Class A First-hand BFRO #6946

Fifty-four year old salesman has a very close highway encounter

September 2003 around 1 to 1:30 p.m. Crescent City Ca, Del Norte County, California 1 witness

Account

The witness was driving north on Hwy. 101 to visit a friend and pulled onto a wide spot to let faster cars pass. While stopped with the passenger window open, the witness heard an extremely loud scream and then saw a tall, dark-haired, muscular creature a few feet from the car. The creature took a couple of large steps toward the redwoods, went around a tree, and disappeared into dense brush. The encounter lasted only a few seconds and left the witness badly shaken.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Partial sighting

Sounds

Scream

Described appearance

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Height src: 6.6 ft to 7 ft high
Build src: well defined muscles, over three hundred pounds
Hair colour src: dark brown, dull, very dirty and matted
Gait src: took two large steps toward trees
Posture src: standing, facing away
Other features src: wedged head on top with no neck

Facts & provenance

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Date	September 2003 Stated BFRO report #6946 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day	around 1 to 1:30 p.m. Stated BFRO report #6946 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Crescent City Ca, Del Norte County, California Stated BFRO report #6946 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	41.7559, -124.2017 (± 15 km) Geocoded BFRO report #6946 · gnis:277494 · read with 40% confidence Towns named in the place text ('Crescent City'; USGS GNIS populated place 'Crescent City', Del Norte) Conflicting value41.7499, -123.9810 (± 32 km) Geocoded BFRO report #6946 · gazetteer:county · read with 30% confidence
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #6946 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Stated BFRO report #6946 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #6946 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 85% confidence
Witness was	driving north and pulling over to let cars pass Stated BFRO report #6946 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	filthy looking gorilla Stated BFRO report #6946 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #6946 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Richard Hucklebridge (BFRO)

Source timeline

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BFRO report #6946 Primary

Published 2003-09-22 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cea249a86c7c

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