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FBIHQ concurs with the recommendation.
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-- Enquirer newspaper dated June 51,979, page 5w, hich is
R captioned, FBI Joins Investigation of Animal Mutilations
- l=l 1~? Linked to UFOs. See attached.!
.,;- RECOMMENDATION: None. For information.
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¢th¢;e FBI conduct an appropriate investigation in New Mexico of
Zthae fifteen animal mutilations and any oththaet rs occur in
1#319; Indian country as a possible Crime on an Indian Reservation and
. tfurnish the results to the U. S. Attorney aton d the Criminal
-_ Division, Department of Justice DOJ!. Tmheismorandum
stated that DOJ had received correspondence from Senator
Harrison Schmitt, New Mexico, indicating that fifteen mutilations
of animals have occurred in New Mexico Indian country in the
past three yIen ars. this memorandum, DOJ advised that their
Criminal Division had been aware of the phenomenon of animals
#3*b9;eing#39;muti1atedin a manner thatkcculd indicate that such
acts are performed by persons as part oaf ritual or ceremony.
This memorandum from DOJ further stated that some of these
mutilations whhaivceh occurred in Indian country are DOJ#39;s
- first indication that Federal law may have been viola --
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RE: THE MUTILATIONS 0F.15 ANIMALS -
0n March 6, 1979, the FBI, Albuquerque Division,
was instructed to conduct ainnvestigation into the mutilations
of fifteen animals or any others that occur iInndian country
in accordance with the aforementioned DOJ memorandum dated
M2a, rch 1979.
On April 20, 1979, a conference was held in
Albuquerque, New Mexico, concerning the problem of animal
mutilations, primarily cattle, in wahpipcrhoximately 180
people attended who included various law enforcement agencies
from several states, news media representatives, and the
general public. Senator Schmitt chaired the conference and
the U. SA.ttorney, New Mexico, and SAC Forrest SP.utman, Jr.,
Albuquerque Division, were in attendance. SPAuCtm, an advised
the conference that DOJ had given the FBI authority to investi-gate
those cattle mutilations which have occurred or might
occur in Icnoduianntry. During this conference, numerous
theories were expounded concerning who is responsible for
these mutilations including members of satanic cults, predators,
pranksters, extraterrestrial visitors, and some unknown
Government agency. At the conclusion of this conference, it
was decided that one awgoeunldc y be designated as the
coordinating investigative agency for all Jurisdictions
involved.
Subsequently during May, 1979, the District Attorney#39;s
Office for the_greater Santa Fe, New Mexico, area received
approximately $50,000 in LEAA funds to act as the coordinating
investigative agency of cattle mutilations.
Since March, 1979, there have been no new cattle
mutilations in Indian country, and our investigation with
respect to the identities of the individuals responsible for the
fifteen cattle mutilations has been negative to date.
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ARs y.o uE Tm.ah y oknomw, pseo IU .n c,So . £Antta3vine2a aym n eufodlr tN ie-ws tMaleixtivceoe, - stocQ:muti1atiqn;conferei nnAclbeu querqueo n April
20. K§#39;E§esu1t of that meeting, Agent Sam Jones of
the Albuquerque office of the FBI was assigned as
the Bureau contact for tihnodsiveiduals desiring
to report animal mutilations and to organize the
Bureau#39;s activities in this investigation.
Please provide an update with regard to the status
of the Bureau#39;s activities to tphoisint, as well
as an outline and timetable for projected action.
I am receiving many questions from constituents on
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Bureau#39;s involvement. As mark-up isscheduled to beg winthi teh in near futuretihéeg Senate
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Dear Senator Sebnitt: #39. ; 1# 39; I 3- E- 1#39;°nE
Attn: L. C. Groove:
- Reference in led e t o your letter received June ii,
1979. a cop; or which it attached for your reed; reference.
izbaeg aee adviaedthat theDepartmeno ft Justice on
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since Heron, 1979, our Albuquerque Office has
conducted an inquiry-concerning the aforementioned nutilatione
and are in contact with other iew enroroement egenciee
investigating animal autiietiona. There have been no new
cattle nutiietione reported to ua in Indian country, end our
inveetigetion eith respect to the iientitiee or the individuals
responsible for the fifteen cattle nutiietione bee been *
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rimee Program to aupport our investigation in thia letter.
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NOTE: This letter is written in res onse to a letter from §enator HarriSsocnh mitt NMewex ico? concetrhnein FgB I#39;s
investigation of the cattle mutilations in New Mexico#39;s
Indian country.
On June 11, lQI9, John Ryan, Legislative_Assistant
to SenatorS chmitt, watse lephonically advisebdy L. C. Groover,
*%#39;I;-_- DepAutsys istant Director, Administrative Services
Division, that Senator Schmittle#t3te9r;s w as received at FBIHQ
on June 11, 1979. Mr. Ryan was advised that the FBI had
sufficient funds to handle our investigation concerning y, -
cattle mutilations-and_tha wwt eould advise t Shenator the _
statusjor our investigation. This.responshea s beenco ordinated
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United Btatee Senate
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Dear Burkett,
In your telephonecall youinquired aboutthe livestock
mutll-at-lopnreobleminNewMexicoandtheactionsbeingtaken
by the FBI concerningthem. . Jtiv mehsautvoleacr keopnosrctceinu adr lyre@#d39; _numbeor f states, principallyin theSouthwesht;owever,the
onlyknownmutllatlonsoverwhichtheFBI mhaigvhet investi- gatjiuvreisdhicntziojonccIunrdzii-eaenndidnLNeoeMnwexico.
OnMar2c,h zoe rno,-l~,m+eiIaep -iiit-ceeree§q§umetshteed
FBI to conduct an invcettgaetNtioeMwnexico
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mutilationeandin in contactwithotherlawenter-cemenatgencies
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poof rtion the enclosed LHMwere fbuyrn ished WAYNECIDDIO,
Administrative Assistant to Senator HARRISON SCHHITT, Santa Fe
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Senator SCHMITT which is included in the LHM. It is felt
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news roefle ase Senator Schmitt, the Albuquerque Office is
of the opinion that investigation in this matter should continue
tboe limited to those mutilations reported as occuring on
Indian lands within the Sotfa te New Mexico as per instructions
in Bureau airtel, 3/16/79. The Albuquerque Office considers
this to be the maximum liomf it its inquiries.
Since being instructed to investigate this
matter, there have been no further mutilations reported
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Assistant to Senator Harrison Schmitt, SFaen ta Office,
furnished copies of newspaper articles from an Espanola,
New Mexico, newspaper, the Rio Grande Sun, regarding
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The county#39i;rseshest
mutilation report so tar
reached State Police
within live hours of the kill
last Saturday. but nobody
came to investigate.
I was really disgusted.
The news media said
investigators would come
as coon as they were
called. complained
Dennis Martinez. who
discovered the carcass
within 300 yards oi my
piacc.in#39;hucha.s.
ll is sad news, he said
oi law enfoi-cement#39;s
alapcpka rent oi interest
in the case. which from all
riesp orts a classic. State
Police called the county
livestock agent aDnAd
Eloy Martinez. but sent no
officers to the scene.
His wile Francis. more
cynical. was nonchalant
about the absence oi oi-
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nclal investigators. She
reported that as oi 4 p.m.
Tuesday. no investigator
had been seen in Tnichas.
They don#3c9o;tme here
very often - not unless
somethingtshanging i#39;rom
a viga_. she explained oi
area law enforcement
personnel and what she
sees - as their attitude
about the small_mountain
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Ken Rommel, hired
through a 850.130 tederal
grant to investigate cattle
mutilations in Bio Arriba
county. had not been on
the scene as oi late
Tuesday afternoon and
was not available in his
ottice. -
Dennis Martinez said
the latest chapter in
county mutllations lore
began between i a.m. and
I a.m. Saturday morning.
I heard the dogs
barking. he explained oi
that time. though the
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tar away from my mind.
I-le explained that as he
hsa s number oi open
fences that result in
cattle going through
property. The only thing
he noticed about_ the
barking dogs was they
would go to the boundary
oi the tence and turn
back rather than chasing
. the eowi ii
When he began his day.
he said. at approximately
T sinus bu bt0l.hel|
Ernesto llartlnes and
anot.her- Ernesto Mar-
_tlnes. the Ernesto
Martinez who owns the
property upon which the
cow was round. were at his
door. #39;
Oome and see it. they
invited. asking him to
bring his gun. as wolves
have been sighted in the
arealately.
The cow belonged to
Juan Antonio Rael aitnd
.was sl temale, #39;Dem92ig
#3s#9a;w 3zw9n;l1tappeared to
be a mutilation. it lied
little blood which was only
visible where the tongue
used to be. The tor-goo. he
said. had been sliced at its
roots. precisely.
Bight alter the viewirg.
the state police reportedly
were called.
lhe right before had
been peaceiul he
reported. except tor the
slightly peculiar behavior
ot the barking dogs.
Everyone believed the
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thehyadcominetime.
Dennis Martinez and his
wile both said a number oi
Truchas residents had
reported seeing orange
lights in the sky that
night. some flying over the
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were notified, Dennis
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around fr1om#39; a.m. until
2:30. making sure that no
investigators were
coming.
He admitted he was a
little bit scared oi the
mutilation which occurred
so near his home. He
explained he had bineen
the Colorado Springs area
when a number of
mutilation; had taken
place there.
The way la done. when
you see one. its a l iottnle
dlI1erc11t. then when you
just hear about one. he
ex#p3la9in; ed. .
The eyes of the Iresh
cow. he noted. attracted
attention among ob-servers.
-The villain. he laid,
tried to scrape at it, as
ii he or it were trying to
get a tissue sample from
the while part oi the eye.
The rectal area. the udder
and the ears were
removed rum the beast
with surgical precision.
Dennis Martinez said
Neil Boclrman. a Santa Fe
photographer and im-maker
looking into the
phenomena, appeared on
the scene. Bockman wrote
an article tor Read Street.
a news publication.
recently on the
phenomena entitled
Burgers tor the Gods.
The case itseli d.idnt
unueu.-.1. except tor
the tact that there were
wolves in the area. Bock-man
said. He reported one
neighbor#39;sdog chewed
the backend or the cow.
He was puzzled that law
srdorcernent oiiicials had
not appeared on the scene.
U.S. Senator Harrison
S- chmitt Tuesday also
expressed concern that the
investigation was not
anen ded to imrnediately
by law enforcement
personnel. .
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being upset. he said oi
the witnesses. explaining
that he is seeking more
funding for the F#39;Bls
study into the problem.
That#39o;nse reason 1 got
the language oi a handing
request recently an-nounced
to support the
FBI investigation. Senator
Schmitt explained. I
want the FBI to be more
deeply involved.
!-!e .-aid more coor-dinating
o! local in-vestigations
is needed at
this time and that the
central point of the in-vestigation.
he believes
now. should be the FBI.
though some cen-tralization
may be
achieved by the District
Attorney.
-My understanding was
that FBI agent Sam Jones
was asiifned to coordinate
law enforcement etiorts on
snutllations. Senator Sch-mitt
said oi his anaylsis oi
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what -transpired at a
recent conference oi law
enforcement personnel
involved in mutilation
investigations.
The tact that the
District Attorney#39;s grant
was pursued didn#3c9h;atnge
that. he said further. oi
1iartines#39;s iederally
runded investigation.
Maybe my un-derstanding
was wrong.
but my understanding was
that the FBI would be the
coordinating agency. he
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Rommel. the investigator
the District Attorney
hired alter receiving a
grant to pay his salary.
had yet to contact Gabe
Valdez. the State
-Policeman who has the
most experience in in- .
veitigitini mutllations.
Senator Schmitt said
Valdez experience should
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complain he is brusque,
or too lppant. or he
doesnt take their ideas or
their reports seriously.
and they#39;rdather not
discuss with him turther
mutilation phenomena.
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them that Gabe Valdez is
not thoave any part in this
investigation, we serious
Valdez tan told the BUN.
Another version oi that
.story is tah at Pimunle
has been placed on Valdez.
Both stories were denied
#39;£_u bSyteaste_ dayPolice
Laue! searn Vigil and by
the district att#o3r9n;ey.
I have not put out any
orders to that eiiect.
Vigil said. He explained
thhea t has asked that
infonnation be channelled
to Rommel, but iia state
policeman should gaet
call oan suspected
mutilation. he should go
on over there.
The district attorney,
too. denies the existence of
a gag order on any state
policoefficer. - __ _
I nheavveer. and
never will, impose any
kind cisgagruleonany
law enforcement otticer
because I don#h39a;vte that
authority heavden it I did
itwould be impractlcalior
me to impose any iorm oi
gag rule. he said.
Oi the alleged meeting
with Vigil. he mo. he
bthealite ved tshteory
grew from an .actua1
choen versation had with
the chief. #39;
I think that the
meeting was only my
request to the chiei that
since we _no92w haave
designated project
director in charge that it
would probably be best to
have everyt.i=Lng relating
to lnutilstions tunnelled
through that investigator.
It tor no other reason
the
the grant terms
conditions calls tor
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Martinez saa id teletype
received beyvery atiillate
State Police oiticer ot the
state assigned Richard C
de Baca as liaison between
oiticers and Rommel and
that relates to the notion
that it there is a mute in
their responsibility -that
hopefully they will contact
R-ommel.
Oi ZR.ornmel#t3a9ti;usre to
appear at the Truchas
suspected mutilation. he
shaei d is reasonably
assured that Ken is
lookingintuit.
This happened on a
weekend and its one oi
those instances wI here
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made to contact Rommel
with no success.
Oi the allegations of a
cover-up. Martinez said.
The only thing I can
really sI tate would atly
deny basis tor supporting
the contention tthhaetre is
a cover-up_ii for no other
reason than it would put
the grant in jeopardy.
! He advised those with
e
such contentions to apply
to the grantee. the Law
Enforcement Assistance
Associatlon.#3w9;ith that
complaint. The LEAA. he
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the complainant one
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Examination of the tirst quarterly rseupbo-rt
mitted ionur famous $50,000 cattle mutilation probe
winoduicldate results to date can be described at
best disappointing.T he worstm ightbe to suggest it#39;s
a waste othi e taxpayers money.. -
In summary. chlet investigator Ken Rommel, at
a salary oi 825.000 a ygeaavre. interviews to
#39; televissiotant ions and newspapers, talked with the
Colorado Bureau of Investigation. eontirmed support
already! end eheelted out three suspected
mutilations i nhis rst five weeks othne job.
ti-om a numer oi state agencies which he had. .
That cost about $2.500 in salary plus unknown
expenses. _
The report says the investigations into the three
cattle deaths one each in Milaga, Caonydo te Tres
Fied! were not wntplete. alt-tough one
Albuquerque. newspaperq uoted Rommel as saying
all three were caused bpyredators.
- But lo and behold, a mutilation reported in
Tmchas Saturday moming. only several hours after
the animal#39d;es ath and probably the treshest in-.
cident to date, had yet to be checked out by I p.rn.
Tuesday - more than tour days later. Our Desert
Fox hadn#39;tm ade it toTruchas, the state police
hadn#39;t respondtheed ,l ivestock inspector was not to
be seen and the only explanation our district st-torney
the; the one who got the grant! had
wiat s waa s weekend.
We must advise our cattle mutilators that the
game is played only ve days a week - wreest on
weekends. #39;
Now fellows. there is a tremendous amount ot
interest itnhis stroject as evidenced bthye tutnout
tor the Albuquerque conference conducted by New
Mexico#39 SH;esa nr.rison Schmitt. Additional proof is the tathcta t tfheed s couugph e$d5 0 tlo,o0o0k0i n to L . .
-While the pu_blloc an#39;t ex spseoclut tion in the
first six wcet eks activity. for petes sake they can
expect morteh an thats kimpy one-pagrep ort issued
last week. And they can expect, tor the money they
are putting out, tor someone to show up to in-
#39;vestigate repormteudt ilstions. #39; -
But .2one optimist remarked eheertully: hook
lat it this way; it#39o;nsl y $50,000. It could have been
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Media Contact Anne Grad
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 17, 1979
Washington,D.C.-U.S. SenatorHarrison Schmittannouncedtoday that
ations Comittee, on which he serves, included in the
i tions Report_1anguage directing
Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI! to maintain its investigation of
cattle mutilations that have occurred in northern New Mexico and elsewhere.
Schmitt said ouch action by the Appropriations Committeeis necessary
to the continuing widespreadproblemof cattle nutilations and the need
federal coordination of the i n. vestigation.
I hopethattheCommitteeen:dorsemoef nthtisproposwalill increase
FBI: investigativeactivity sothat theaswerto this bizarreand
grisly mystery will be feud, Schmitt added.
TheFBIwill_investigattheeincidenttshathavoeccurreadndwhich
are prosecutable under Uited States Code 1152 and 11#5339. ;
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Re Alelbttuerq uerque to the Director, 8/1/79.
. _Since being instructed to investigate this matter,
thhaevre been no roefp orts mutilations on Indian lands in
New Mexico. Liaison has been established with appropriate law
enforcement personnel to insure tmhauttilations are reported to
the Albuquerque FBI Office.
In view of this, no investigation is currently being
conducted regarding mutilations, and the Albuquerque Office is
placing this mina tter aclosed status.
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tEnc1osed for the Bureau are five copies of aLnHM
captioned as above. One copy of tLhHisM is being designated
for KENNETH MR.OMMEL, District Attorney#39;s Office, Espanola,
New Mexico. ROMMEL is the Director of a Special Investigative
Usneitt up uannd er LEAA gforar nt the purpose of investigating
animal mutilations.
No investigation icsurrently being conducted by the
Albuquerque FBI Office regarding mutilations, and this case is
in aclosed status. Iits apgoaininted out thhaevre been no
reports of mutilations on Ilnadnidasn in New Mexico since t/h/eg
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Bcyommunication from FBIHQ dated M6a, rch 1t9h7e9,
FBI, Albuquerque Office was instructed to conduct investigation
into the mutilations of animals occurring on Indian lands in New
Mexico. This instruction was based on amemorandum dMaatercdh 2
1fr9o7m9, the Department of Justice to FBIHQ, which authorized
such investigation.
On April 20, l9?9, a conference on livestock mutilation
was convened in Albuquerque by Senator HARRISON SCHMITT of New
Mexico, and the U. S. Attorney for New Mexico, R. E. THOMPSON.
This conference was attended by law enforcement investigators
from several states, FBI representatives, ointhteerrested partie
and the press. Approximately 180 persons were in attendance.
Near the conclusion of the conference, it was reported by the
District Attorney in Santa Fe, New Mexico, that a Law Enforcement
Assistance Administration LEAA! grant had been afoprp lied to
provide funds for aepecial investigative unit to investigate
cattle mutilations. Subsequently, it was announced that the LEAA
grant had been manadd e, that aspecial investigative unit for
this phuardp ose been set up under the auspices of the New Mexico
State District Attorney in Santa Fe. Former FBI Agent KENNETH M.
ROMMEL was appointed to head uthpat unit.
Investigation by the Albuquerque FBI Office determined
that there had been reports of dead animals from bthoeth Santa
CRlaersaervation and the Jicarilla Apache Reservation in New
Hesico. Discussions with GERALB HILL, Bureau of Indian Affairs
Criminal Investigator, Pojoaque, New Mexico, regarding the dead
cattle which had been reported othne Santa Clara Reservation by
members of the Santa Clara Tribe disclosed that these reports
were in 1978. Twhaesr e no evidence tcoause it to be determined
that the animals had been mutilated, and Investigator HILL did
not make a complete investigation of the matter, nor collect any
evidence for examination. Subsequent discussions with RALEIGH
This document contains neither recommendations
nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property
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TAFOYA, Chief of Police, Jicarilla Apache Tribe, disclosed similar
information, i.e. the reports of unexplained dead animals were
in 1978, and although they were surrounded by suspicious circum-stances,
there was no evidence to positively determine tthhaet
animals had been mutilated. In neither case had evidence been
preserved for examination, nor were tahneyre complete reports
of investigation done regarding the deaths. _
The Albuquerque FBI Office has discussed the possibility
of animal mutilations with law enforcement officers inNew Mexico,
including MEL SEDILLO, JR., Investigator, New Mexico Livestock
Board, Albuquerque!#39;New Mexico, who has examined numerous animals
which had been reported as being mutilated. Investigator SEDILLO
said that in each instance his examination showed that the animals
had been attacked by predators.
Since the conference of A2p0r,i l 1t9h7e 9, Albuquerque
FBI Office has received a voluminous amount of correspondence
firnotmerested parties who have expounded their theories regarding
this subject. Copies of this information hbaeveen furnished to
KENNETH M. ROMMEL for his assistance.
On January 15, 1980, KENNETH M. ROMMEL advised his office
has pursued numerous investigative leads regarding the possible
mutilation of animals in New Mexico. He said that to date, his
investigative unit has determined that none of the reported cases
has involved what atop pear be mutilations by otthhaenr common
predators. ROMMEL said he htraasvelled to other states and con- fweritrhe
d investigators in tahroesaes regarding mutilations,
and to date has received no information which would justify the
belief that any animals hbaeveen intentionally mutilated by
human beings. ROMMEL added that regarding all the dead animals
he has examined, the damage to the carcasses has always been con-sistent
with predator action.
The Albuquerque FBI Office has alerted law enforcement
officials who hJauvriesdiction over Indian lands in New Mexico
concerning the Harsh 6, 1979, authorization for the Albuquerque
FBI Office to investigate the mutilations of animals on Indian
lands in New Mexico. These law enforcement officials have
advised that they would immediately notify the Albuquerque FBI
Office in the event tahreer e any new occurrences of suspected
animal mutilations on Indian lands.
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iAssistant U. s. Attorney arcnann J. snrwn, U. s; Attorney#39;s .
Office, Albuquerque. Assistant U. S. Attorney SMITH said that in
his opinion there is no Federal interest in continuing an investi-
_gation in this matter in the absence of further reports of acts of
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1 #39;1 Mutilations of Animals on Indian Lands ..in New Mexico --
-- Crime on Indi an Reservation.
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Enclosed for examination is one vcioanl taining several flakes of an unknown
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For youri nformation, sincea pproximately 197N5e, w Mexiacon d others tates A
primarily those located in close proximity to New Mexico, have had incidents
referred to buy - *m- any as tLbu : *c*a**ttle mutilation phenomena. Stock animals, primarily
*cattle, have bfeoeund dead with various parts of the carcass missing such as one
eye, one ear, the udder, and normally a cored anus. Host credible sources have
attributed this damage to normal d pre ator and scavenger activity. However, certain
segments of the population have attributed the damage to many other causes ranging
from .?.0.s to agiant governmental conspirac y, tne exact nature of which i snever fully explaineNdo. factudaal ta ha bsseu epnplied sgpnorting ththeesoer ie -
g. In Ha1y9,7 9, restpoo pnrdeisnfsrgou mre choisA tit{92ents,4he istrict
Attorney, First Judicial District of N exw He i co, applied for and praise-sde Lab
one year L.E.A.A. grant to investigate these mutilations. - .E
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As previously tated, there are those that have attempted to make a connection
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In July, 1978, a U.F.0. was reportedly observed by a resident of Taos, New
Mexico, reportedly hovering over a pickup truck. The next morning, the enclosed
powder flakes were reportedly recovered from the roof of the aforementioned
pickup.
Some of the individuals that are most vocal to the mhaevdeia inferred that these
flakes are identical with a substance that was taken from cowhides in e controlled
test conducted in the Dulce, New Mexico area.
Dulce, New Mexico, which has been the site of several reported mutilations, is
located approximately seventy miles from Taos, New Mexico. I have not been able
to locate a sample of the substance reportedly collected in the Dulce test, but
it has been described as a florescent material.
I htoa-vdea,te, been-able tcoonfirm any connection between these two substances,
and have been told by those that have seen both that they are not identical.
However, I would appreciate it if through the use of a G.S. Mas spectroscopy test
oarny other logical test, that tfhlaeksees can be identified. This iintself
would go along way to assisting mtoe discredit the U.F.0. -- Cow Mutilation
association theory. #39;
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Your cooperation in this investigation is appreciated.
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