Incident #992224
Morristown, Morris Cty, New Jersey
May 1966
Account
Raymond Todd and three friends were parked in Morristown National Historical Lark when they saw a creature at least 7 feet tall walking across the lawn with a stiff, rocking movement. It was covered with long black hair and had scaly skin and huge shoulders. They left and Todd reported to police.
When
- Observation Date
- MAY 21 1966
- Month
- May
- Year
- 1966
- Season
- spring
- Time of Day
- dusk
Where
- State / province
- New Jersey
- County
- Morris Cty
- Nearest Town
- Morristown
- Latitude
- 4047
- Longitude
- 7433
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- open
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 4
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Weather and light
- Lighting
- twilight
Source
- Source
- Strange Creatures from Time and Space, John Keel quoting files of Morristown, NJ, police dept., quoting Raymond Todd and three friends.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 7-8 ft
- Build
- very heavy
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Length
- long
- Hair Colour
- black
- Shoulders
- wide
- Movement
- walking
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- in car
- Action on sighting
- fled