Geographical Index > United States > New Jersey > Sussex County > Report # 48988
(Class B)
Submitted by witness on Sunday, June 14, 2015.
Possible daylight sighting by a young girl catching frogs at Pleasant Acres Campground
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YEAR: 2014
SEASON: Summer MONTH: August DATE: 5 STATE: New Jersey COUNTY: Sussex County LOCATION DETAILS: It's a big Campground with lots of animals. There is a petting zoo on the grounds.
NEAREST TOWN: Sparta, NJ NEAREST ROAD: Pleasant Acres Campground OBSERVED: I was camping with my family and went frog catching at a tiny lake with my friends. There was a lot of trees and tall grass around the lake area All of a sudden I hear a branch being snapped or broken I looked back and there was a large brown hairy "figure" With long dropping arms and a smaller figure next to it My friend also heard the sound but did not look back There was a horrible smell and one of them made a really loud scream. Nothing like I have ever heard I was able to see the face of both , their eyes were yellowish And they had very large foreheads and their hair was about 5 inches and very dirty knotty The tall one grunted as it left and the smaller one let out a scream Then they took a really long step and were gone I never went back to that area again I tried to tell my friends dad who was with us and he didn't believe me But I know what I saw and heard ..
ALSO NOTICED: My granddaughter saw this incident with her friend Katie is now 9 yrs old and does not have a vivid Imagination If she saw this, she saw this .. She was very upset by what she saw, but has now gotten very excited OTHER WITNESSES: my friend heard the noises OTHER STORIES: on google and BFRO. Episodes TIME AND CONDITIONS: It was in early afternoon, very sunny skies were clear ENVIRONMENT: Wooded mountain area
Follow-up investigation report by BFRO Investigator Paul Conroy :
I interviewed the witness and her grandmother for 25 minutes, and performed a follow-up interview with her grandmother the following week.
Based on conversations that she had with her granddaughter, the grandmother of the witness estimated the heights of the creatures observed as one being between 6.5-7 feet, and the taller one at approximately 8.5 feet. She estimated that her granddaughter had observed the creatures from an approximate distance of 50 feet.
She described her granddaughter as being extremely levelheaded for her age, and not one to exaggerate or "make up stories", stating "if that's what she says that she saw, then that's what she saw".
It was noted that the smaller of the two held a rock in its hand. The witness described them as having wide shoulders and long arms. She remarked that they looked "angry".
Many farm animals are on the grounds including small horses, goats, pigs, chickens and ducks. High Point State Park is close by.
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