Report 65807: Late night sighting on Highway 101 in between Forks and Kalaloch

My sighting happened over 40 years ago & until this time I’ve never written or reported anything about it. Except for relaying my experience to a few family members & friends, this is the first time I’ve told my story. I am 69 years old & I believe it’s time to tell my story. I’m sorry to say that time has invaded my memory & I don’t recall all the exact details. I believe it was fall of 1977. My boyfriend & I were on our way to Kalaloch Lodge from Seattle for the weekend. I believe we left after work on a Friday, took the ferry to Kingston & then traveled south along highway 101. The incident occurred somewhere between Forks & Kalaloch. It was very late, very dark, a clear night and with few cars on the road. My boyfriend was driving & we were quiet, each in our own thoughts. I love animals and I’m always on the lookout for animal sighting. I happened to notice something that looked like an animal coming up ahead on the right side of the road in the shoulder. I didn’t mention it to my boyfriend, instead I was concentrating on the approaching animal & trying to figure out what it was. As the creature came into focus, I noticed it was about 4’ tall, standing perfectly upright, long arms, long legs, very thin with long brown hair covering his entire body & face. He was standing still but waving his arms across his face. As we passed him, I looked out the side passenger window directly into his face & he looked directly into mine. I gasped with surprise & disbelief! Unfortunately, my boyfriend did not see the creature & asked me what was wrong. I can’t put into words what happened at that moment. I saw something that didn’t fit into my realm of knowledge, beliefs or experiences. I was scared to death & scared into utter silence. I was afraid to look back … did it jump onto the car? Was it running behind the car? Immediately, the description that came to my mind was a “monkey man”. It wasn’t until we arrived at Kalaloch Lodge that I told my boyfriend what I saw. Once I’d had more time to calm down and think about the experience, I wondered if it was the headlights on bright that could have caused the creature to freeze & wave his arms in an attempt to block the lights from his eyes. For years after this experience, whenever I re-told my story to friends or family, I always referred to the creature as a “monkey man”. It was not until years later when I first viewed the Patterson-Gimlin video of the Sasquatch that I thought … this is what I saw, only smaller. I do believe what I saw was a young Sasquatch. I cannot be certain what I saw that night, but what I know for absolute certainty is that what I saw was not any known Pacific NW animal.