Incident #992222
Long Valley, Morris Cty, New Jersey
about 1956
Account
12-year-old girl walking on dirt road near home heard crashing sound and saw a 6 to 7-foot, dark brown creature step down an embankment to the road. It stopped, stared at her, and walked slowly toward her. Its manner was not threatening, but she ran home.
When
- Year
- about 1956
- Season
- fall
- Time of Day
- late afternoon
- Duration
- considerable
Where
- State / province
- New Jersey
- County
- Morris Cty
- Nearest Town
- Long Valley
- Latitude
- 4047
- Longitude
- 7447
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- beside
- Terrain Object
- road
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 1
- Witness(es) Sex
- Female
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
Source
- Source
- Bob Jones tape, quoting 12-year-old girl.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 6 ft
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- dark brown
- Face Appeared
- apelike
- Movement
- descending hill
- Later Movement
- stopped stillýwatched observerýapproached
- Movement re observer
- towards observer
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- outside on foot
- Action on sighting
- fled