Bigfoot sighting near Tabernacle, New Jersey
Oct 1981 · Tabernacle NJ, New Jersey, United States
A 14-year-old camping alone in Wharton State Forest, New Jersey, in October 1981 was followed around camp at dusk, then heard a loud scream near the tent.
The account itself raises a hoax or a misidentification.
Facts
- Reported as
- Possible Nightime Encounter In Wharton State Forest
- Date
- Oct 1981
- Place
- Tabernacle NJ, New Jersey, United States
- Evidence
- vocal
- Point
- 39.823, -74.701
- Located within
- 2.9 km
- Light
- twilight
- Witness was
- camping
- Witnesses
- 1
- Creatures
- 1
- Behaviour
- approaching, vocalizing, walking
- Sounds
- scream
- In the account
- alone, at camp, circled camp, felt fear, felt watched, followed or paced, food present, scream, swamp or marsh, witness froze, witness yelled
- Account
- firsthand
- Sources
- 2 independent (5 listings)
Sources
- BFRORead the report
- BFRO (full-text copy)Read the report
- BFRO (KML copy)Read the report
- ManganiRead the report
- BFRO (Renner copy)Read the report
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