BFRO #5607: Driver narrowly misses creature darting across mountainous stretch of highway
📍 Location
Mena vicinity, along US-59 near the Arkansas-Oklahoma border, Mena, AR
Specific Location: Arkansas Highway 59 / 270 corridor near the OK-AR border (between Heavener, OK and Mena, AR)
Coordinates: 34.60000, -94.24000
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34.6000°, -94.2400°
📝 Description
the summer of 1998 i was driving between heavner oklahome and mena, arkansas ..approximately 2 am ..i popped over a hill and a tall lanky hairy figure..apporximately 7 to 9 ft.ran across the highway in front of my vehicle..it was very clear in my headlights..very long arms and legs..slender with long hair on upper and lower parts of its body..i am absolutely sure it was not a bear and it was too tall and fast to be a human...
🔍 Circumstances
no other visual witnesses..my sons were in a truck approximately i/8 mile ahead of me and i called them on the cb and told them what i saw and naturally they laughed at me
🌤️ Weather Conditions
approximately 2 am weather clear..my headlights were on bright iam not sure if i was overthe arkansas stateline very close to the arkansas/oklahoma border
ℹ️ Additional Details
approximately 2 am weather clear..my headlights were on bright iam not sure if i was overthe arkansas stateline very close to the arkansas/oklahoma border
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Case Information
- Case ID
- cmixzgi5i00988fysws9aijxp
- Primary Source
- BFRO
- Added to Map
- December 9, 2025
- Last Updated
- December 10, 2025