NUMBER 9 SECOND QUARTER-1980 $1.50 STIGMATA THE PROJECT STIGMA REPORT ON THE CONTINUING INVESTIGATION INTO THE OCCURRENCE OF ANIMAL MUTILATIONS STIGMATA Published quarterly in 1980. Publishing plans for 1981 will be announced later. Back issues 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 are $1.00 each. Issues 9 through 11: $1.50 each. All four 1980 editions (8-9-10-11): $5.00. Issues 9 through 11 together: $4.00. THE CHOPPERS. .. AND THE CHOPPERS ...our special report and catalog on the subject of unidentified "myst¬ ery helicopters".and animal mutilations. Only a few of these special reports were published; and when they’re gone, they're gone. THE CHOPPERS.. .AND THE CHOPPERS may be ordered at a postpaid cost of $4.00 each before June 1, 1980. After June 1, 1980, the cost for any copies that are left will be $5.00. Order back issues, 1980 issues and THE CHOPPERS...AND THE CHOP¬ PERS from: Project Stigma - P.O, Box 1094 - Paris, Texas 75460 LATE NEWS As we go to press, we learn that Ken Rommel, in a hastily-called news conference on April 15, 1980, announced that his final re¬ port, to be released in June, would indicate that "natural pre¬ dators, not man, are responsible for the cattle mutilation deaths discovered over the past five years" (ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL, April 16, 1980) (see the next two pages). Sen. Harrison Schmitt, how¬ ever, does not think Rommel's report will be "definitive". 127 2 THE ROMMEL PROBE WORST FEARS REALIZED In May 19 79 a Law Enforcement Assistance Administration grant of near-$50, 000 established a year-long mutilation probe under the auspices of the District Attorney's office in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and under the direction of former FBI agent Kenneth Rommel. At the outset. Project Stigma supported the probe - hoping against hope that it would be carried out in an objective, open and unprejudiced man¬ ner. We gave Rommel the benefit of a doubt, though we could never shake that gnawing feeling in the pit of our stomachs. Project Stigma decided early on that the best approach to the Rommel probe was to ignore it. As time passed it seemed more and more a tangential di¬ version to be avoided. But we wanted to give the man his full year to establish - if not compelling conclusions - at least credibility and a semblance of rational integrity. However, Rommel has already in¬ formed several sources that he will be putting the mute matter to rest when his findings are announced. And what are his findings? It seems likely that there are no real or "classic" mutilations; most or all mutes are caused by predators following natural deaths, compli¬ cated by misinterpretation, hoaxing and outright falsification of re¬ ports by lawmen, investigators and veterinarians intoxicated with a- cute mute frenzy. It is understood that Rommel will recommend that no further money (taxpayers’ money, at least) be wasted on any ad¬ ditional study and research into animal mutilations. We hope we are wrong - or that we have misinterpreted what we have heard - but the signs are discouraging. Any attempt at a point-by-point refutation of Rommel's findings and conclusions will have to wait until the final report is issued. At this writing, plans are underway for an alternative media conference, at which evidence supporting the continued reality and viability of the mute phenomenon will be presented. If this comes about, we'll re¬ port on it in STIGMATA. We urge our readers to write to their Senators and Representatives, on the state and federal level. They need to know of the continued public interest and concern in "our" problem. But in reality - the best hope for continued progress in seeking solutions to the mutila- 128 3 tion puzzle lies with privately-funded and supported efforts to sustain the investigation. We might add that David Perkins of Animal Mutilation Probe (Farisita, Colorado), writing in TAOS (New Mexico) Magazine, reports on an in¬ terview with Kenneth Rommel conducted by Perkins and Cari Sea we 11. Rommel told them that his final report would "'expose' all the idiots responsible for propagating the foolishness". The real reason for in¬ dividuals and civilian investigators getting interested in the mutilation problem was "'to be more popular at cocktail parties’". His findings would undoubtedly ruin some careers, Rommel said, although he wan¬ ted those championing the reality of mutes to have the opportunity to back off from their positions. Moreover, says Perkins, Rommel ad¬ mitted that "he had reached his conclusions almost immediately after accepting the job". It is said that Ken Rommel is an intelligent and thorough investiga¬ tor - and that his search for "evidence" to support his thesis has been meticulous. Taking all of this into consideration - and consider¬ ing the evidence supporting the "extramundane legitimacy" of the ani¬ mal mutilations - doesn't it sound as though something is terribly wrong in Santa Fe? Is this a case of a fanatically misguided G-man on his last legs? Or does the almost-desperate tone of some of Rom¬ mel's pronouncements belie the very special sensitivity of a topic, the lid of which must be firmly slammed shut? One cannot help but notice the parallels between the Santa Fe mute probe and the shameful "Condon Committee" UFO investigation at the University of Colorado in the late 1960's. The late Dr. Condon's re¬ putation was soiled by his involvement in the unethical and wasteful UFO "study". All too often, his name draws snickers or even deri¬ sive commentary. Is this the kind of legacy that Ken Rommel seeks? Or did he enter the probe honestly and objectively only to be stifled by higher echelons? Is he sacrificing his reputation in a matter that - more than anything else - might be a concern of national security? Such questions remain - and they are likely to remain for a very long time. 129 MUTE SITE INDENTATION Frequent mention is made of the seeming lack of euli around mutilation sites. In some cases, however, ev: that "something" interacted with ground or grass to pressions or indentations. Mutilation cases which markings are rare; in fact, they seem curiously cor}< Colorado and Northern New Mexico, We'll look at a tive cases, then compare them with recognized UFO For the purpose of this brief analysis, we have inc dentation and "pod mark" cases, excluding other sue ces" as burn marks or flattened areas. There are oifl marks, as well: Helicopter landing gear tracks or "skid" marks (Colorado, South Dakota); odd tracks seem to relate to any known conveyance or equipment semi-circular track near Goodeve, Saskatchewan (Sees pp. 18-19). And, at the site of a bull mutilation Montana in November 1976, five indentations, 74 inc| found in nearby brush. The impressions were about and 6)£ inches wide, and the deepest measured 5 inch (GREAT FALLS TRIBUNE (MT), 11-10-76, 11-14-76), Novjr events: 14 (l) Alamosa County, Colorado - September 1967 In the fabled "Snippy" horse mutilation case — from the mutilated carcass, one of two chico bi|u have been crushed and flattened as though by a from above. Surrounding this one bush were 8 iii Each was 2'i u (6.35 cm.) in diameter and 5" (12, The marks were equidistant from each other in a circle 3 ft. (91.44 cm.) in diameter. Scatteif of chico brush west of the horses carcass were "tracks" which to some v/ere suggestive of the large beast. The marks led away to a point app from the carcass. Each imprint was 18" (45.72 d 12" (30.48 cm.) wide, and the individual tracks 7 ft. (2.13 meters) apart. A photo of one of tin published in FATE magazine (#1, below, page 36) ger Duane Martin examined the site with a geige reported finding a much higher-than-normal int tion. The readings were most intense around the co bush and around burn marks scattered around the readings decreased notably as Martin neared s prit-tracks idence exists produce de¬ ne lude such centrated in l ew represents— 3[anding traces* luded only in- h Aground tra¬ iler types of helicopter which don't such as the STIGMATA #8, n Cascade Co*, hes apart, were inches long es in depth a few sample approx* 58 feet shes seemed to heavy weight dentations. 70 cm.) deep* . line and formed ed in a stand found larger rint of some X* 500 yards m.) long and were about ese tracks was Forest Ran- r counter and e[nsity of radia- chrushed ehi- the site; but the carcass* ro 130 5 (1) (Continued) Sources: (1) Sketch by Aerial Phenomena Research Organization investi¬ gator Donald Richmond, as published in FATE, March 1968 ("The Appaloosa From Alamosa" by Coral Lorenzen, p. 37). (2) KANSAS CITY STAR, 11-17-68. (3) Saunders, David R. and Harkins, R. Roger, UFOs? YES1; Signet Books (New American Library); 1968 (2) lake County, South Dakota - October 1974 A mutilated cow, whose jawbones had been "cut out and cross¬ ed" , was discovered within sight of a house near Chester, SD. Ten feet from the carcass were three pairs of indentations in the shape of a triangle (with each pair at a "point"). Each impression was approx. 4 inches deep. Source: (1) RAPID CITY JOURNAL (South Dakota), 10-10-74. (3) Garden Hills sector of San Juan, Puerto Rico - January 1975. Mot a mutilation case (though animal mutilations and strange deaths plagued Puerto Rico beginning in spring of 1975) but in¬ cluded for comparison with indentations at mute sites: One night a bright multi-colored UFO was seen and mysterious humming^ sounds-were-heard; A few days later, an inspection of the ground under which the light(s) was seen revealed 3 inden¬ tations forming an equilateral triangle; each side measuring 44" (111.76 cm.). Each imprint was 3" (7.62 cm.) deep and 4" (10.16 cm.) in diameter. A study by Foundation Engineering Laboratories indicated that an average weight of 14,190 lbs. (7.10 tons) would be required to make such imprints on that type of soil. After many months, grass failed to grow back where the imprints were found (Grass often fails to grow back, or grows back very slowly, where the carcasses of mutilated an¬ imals have lain; examples include the "Snippy" case (above) as well as some cases In the 1970's). Source: (1) Robiou Lamarche, Sebastian; "UFOs and Mysterious Deaths of Animals", FLYING SAUCER REVIEW, Vol.22, no. 6 - reprinted from the Spanish journal STENDEK. (4) Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, near Dulce — June 1976. (Cont.) 131 6 (4) Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, near Dulce - June As many as three cattle mutilations were reporte 1976. d within a few days. Round "pod prints" were found by cattle owner Manuel Go¬ mez (who has gained a dubious fame as one of the victims of mutilators over several years) on his it to the site of a mutilation. When he returned later, with State Police Officer Gabe Valdez, mo hardest-hit initial vis- to the site Ire similar in¬ dentations were discovered, including some on top of the tire tracks Gomez left on his first inspection of the tionally, the animal had been mutilated more extensively. Two types of tracks were found at the site: **As though made by round "inverted suction cups cm.) in diameter and about 1" (2.54 cm.) deep, were found in two straight lines extending fo ft. (152.40 meters), with 28" (71.12 cm.) betwe tation. - 4" (10.16 The imprints r approx. 500 en each inden- **The lines of smaller prints appeared to conver where a different type of indentation was foun tripod arrangement. Each individual imprint (a of the triangle) was itself triangular, approx cm.) on each side. The 3 indentations were sp (1.83 meters) apart on two sides, with the thi 5 ft. (1.52 meters) long. ge on a spot d to form a t the "points" 13"* (33.02 ed 6 ft. rd side being ac us As in the "Snippy" case, radiation measurements conclusive — were made. They again indicated higjh in and around the indentations, with a decrease ached the carcass of the mutilated cow. Small b the imprints appeared wilted and dying, and an o was found near the prints. At least 8 UFO sighti reported in the area in the preceding weeks, inc the night before Manual Gomez discovered the mut Sources: (1) Burgess, Howard and Lovola; "Cattle Mutilati Rituals or Space Invasion"; BEYOND REALITY - (2) Thompson, Fritz; "Cattle Mutilators"; IMPACT JOURNAL Magazine; October 25, 1977. *13" is Burgess' figure; Thompson says 14". Thomlp Gabe Valdez, who inspected the site; but Burges the site, also. site. Addi- - though in- er readings as one appro- hes around ily substance ngs had been luding one on ilation. on: Witchcraft December 1977. , ALBUQUERQUE son quotes s inspected (5) Logan County, Colorado, NE of Iliff, Discovered & At a cattle mutilation site, two distinctive sets 1 . ai The largest - circular - 5 M (12.70 cm.) deep 7 inches (15.24 to 17.78 cm.) in diameter (Jac(c ures). Aldridge (4-24-77) says they were 2.5" deep. The tracks were about 100 yards from the carcass, and were scattered in no discernible Aldridge says they appeared as though made by plates". d from 6 to son's fig- (6.34 cm.) mutilated pattern. "round-bottom 2 . Smaller marks, nearer the carcass - numerous t: tions. Each "point" was a track 4" (10.16 cm.) Jackson (9-13-76) says two sides of each triang (152.40 cm.) long and the third side was 4V Z ft Again, Aldridge differs, stating that Logan Co Graves' findings were that the "triangle" was each side 5 ft. long. jripod forma- in diameter, le were 5 ft. (137.16 cm.), iinty Sheriff equilateral - 1-11-76 . an undeter- diameter - Wo specific Strange lights had been seen in the sky the night before the mutilated cow was found (not an uncommon occurrence in Logan County in the mid-1970's). Sources: (1) STERLING (Colo.) JOURNAL-ADVOCATE, 9-13-76; Reporter: Bill Jackson (2) COLORADO SPRINGS GAZETTE-TELEGRAPH, 4-24-77; Reporter: Dorothy Aldridge (6) Logan County, Colorado, north of Iliff, approx. 9 At the site of the sixty-first Logan County mute, mined number of indentations - 4" (10.15 cm.) in were found in the "immediate area" of the carcass "formation" or arrangement of tracks was noted. Source: (1) STERLING (Colo.) JOURNAL-ADVOCATE, 9-14-76 (7) Logan County, Colorado, near Atwood; Discovered 1 "Strange pod marks made by an unknown vehicle" fo tilated carcass were described as similar to the tion in case no. 8. Source: (1) STERLING (Colo.) JOURNAL-ADVOCATE, 11-22-76 & (8) Logan County, Colorado, near Atwood; Discovered 11-20-76. (Continued — next page) -11-76. of tracks: 1-20-76. und near a mu- tripod—forma- 11-23-76 133 8 (8) Logan County, Colorado, near Atwood; Discovered 11-20-76* Mutilated carcass discovered 3/4 mile from carcass in case no. 7. 11 St range skid marks" were noted approx* 50 ft. away from ; - the carcass by sheriff's officials who investigated the site on Saturday, the 20th; plans were made to return to the scene on Monday, the 22nd. On this second visit, additional "marks" were discovered: 3 circular indentations - each approx. 1% U (3,8 cm.) deep. The 3 imprints formed a triangle with sides 12" (30*48 cm.) long. The office of Sheriff H,L, "Tex" Graves received "several re¬ ports" of strange airborne lights on Friday night, 11-19-76, some observed by investigating officers. Source: (1) STERLING (Colo,) JOURNAL-ADVOCATE, 11-22-76 & 11-23-76 (9) Logan County, Colorado, near Proctor, Discovered 11-24-76* "Rectangular-shaped impressions" were found near the carcass of the 69th Logan County mutilation* The marks were "not clear enough to determine size or a pattern". On Tuesday night, Nov. 23rd, strange lights were observed in the sky over Proctor. Source: {$) STERLING (Colo.) JOURNAL-ADVOCATE, 11-24-76 In order to get an idea of how the mute site indentations correlate with imprint patterns found at "conventional" UFO landing sites, we referred to the following paper: Merritt, Fred, "A Preliminary Classification of Some Reports of Unidentified Flying Objects Based on Shape and Dimensions of Im¬ print Patterns"; published in PROCEEDINGS OF THE 1976 CUFQS CONFER¬ ENCE (Center For UFO Studies; Evanston, Illinois; 1976) Merritt reports that Dr* David Saunders 1 UFOCAT computer file of over 80,000 UFO reports contains only 110 imprint cases, so inden¬ tations at UFO landing or apparent-landing sites are not all that common* Merritt assembled a representative sampling of 37 UFO landing-im¬ print reports which he classified into 5 groups or "catenas" accor¬ ding to the imprint pattern, shape and size. On the whole, as judged by Merritt's data, the mute site imprint patterns (such as tripod arrangements) are notably smaller than 134 9 those at recognized UFO landing sites. Of Merritt*s five classifi¬ cations, only his "Catena IV" begins to approximate the mute site size and patterns. Even in this group, only four reports feature "triangles" with sides measuring 2 meters or less in length, with none less than lj£ meters. Most tripod patterns at mute sites mea¬ sure less than 1J£ meters per side,, so the mute site imprints do not match all that well with the "conventional" UFO landing tra¬ ces. Merritt’s "Catena IV", by the way, typically includes some of the more unusual, even absurd, UFO reports, featuring bizarre, aggres¬ sive occupants and UFOs. The craft themselves are frequently.des¬ cribed as odd-shaped. These findings and comparisons are anything but final, as more data, detail and close analysis is required.. It would be interes¬ ting to compare the dimensions of the individual indentations, but adequate information is not now available. CORRECTIONS. RETRACTIONS AMD ELUCIDATIONS **Re: UFO TERMS by Robert S. Somerville, reviewed in STIGMATA #7: Because of needed corrections and revisions, Mr. Somerville has withdrawn his book from publication. We regret that such a situa¬ tion has arisen; but we wish Bob luck in securing a publisher and getting the book re-issued. ♦•Correction; In STIGMATA #8, page 19, mid-page: "MELVILLE ADVO¬ CATE" should be "MELVILLE ADVANCE". The ADVANCE is published in Melville, Saskatchewan by Denis Comeau, who has published a considerable amount of material on mutilations. ••The report on mutilations in countries other than the U.S* and Canada - which had been scheduled for this issue - will appear next edition* We thank in advance the kind readers who have of¬ fered to help with the translation of Spanish-language articles* •♦Producer Linda Howe's "A Strange Harvest 11 f a television documen¬ tary film on mutilations t is scheduled for airing in May on KMGH in Denver* We'll plan to review it in the near future. 135 Letters It would be comforting if all the mutilations were c activities. What I fear Is that at least some of ther|n spatial/collective unconscious phenomena along the 1; by Tom Bearden, et al, Not only are these mutilation^ beginning but also the range of mutilations will exto¬ mans as political/military confrontation on the phys: becomes immanent. Richard Schulz Los Angeles, California pltist or CIA are hyper- nes proposed past the nd to hu~ cal plane I was prompted to make these comments as a result of made in STIGMATA #8 (page 21) by cult expert and Uni berta professor Bill Meilen. When questioned by the (11~13~79), he stated, “Though he f would like to avo: 'UFO 1 , Meilen feels that all the evidence extant regi tions joints to biopsies being performed by beings of flight beyond our comprehension 1 , “Meilen told re Beswick that among the Canadian mute items of pertin- addressed are: **The discovery of fractures in many of the animals with injuries caused by being dropped from a height 10 feet. ^♦Thousands of flies found on the corpses died strangely without apparent reason, 11 the Investigation of a classic mutilation of a cow on LaVeme Fox in Henderson County, Illinois (6~8-76): all sex organs and the entire bag of the cow had bee^i such skill that the membrane behind the bag was not Although the sheriff and veterinarian did not mentie^i noticed that when the flies came in contact with the they died. He said he did not mention this to the otl mentioned by Bill Meilen is the only other case that concerning flies dying when coming in contact with a only thing that I can think of that might cause that diation. The cause of death was-never determined by a statement versity of Al- EDMONTON SUN d 1 the term ;krding muti la- using a means porter Lance imce to be consistent of at least farm of tn that case removed with ^ven punctured, it, Mr, Fox membrane ters, The case I know of carcass. The would be ra- uhe veterinary 136 11 LETTERS (Continued) painlessly killed it, A 24-hour surveillance was put on the animal, and according to Sheriff Marshall, "No human being got near that animal - there were no UFO a on tittte gneen men.*" "In IS hours, we had an exact duplication, of the so-called muti¬ lation" , stated Sheriff Marshall,. According to Sheriff Marshall, the eyes were the first to go which were eaten by buzzards and birds. The cow’s tongue, udder, geni¬ tals and lower bowel protruded from the body soon after death where the skunks feasted on them. Later, rigor mortis set in, and the protruding organs retracted back into the cow’s body. Sheriff Marshall says, "They'd already been chewed off close to the body, so the organs looked like they had been cut out of the animal's body, 1 ’ The blowflies fed on the areas the skunks had been chew¬ ing, giving the appearance the organs had been cut with a sharp knife. The mysterious white powder found on the animal was buzzard droppings and the markings were beak marks, A phone, coil to the vet explained the "draining" of the blood from the corpse - Lt f 4 Aim.pty ab^o/ibed into the body .. Sheriff Marshall thinks these natural events account for up to 95% of the so-called livestock mutilations, with the rest probab¬ ly being done by individuals such as "kids" duplicating what they have read in the papers. This "controlled experiment" might satisfy Ken Rommel ( £dLtoJi r A note: KennetJi ffomiet La the ex-FB3 ayent now conducting, a mutita - icon pnobe out c>j£ the DiA± m AttoAfiey r d in Santa Fe f New Mexico, funded by a aLmoAt-$50,000 yruant pwai the Law Enforcement AA4iAtnnc.e Admini^tAjatinn) and the general public, but it is a j: poor explanation for the classic mutilations and does not support all the fnctA that have been found in various states in the U.S. and in Canada, Anyone who has done some serious investigations into this matter can fill this theory full of holes. It is also equally strange that the DCI (Department of Criminal Investigations) in Iowa where recent mutes have been found is still looking for satanic cults. Apparently, they have not heard of the "controlled experiment", do you suppose? Another interesting factor is that Rommel seems to lean toward 137 12 LETTERS (Continued) ian, There v/as no blood on or around the carcass. {£dLtDn r 4 note.: 3r\AQjztA diping. upon contact wtth a mutLtated cxuicjqaa poLve been ne~ ponted tn othesi cxiAQAf though tnfaeojuerutly,* / Investigation on the Gordon Melvin farm in V/arren Co ois (1-23-77): This case involved so-called "mystery that were reported prior to the mutilation. Several the discovery of the mutilated cow f the State Police report from a CB'er that three objects, which they s. copters without lights, were moving slowly west at a towards Burlington, Iowa. Two State Police officers objects coming toward them and they stopped their caf better look* The objects rapidly gained altitude and of sight. One of the objects had a bright white light length of the underside of it like a lighted rod. The: other lights. They contacted the Burlington airport no flight plans for three helicopters. Needless to s show up there. Could these objects be mistaken for Police never mentioned having heard any noise, but t3i being below freezing, they might not have lowered the: If these were indeed helicopters they must have had hidden base of operation*’ for maintenance and refuel^ ever been discovered in this area or any other area know. a:L M'3 Gordon Melvin’s cow v/as found with its feet in the back) in an inaccessible spot (except by foot). All the carcass (sheriff, vet, insurance agent and Mr. it had to have been dropped from the air. There vie re or evidence of humans near the carcass. There were n< hooves or around the belly of the carcass to indicate had been lifted. One ear had been cleanly removed an had been snipped off as if it had been done by a pell: Mr, Melvin lived only 80 rod from where the cow was no noise prior to the discovery of the carcass that a helicopter. These two cases alone have led me to believe that UP well be responsible. I can think of no other explanat: Among many law officers the cult theory seems to be dominant. The irony of it is that these same law offi i|mty, Illin- helicopters 11 ijiights before received a £id were heli- low altitude Righted the to get a were soon out running the re were no knd there were ay they did not Os? The State e temperature ir windows, "secret or ng. None has ks far as I r (on its those who saw Ivin) agreed no footprints ' marks on the how the cow the udders of scissors, found. He heard would indicate ys could very ion. the most pre- cers are very 138 SC) LETTERS (Continued) reluctant to conduct an extensive investigation to s theory and bring the culprits to justice. For examp1^ of the La Verne Fox mutilation in Henderson County, I contacted the Henderson County sheriff (Mr, Daryl Thcji: asked his opinion. He immediately said it was the wo gious cult, whereupon X remarked that since he was should be able to make an arrest soon. He responded had no idea who they were. Mr. Fox later told me thalj; first day that Mr. Thompson was there to view the c not seen or heard from him since. Apparently no exteijii gation was ever made. In the most recent rash of muti round Des Moines, Iowa, the Chief of the Iowa Divisicn Investigation, Gerald Shanahan, and his assistant, seem to have considerable evidence that witchcraft are responsible. (See. SjJLcjmajxi. #8, page. 3) Mr. Shanatu hesitate to release this evidence to the press, which impression he was using "scare tactics" in the hope sible would go elsewhere (out of his jurisdiction) their operations. In my opinion, an extensive invest:^ have been conducted undercover if he really wanted criminals involved. Grant Callison. Field Investigator Mutual UFO Network, Inc. 793 Lawrence Ave. Galesburg, Illinois 61401 rk by Mr aii' to to I am sure that by now most serious livestock mutilation researchers and investigators have been faced with the recent publicised ac¬ count of the "controlled experiment" conducted in Arkansas by Sher¬ iff Herb Marshall of the Washington County Sheriff's Dept, (-dee SiLgmata §8 , page 2). Those not familiar with this issue, I will summarize the account and quote directly the statemer|its made by Sheriff Marshall. To prove the pnedaioJi thaong, Washington County Sher: hall of Fayetteville, Arkansas did a little experiraei which had been the scene of three mutilations. The took a -4 ick cow to the vicinity of a recent mutilatio; Sh 13 ijipport their In the case linois, I mpson) and of a reli- sure he saying he since the ass, he had sive investi- lations a— m of Criminal Motsinger, d/or cultists an did not gave me the 1);hose respon- continue gation should catch the rit iff Herb Mars- on a ranch eriffs team n, where they 139 14 LETTERS (Continued) ti the predator theory, but yet the Santa Fe office in recently gave some photos from New Mexico showing "i acteristics down to minute, details" to those recorde Jerry Shanahan, director of the DCI, stated, "We hav£ from New Mexico showing where the lip was cut off ex; same place on the mouth - right at the same tooth — here in Iowa." Quite a feat for predators, wouldn't less of course we have predators that truly believe cy. New Mexico dentical char- in Iowa, pictures :hctly at the as our cases you think? Un- in consisten- Isn't it strange how the predator theory keeps poppi 1973? It really does look like that someone wants th lieve this nonsense. iig up since e public to be- Another troublesome aspect is that many UFO buffs ha picture of mutilation investigations with far-out th ruining the respectability of a possible UFO-mute co: you will notice UFOs are always associated with "littt And UFOs are also associated with ' 1 exiAaieswieAlJiiat Many lawmen have shyed away from the discussion of Uf’i to mutes because of the public association with this find this very disturbing since UFOs represent an unAnoi an extraterrestrial spaceship or little green men. Tin reports to date to indicate that some type of unknown it helicopter or nonconventional, La connected with mutilations, or for lack of a better word - dissectib Granted, there is a certain percentage of these routi ane due to predators and pranks, but not 95 percent! gest to all lawmen and investigators that we really facts, ait of. the factA . Tommy R. Blann 1002 Edmonds Lane - Apt. 152 Lewisville, Texas 75067 SditoJi'A note: tommy. La the authon. of an anticte, "7 MyAteny ConttmiZA 11 , which, ukla pubitAhed in. the Apnit UFO “Repo/it (333 QohnAon Ave. ;Bnnokiyn,New Monk 1120 .ve entered the dories, thus Jnnection. As e ysieen men". ■paceAhipA." Os in relation phenomenon. I wn and not ere are enough aircraft, be .4om.e of these ns. Lations that I highly sug- look at the he Mutilation 1980 iAAue of , $ 1 . 50 . 140 15 LETTERS (Continued) I was intrigued by the snippet concerning the connection (if there is any) between the rape/mute of Mater Terra in search of fuels and the rape/mute of the archetype of the human female — cows ("Canada In A Quandary" f STIGMATA #8)* Too bad your don't air your specula¬ tion in-depth* You could obtain a wider audience drawn from ecolo¬ gists and feminists. Don't be too hungup on the desire to only take up things fully "after the jury's in" because you and I and everyone are the jury and how will we reach a verdict unless we deliberate? Also, the NEW YORK TIMES and other prestigious "news brokers", on any given day guess and speculate to no end, all under the guise of "authoritative commentary". Bust through the hype and speculate; you are in a position to be credible and, believe me, we're ready to listen. Michael Hoffman Box 343 Geneva, New York 14456 Cduto/i*4 comment: 3n the mutJJotlon Afield”, Incliiding here at Project Stigma, thesis Is no Mick of speculation and "deliberation** * Fqji us to choose between publishing mo/te speculative material on pursuing the emphasis on a mo/ie-o/i-less factual presentation — we an e not necessarily, faced with clear-cut, black-vs*-white optloriA . At the oulAet, the pu/ipoAe of STIGMATA was to provide fruitliatlon Investigators and the Interested public with objective reportage on the scope of the phenomenon* We still emphasise thLi, though we have not excluded speculative material from dome paAt Issues, non wilt we necessarily do so in the future* One forum fo/i spejcutation 1 a $ In fact, this lellenA /section* Any speculative material In cues- tlon wilt be Judged on Ha own merits, o/i inch thereof* Aa fo/t our failure to tf air* .. speculation In-depth”, oa In. tke ajitlcle to which fi}/im Hoffman refers: lhis failure woa due to a lack of time and (paper) space - Items in sho/it supply at Project Stigma . For the most posit, when faced with the option of publishing objective mat- extol o/i n autho/ujtatlve commentary**, we* 11 opt fo/i the former* We appreciate Fir* Hoffman*s comments and concern* X will tell you about our experiences with cattle mutilations in our area, western South Dakota near the North Dakota border. On 141 16 LETTERS (Continued) em the morning of October 14 f 1974, I was moving a graii a vacant farmstead I own* A renter had cattle in the eluding the farmstead. In the farmyard I came upon a first thought had died of natural causes. When I look the first thing I noticed was the tongue had been r a ten-inch-or-larger slit in the bottom of the jaw* to do this were long and straight, and appeared to b very sharp instrument. Blood veins seemed to be oozi as if the heart were still pumping, but there was no 4 teats were missing, cut very neatly off right next One ear was cut off, part from one direction and thei as though the knife wasn’t sharp enough to take it i . drill to pasture, in¬ cow I at ed at her, oved through All the cuts * made with a :ng in and out blood. All to the udder. ki the other, a one try. I reported the incident to the sheriff’s office at 9:00 and two law officers came out at 2:30. They took some pictures, talked to a veterinarian, and told the cow’s owner it was predators; that is, small animals like a fox. Predators couldn't be right as a deer in the area that died at the same time was so< eaten, while nothing touched the cow. Fox tracks wer 150 feet from the cow. on completely le observed As the law officers left, I brought my wife in to se The first thing she noticed and called to my attenti inch wide, 2 inch long rectangle pull-tab-like cut f toward the vulva, which had been neatly sliced aroun ed to be pulled out and cut off like a sleeve. This tally visible on a black cow. The hair on the cow lo ugh something had been poured on it. There was no od not that we could detect. Either that or the cow had wet like a horse lathered up. After talking to anoth the immediate area, who also must have had his cow do night, the cow owner came back and found a needle marl next to the jugular vein. Thus the reason there didn any blood. The state crime lab man indicated to the the sleeve-like removal of the intestine and uterine mon. The one front leg was in a position as though h rope, while the stiffness of rigor mortis shown plai her legs. V/e never checked for a broken neck although looked like she may have been dropped from the air wh< her (worked on in another location). It was a very d night with high winds. e the cow* on was a rom the anus d and appear¬ ls not espec- oked as tho-^ - or, at least been totally er rancher in ne the same k on the neck ’t seem to be neighbor that area was com— eld back by a nly in the ot- the cow ere we found ark (moonless) 142 LETTERS (Continued) SU' Further inquiry on our part indicated there were two in our county (Perkins) that same night. In North Dako there were five reports. A horse in Emmons or McIntosh chalked up to liver trouble, liver indicated disease, ported in counties closer to the Minnesota border and where south of Minot. Associated or not, a neighbor car come out of the area (of the mutilation described his place every day about 2:00 or 2:30 for 3 or 4 day^ mute. He never saw the car before or after. He tried car or one like it in town but couldn't. (Name withheld by request) Perkins County, South Dakota 17 tpther mutes ta that night Counties was Oows were re- one cow some— .w a brown above) past before the find the and Although STIGMATA -hi not a UFO bumal, we cannot — not - Ignored the. poAAlblltty of. a UFO ,, Hnh n with phenomenon* Cliff Stone., who wrote the letter. below, be yeapardl^lng his military career by. requeAting thaJf err publish hhi letten* HIa comments could well be reAearch, oa well oa to ufology. Using, the Freedom of Act, Cliff haA accumulated Information on mutilations 04 well 04 UFO* a. He haA been inAtrumental In attempting to elicit CongreAA - tonal InteneAt In the muttlattonA probe: I am a private UFO researcher and my findings to date for this letter. I ask no one to take ray word for what to say concerning UFOs. However, I assure you everyth:L to say is fact and may be verified by using the Freedo tion and Privacy Acts to obtain the documents that I government agencies. It is my hope that Congress will create a new committee to do a scientific study of is the U.S. Senate was lied to by the Pentagon in 196^ Senate hearings into UFOs. UFOi First, let us look at the conclusions of the U.S. Air ject Blue Book, the USAF's so-called Scientific Study the University of Colorado and the review of the "Sci dy" by "a panel of the National Academy of Sciences", elusions were "(1) No UFO reported, investigated and the Air Force has ever given any indication of threat we have mutilation ipould eoAlty we and oth- e to mute Information tho goman are the basis I am about ng I am about m of Informa- <bbtained from wake up and 's. The fact during the Force's Pro¬ of UFO's by ^ntific Stu— Those con- evaluated by to our na- 143 18 LETTERS (Continued) tional security; (2) There has been no evidence submitted to or discovered by the Air Force that sightings catagorized as 'uni¬ dentified 1 represent technological developments or principles be¬ yond the range of present-day scientific knowledge; and (3) There has been no evidence indicating that sightings catagorized as 'un¬ identified 1 are extraterrestrial vehicles." The truth of the matter is that the fairy tale Cinderella is bas¬ ed more on fact then the above conclusions. You see, neither of the above study groups were presented with all the facts. Let me cite you just one example. To be sure, there are more. In March 1967, Cuban Air Defense radar picked up a UFO over Cuban air space. Two Cuban jets were sent to intercept the UFO. When the jets made the intercept of the UFO, they tried to make radio contact with the object but were unable to do so. The jets at this time were ordered by Cuban Air Defense to shoot the UFO down. When the jets tried to fire, the UFO vaporized one of the jets. This in¬ cident was monitored by the U.S. Air Force's Security Service. To wit: Detachment A, 6947th Security Squadron based at Homestead Air Force Base. This report never was filed with Project Blue Book. In fact it was (and still is) classified at least Secret by the Na¬ tional Security Agency, "in the interest of national Defense". While this case does not prove UFO's to be extraterrestrial, it does shoot down the first two of the above "official" conclusions. On December 17, 1969, the Secretary of the Air Force announced the termination of Project Blue Book, thus ending the investigation of UFOs. However, apparently no one told the State Department, Na¬ tional Security Agency, Central Intelligence Agency, Defense Int¬ elligence Agency and every other intelligence organization in the United States. All of these agencies are still investigating re¬ ports of UFO's. I have copies of Intelligence Reports dating all the way into the late 1970's from these agencies showing that they still have an interest in UFO's. President Carter stated before being elected President, "If I be¬ come President, I'll make every piece of information this country has on UFO sightings available to the public and the scientists." To date he has not done this. Every intelligence agency within the Intelligence Family of the United States has classified informa¬ tion and intelligence reports on UFO's. These documents are class— 144 19 LETTERS (Continued) ified "in the interest of national defense". I have letters from these intelligence agencies denying me information on UFO's be¬ cause the information I was requesting was classified "in the in¬ terest of national defense". How can something as non-existent (as the U.S. Government claims UFO's are) be a matter of national de¬ fense? How can the U.S. Government justify classifying something "in the interest of national defense" */hen that something "has never given any indication of threat to our national security"? I would like to ask your readers to write their Congressmen and demand a new scientific study of the UFO phenomenon based on all the facts, not just what the intelligence agencies wish to release. V/e the American Public have a right to know the truth. We the Amer¬ ican Pudlic have a right to know what our government is doing a— bout UFO's. SSG Clifford E. Stone, 301—50-0182 HQ Det, Hanau Mil Comm APO New York 09165 Tietycuidisig. the letter. on mute a and "lumeA " ptotn. "Name Withheld - &jsiteAn U.S," in oust iaAt iAAue, sienden commentA have included the fnlMming.: X enjoyed STIGMATA #8 thoroughly — very well done, as usual. My on¬ ly criticism would be the anonymous letter concerning "lumes", which I consider borderline lunatic. Jacques Vallee will be fascin¬ ated with that one. It is a fascinating bit of craziness; however, I would have preferred to have seen that space devoted to more sub¬ stantial material. Another, neaden. commented oa fjollowA, in a letten. we posiwasided to the "SaAtenn. ' U. S, " ietteri-wniten,: I've read most of the books you mentioned and would like to comment on the serviceman who commits atrocities. As a Marine in W.W.II, I was often allied (but never officially connected with) the Marine Raiders. These were surely a different breed of man. Killing — mu¬ tilation — and other so-called war horrors seemed to come very na¬ turally to them. It was Eleanor Roosevelt who wanted all such types 145 20 LETTERS (Continued) brought back, placed in camps and mind-washed before allowing them to return to society. "...see and overhear conversations (even when cloistered within the walls of otherwise optically opaque confines)..This was part of your letter. With Sonic Holography, all of what you are writing about is now being done. Three dimensional pictures are possible of submarines that are under the water to appear project¬ ed above the water - with the crew and all compartments in full view. This also applies to a solid building with people inside... nothing escapes surveillance. By the way, are you familiar with Dr. Peter Beter's audio-tape let¬ ters? In one instance he mentions that President Jimmy Carter has been done away with, and in his place is a Hhobetoid that is made from a process called "an ultra-sonic cerebral hologram". Of course the cries of the public put Dr. Beter either in the super-genius class or they are ready to commit him tomorrow. Your mention of satellites was most interesting. Please see Sub¬ liminal story enclosed {Edlto/i';. j note.: ziepnlnted baton/}. I person¬ ally feel that satellites are one of the main tools in bringing a- bout 1984. There is so much more to all of this that it does bog¬ gle at times. However, like the Prisoner character on TV, I shall forever shout - "I am not a number, I'm a man". (Name withheld)- Pennsylvania, U.S.A. EdLtoJL , 4 note:. The letten-w/iiten. A,efLeAA to the following. touie *en.~ vi.ee. (UPI) item u/hlch appea/ied In a Tenn*ipLvanla netmpape/i on Nov. 11, 197k, titled "Space DnaLnivoAh Tosi/ilble". Dateline.: United Na¬ tion*: Satellites orbiting the earth can beam messages directly to tele¬ vision sets in viewers' homes to brainwash people without them even knowing it, according to a United Nations report. By sending out so-called subliminal messages that are recorded only in viewers' subconscious, the technique can be used to mass-hypnotize and in-: fluence politics of other countries, the report said. The report cited some experts* opinions that the use of such 1984—style tech¬ niques amounts to brainwashing. The use of subliminal messages is banned in some Western European nations but not in the U.S. 146 More On Chopper^ As a supplement to the information we have presented animal mutilations and unidentified helicopters in our s lication, THE CHOPPERS...AND THE CHOPPERS, we o lowing from the first mutilations newsletter, Ed Sander^ TLE REPORT. Ed compiled the following account from cles and his own interviews in mute-plagued Logan Couh do, and published it in THE CATTLE REPORT (Issue N 1977). regarding e par ate pub- ffer the fol- THE CAT- news arti- ty, Colora- o. 1, March THE AIR FORCE & THE GREAT CHASE OF NORTHERN COLORADO The night of Wednesday, August 21, 1975 provided an e possible deliberate deception maneuver by cattle mutilat gan County, Colorado. The incident involved possible de< guised as Air Force officers who may have been used to throw off course a concerted land and air chase of h thought to be involved in the plague of cattle mutilations: County and nearby comities. b2 b2' Logan County is located in north east Colorado sugar and cattle country. During that summer the helicopters flying by night over Logan County, and the cattle had tilated in the morning. Sheriff's officers and even priva|t (such as 1-80 Control - a group of CBers) had been or; give chase to these phantom copters. Around 10 PM on Wed., 8-21, a helicopter was reported heading in to Logan County from the east, and Sheriff Tex Graves took; chase. In addition to some 17 ground units that ult : sample of a ors near Lo- coy men dis- confuse and elicopters in Logan to et, grain had been en found mu- e groups gtanizing to and his staff mately took part in the chase. Sheriff Graves rented a private plane in which 2 sheriff's officers and a pilot rode. The night was clear and the air¬ craft could run without lights. During the night, a pickup truck con¬ taining two purported Air Force officers began to assisit the chase, claiming to be receiving over the radio in the truck radar informa¬ tion from Warren Air Force Base in Cheyenne, Wyoming, located northwest of Logan County. (There are a number of Minute man mis¬ sile sites in Logan County under the control of Warren Air Force Base.) 147 22 The Sheriff's vehicles on the ground were not equipped to pick up the Air Force frequencies so had to rely on the information relayed from the pickup with the A.F. men, who would relate the supposed location of the aircraft being chased as indicated by radar at the air force base. Only the next day, after the chase was long over, did reporters and Sheriff's officers learn from Warren AFB that they had no radar sys¬ tem that could have been used to track the copters. The only radar facilities they had, they said, were weather radar facilities. Sheriff Graves later referred to the alleged helpers as a "pickup with Air Force jokers playing games" During the chase, which spilled over into southern Nebraska, the pu¬ tative Air Force men in the pickup truck fcept announcing that "radar" indicated that there was another aircraft flying near the chase plane rented by the Logan County Sheriff’s Dept. "They reported radar showed this other aircraft around our plane at various times, but the officers and pilot, three men with glasses, never saw a thing, "(and it was a moonlit night) Sheriff Graves told the Greeley, Colorado TRIBUNE. The chase ended around 4:30 in the morning near a missile site in southwestern Nebraska, when the spotter plane lost sight of the phan¬ tom copter. The plane, reporter Bill Jackson of the Sterling, Colora¬ do, JOURNAL-ADVOCATE, told us, "saw the lights of the thing be¬ low them, and you know, it was a clear night. And when the light went out, that ’s what everybody thought, that they’d landed, but when the plane came down to 100-150 feet, he couldn't see anything. The only thing that was there was a missile silo. ” Several questions remain after this incident: (1) Were the two officers from the Air Force merely practical jokers having fun with local law enforcement? (It must be remembered that, in addition to Logan County officers, the Nebraska State Police and the Kimball County, Nebraska, Sheriff's office were also involved.) (2) Were the two men merely masquerading as Air Force personnel 148 23 and were they actually part of the mutilation network? (This network must have spent millions of dollars on copter fuel, maintenance, se¬ curity and man-hours in the twenty-two or so states that have suf¬ fered mutilations.) (3) Sad to ask is this: is the United States Air Force involved in sup¬ plying cover for the mutilators? Sources: Interviews with Logan County Sheriff's Office, and with Bill Jackson, STERLING JOURNAL-ADVOCATE. Further references, see: AP dispatch from Kimball, Nebraska, printed in OMAHA WORLD - HERALD, 8-22-75. See also: Greeley, Colorado TRIBUNE, 8-22-75; STERLING JOURNAL-ADVOCATE, 8-21-75. MORE ON MYSTERY HELICOPTERS: The area that Vincent White des¬ cribes in the following letter of 5-16-79 was subjected to numerous livestock rustling and mystery helicopter incidents in 1973-1974: My brother recently returned from a wilderness and canoeing excur¬ sion. He spent quite a bit of time near a tiny place called Frederick- town. This is in Madison County, not far from St. Francois County. It was while he was in this area that he heard many large copters flying about both during the night and day. They seemed to be coming into this desolate and unpopulated area empty and then leaving loaded. On one occasion he was within a quarter of a mile of a hovering Chinook. My brother is very familiar with military aircraft.and insig¬ nia. This event occurred on the first of May (1979) in the middle of the day. This chopper was hovering as low as he'd ever seen a Chin¬ ook hover. It was "right in the trees" (This spot was on a slope bet¬ ween two small "mountains"). It was completely unmarked and a strange green unlike anything he'd seen before. He was surprised at the lack of insignia. Either that day or the day after an F-5 or pos¬ sibly something resembling an F-18 flew quickly overhead once at me¬ dium altitude. He did not specifically ask about cattle mutilations in the area of the few farmers there. It was his impression that the far¬ mers were very nervous and "spooked" about something and reluctant to talk to strangers. Vincent White - Kansas City, Missouri 149 Old Mutes? Few accounts of things —sies embling-mi/iilaiions would antedate, the Following. sheep-slaughter. story from the gear. 1606, submitted, to us by. flll&s Elizabeth Hilts of Regina., Saskatchewan., who writes: The sheep incident I mentioned is in my private book of "Oddities" and appears to derive from a diary (or other personal papers) from the court of James I of England. The quotation is: 10 February 1606: The minds of men are much troubled with a strange accident-lately fallen out, which yet by no means can be discovered, about the City of London and some of the shires adjoining. Whole slaughters of sheep have been made, in some places to the number of 100, in others less, where nothing is taken from the sheep but their tallow and some in¬ ward parts, the whole carcasses and fleece remaining still . behind. Of this are sundry conjectures, but most agree that it tendeth towards some fireworks. (I wonder if there is an implication of singeing or burning to the animals in that statement.} The paragraph appears in: A JACOBEAN JOURNAL, being a Record of Those Things Most Talked About...1603-1606, by G.G. Harrison. London, Routledge, rev. 1946, p. 279. The original source was: THE COURT AND TIMES OF JAMES I, edited from the Collections of Thomas Birch, by the author of the Memoirs of Sophia Dorothea, in two volumes. London 1848 (Vol. I,pp.44-45). Qerald W. Admln.es of holt, Fiissowii has reminded us that, with this being, an election yean, we should re-print the following notice, which appeased originally in STIGMATA ho. 4 (Simmer. 1978ft WE ASK THE READERS OF STIGMATA TO AID IN DISPELLING ANY TENDENCY ON THE PART OF LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL TO COVER UP LIVESTOCK MUTILATION INFORMATION. IF YOU KNOW OF SOMEONE IN YOUR COUNTY WHO HAS HAD STOCK MUTILATED, URGE THEM TO REPORT IT TO THE SHERIFF - AND TO PROJECT STIGMA (P.0. Box 1094;Paris,TX 75460; 214-784-5922). ENCOURAGE YOUR SHERIFF TO INVESTIGATE MUTILATIONS OBJECTIVELY AND TO CONFER WITH OTHER SHERIFFS AND INVESTIGATORS. IF HE REFUSES TO INVESTIGATE, HE’S NOT DOING HIS JOB - REMEMBER THAT ON ELECTION DAY. 3n the next edition of STIGMATA: The mutes — a global phenomenon?; The latest 1980 reports from Colorado, Kansas, South Dakota and (?) Copyright e 1980 by Thomas R. Adams 150