Jersey Devil Sightings

A motorist near the legendary Leeds Point birthplace reported a kangaroo-bodied creature with bat wings crossing the road at dusk; logged in the Weird NJ reader-submitted archive.

Source: https://weirdnj.com/stories/jersey-devil/

Hikers reported a tall bipedal silhouette with leathery wings near the Batsto River, accompanied by a high-pitched scream described as similar to historical Pine Barrens encounters.

Source: https://weirdnj.com/stories/jersey-devil/

A viral cellphone video taken by a passing motorist appeared to show a tall winged figure crossing a rural road outside Buena at dusk; local media and Cat Country 107.3 ran segments speculating it was the Jersey Devil.

Source: https://catcountry1073.com/jersey-devil-spotted-in-buena-video-goes-viral/

Dave Black of Little Egg Harbor photographed what he described as a deer-sized winged mammal with cloven feet flying over a golf course on Route 9; the image was widely circulated by NBC New York and Fox.

Source: https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/man-claims-jersey-devil-sighting-in-galloway-township/883049/

Forest ranger Alan MacFarlane was called to a farm near Wharton State Forest where every pig in the herd had been killed overnight, the back of each animal's skull eaten as though something had perched on its back.

Source: https://weirdnj.com/stories/jersey-devil/

The Pennsylvania Bulletin reported on July 28 that residents of Downingtown had seen an unknown red-eyed animal prowling along the Brandywine; the reporter explicitly compared the creature to the Jersey Devil of the 1909 wave.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jersey_Devil

During the 1909 wave the creature's reach extended into Delaware, with Wilmington residents reporting strange hoof tracks in the snow and brief sightings of a winged, two-legged animal flying low over the Brandywine; the panic prompted some shops to close early.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jersey_Devil

A trolley car running between Haddon Heights and Camden was reportedly attacked by the Jersey Devil, with passengers describing a winged biped striking the side of the car before being driven off; trolley crews across South Jersey began carrying weapons after the incident.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jersey_Devil

Mrs. Mary Sorbinski's dog was attacked in her yard; she drove the creature off with a broom but it tore a chunk of flesh from the animal. Police emptied their revolvers at the shadow as a crowd of 100 gathered.

Source: https://www.americanfolklore.net/the-jersey-devil-and-the-dog/

Hoofprints appeared in Trenton parks and yards, and city councilman E. P. Weeden reported the creature attempted to enter his home but was blocked by a locked door.

Source: https://www.headcountcoffee.com/blogs/coffee-news/the-jersey-devil-1909-mass-sightings-a-week-of-panic-in-new-jersey

Residents of Riverside reported the Jersey Devil tearing apart a bulldog overnight, leaving distinctive cloven hoof tracks across rooftops and a frozen mill pond; the carcass was found mauled in a manner locals could not attribute to any known predator.

Source: https://order-of-the-jackalope.com/what-is-it/

Hundreds of residents across Philadelphia and Camden reported cloven hoofprints in the snow and rooftop encounters with a winged biped during the same January 1909 panic week, prompting school and factory closures.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jersey_Devil

William Cronk spotted the Devil from his window during supper, while throughout town residents found cloven-hoofed tracks crossing yards, fences and rooftops.

Source: https://www.headcountcoffee.com/blogs/coffee-news/the-jersey-devil-1909-mass-sightings-a-week-of-panic-in-new-jersey

Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Evans were awakened at 2:30 a.m. by a hideous shriek and found a kangaroo-like creature with bat wings and a horse's head pacing on top of their woodshed for ten minutes before flying off toward the Delaware River.

Source: https://order-of-the-jackalope.com/what-is-it/

During the 'Phenomenal Week' of mass sightings, postmaster E.W. Minster and a Bristol police officer described a winged creature with a horse-like head and a piercing cry; the officer fired his revolver at it.

Source: https://www.capitalcentury.com/1909.html

Bristol postmaster E. W. Minster, across the river from Burlington, awoke around 2 a.m. to an eerie supernatural cry from the Delaware and watched a large crane-like glowing creature fly diagonally over the water.

Source: http://www.dvrbs.com/camden/CamdenNJ-JerseyDevil.htm

Thack Cozzens reported the first sighting of the 1909 wave: a creature crossing the road near the Woodbury Hotel faster than an automobile, with two phosphorescent spots for eyes.

Source: https://www.headcountcoffee.com/blogs/coffee-news/the-jersey-devil-1909-mass-sightings-a-week-of-panic-in-new-jersey