BFRO #24146: Man Has Face to Face Encounter Outside of Willits
π Location
Highway 101 near Willits, Mendocino County, California, Willits, CA
Specific Location: US-101 highway, approximately 11 miles north of Willits
Coordinates: 39.57000, -123.82000
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39.5700Β°, -123.8200Β°
π Description
On my way north on Highway 101 about 11 miles north of Willits I observed a very large creature jump up onto the roadway and bound across three lanes , while slowing my car down to approx. 20 mph, when it ran directly in front of my vehicle and jumped down into the ditch and then shot up a steep hillside. I got a very good look at this thing and I know that it was about 7 feet tall , had a black wool covering the whole body with a face like untanned leather, almost yellow. It looked like it was running on the hind legs and was using its massive arms,leaning forward, to pull itself along. The head was really round and the wool covered the ears completly. This animal was on a mission to cross that freeway and I would have hit it if I hadn't slowed down
π Circumstances
There was another vehicle traveling north also, but it was in the left lane and behind me and it never slowed at all, but I was alone and observed it(the animal) for probably 10 seconds
π€οΈ Weather Conditions
at 8 PM Sun going down, still light, very smokey but clear skies
βΉοΈ Additional Details
at 8 PM Sun going down, still light, very smokey but clear skies
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Case Information
- Case ID
- cmiy49ncb00he8fysiuftncdc
- Primary Source
- BFRO
- Added to Map
- December 9, 2025
- Last Updated
- December 10, 2025