over 7 foot, while trapping in bear swamp. Saw the side and back, from the waist up. Had no snout. First of many reports in Bear Swamp, latitude and longitude are arbitrary.
When
- Year
- 1940's
- Season
- fall
- Time of Day
- dusk
Where
- State / province
- New Jersey
- County
- Sussex Cty
- Nearest Town
- Swartswood
- Latitude
- 4115
- Longitude
- 7445
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- bushes
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 1
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Setting
- Terrain
- woods
Source
- Source
- Bob Jones tape, quoting unidentified Indian
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 7-8 ft
- Posture
- erect
- Nose
- no snout
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- trapping
- Closest horizontal distance
- 50 yards