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Bigfoot sighting near Hamburg, New Jersey

Nov 1997 · Hamburg, New Jersey, United States

Around 11 pm in late fall 1997, a lone witness at an apartment complex parking lot in Hamburg, New Jersey saw a slim, humanoid creature at a dumpster about 6 m away; it ran off.

Facts

Reported as
Nighttime encounter at a garbage dumpster in Hamburg, near the Delware Water Gap
Date
Nov 1997
Place
Hamburg, New Jersey, United States
Evidence
visual
Point
41.147, -74.600
Located within
142 m
Time
about 23:00, night
Witness was
other
Witnesses
1
Creatures
1
Distance
6.1 m (20 ft)
Height
1.8 m (6 ft)
Described as
slim, brown hair, medium length, biped
Behaviour
fleeing, watching
In the account
alone, food source nearby, looked at witness, near home, no smell noted, reported years later, ruled out bear, took food, witness fled
Account
firsthand
Sources
2 independent (5 listings)

Sources

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