Case: GG-2026-073
Status: Active
Documentation rating: B
Location: Various locations, New Jersey
In January 1909, an unprecedented wave of over 1,000 documented sightings across New Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania reported a bipedal, winged entity known as the Jersey Devil. Witnesses—including police officers, postmasters, and city officials—described a hoofed, horse-headed creature with bat-like wings emitting terrifying shrieks. The week-long panic resulted in closed schools, halted trolley lines, and armed posses, solidifying a centuries-old Pine Barrens legend into American folklore.
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