It turns out unicorns do exist. Well, kinda.

As reported by NBC Bay Area, drivers in Madera, California were given quite the scare on Wednesday night when what appeared to be a mythical creature appeared on the freeway. 

(Spoiler: unicorns don't actually exist.) 

A white pony dressed up as a unicorn for a kiddie birthday party had gotten away from party-goers and was reportedly seen on several different highways around the area. 

"The calls were coming in that a unicorn was running around," CHP Officer Josh McConnell told NBC.

The horse named Juliette was finally found via helicopter in a nearby orchard. 

"I was afraid," said Tatum Boos, Juliette's five-year-old owner. "She got in a timeout because she was being a bad pony."

Watch the whole encounter in the video below: