Incident #992227
Glenwood, Sussex Cty, New Jersey
about 1970
Account
Unidentified man was driving up a mountain about 11 a.m. on a bright sunny day. At a bend in the road a large animal stipped out. It looked in the truck, tipped its head back and screamed, then took off. It smelled awful. Pursuit article identifies the man as a contractor, says he rounded a curve and had to jam on the brakes to avoid hitting the creature.
When
- Year
- about 1970
- Time of Day
- late morning
- Duration
- considerable
Where
- State / province
- New Jersey
- County
- Sussex Cty
- Nearest Town
- Glenwood
- Latitude
- 4115
- Longitude
- 7429
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- beside
- Terrain Object
- road
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 1
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Setting
- Terrain
- alpine
Weather and light
- Lighting
- direct sunlight
Source
- Source
- Bob Jones tape, quoting unidentified man. Also Pursuuit, July, 1975, Bob Jones article.
Creature description
- Reflection
- reflected red
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 8 ft
- Build
- heavy
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- brown black
- Movement
- walking
- Later Movement
- turnedýapproachedýwatched observer
- Movement re observer
- across observer front
- Sound
- scream
- Odour
- strong
- Human Contact
- look in window
- Reaction
- approachedýfled from
- Estimated Top Speed (mph)
- ex fast
- Additional Movement
- made a noiseýran
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- in car
- Closest horizontal distance
- 5 feet
- Action on sighting
- stoppedýstayed still