Incident #992229
Swartswood, Sussex Cty, New Jersey
about 1973
Account
Two temporary rangers at Swartswood State park travelling road to camping area at 6.30 a.m. saw an animal 4 to 5 feet high, bipedal and covered with hair, cross the road in front of the car. It turned and looked at them from the side of the road, but took off when they stopped their jeep to have a look at it.
When
- Year
- about 1973
- Time of Day
- early morning
- Duration
- considerable
Where
- State / province
- New Jersey
- County
- Sussex Cty
- Nearest Town
- Swartswood
- Latitude
- 4105
- Longitude
- 7450
What was seen
- Individuals
- one small
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- on
- Terrain Object
- road
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 2
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
Source
- Source
- Bob Jones tape quoting two temporary state park rangers.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 4 ft
- Posture
- erect
- Face Appeared
- humanlike
- Movement
- walking
- Later Movement
- crossed roadýturnedýwatched observer
- Movement re observer
- across observer front
- Human Contact
- watch
- Reaction
- watchedýfled from
- Additional Movement
- fled
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- in car
- Action on sighting
- stopped