Number Four, Summer 1978
(Project Stigma, Paris ,
Texas
Source: Archives For the Unexplained (AFU.se),
Norrköping, Sweden
Project Stigma was run by the late animal mutilation
researcher Thomas (Tom) R. Adams.
Quote from the newsletter issue:
“A CLOSER LOOK
February
Skagit Co., Washington: It appears that,
proportionally, the number of horse mutilations are increasing. In the last
week of December, a classic horse mutilation occurred in Salt Lake City , Utah Arkansas Carroll County Benton County , Arkansas Salt Lake City county
bas not had much success in getting
information from Skagit
County
March and
April
Goochland Co., Virginia: Investigators have wondered
about the relatively small number of mutilations which have been reported from
the southeastern United
States
A WEEKEND IN APRIL
Two classic, definitive cattle mutilations occurred on
the weekend of April 22-23, 1978 - in Natrona County ,
Wyoming and Rio Arriba County , New Mexico
Rancher Vern Robinett’s 400-lb. yearling heifer had
been seen alive and well on Friday, April 21, 1978. A neighbor later
reported having seen the animal down sometime on Saturday, the 22nd, but Robinett
did not discover the animal until Tuesday, the 25th.
During weeks preceding the mutilation, UFO sightings
were numerous north and south of Casper
Rio Arriba
County, New Mexico
In June of 1976 at least 3 cattle mutilations were
reported in northern Rio
Arriba County 12 miles from the town of Dulce
Manuel Gomez, owner of the cow victimized in June of 1976, has become a ‘favorite’ of the mutilators, with at least 4 o! his cattle falling
victim to the siege. Gomez ranches as well as operates a store on the outskirts
of Dulce, near his house. The mutilation which occurred late on April 23rd or
early on the 24th took place, not at the pasture 12 miles SE of Dulce as in
1976, but in a field less than a mile from the Gomez residence in Dulce. The
11-month-old bull vas seen alive Sunday evening and discovered by Gomez early
Monday morning, the 24th. At about 11:00 PM, Sunday night, a Department of Game
and Fish officer observed a large orange light on a ridge behind the Gomez
property; also, a neighbor reported hearing an apparent helicopter flying low
in the area the same night.
The 4-inch tracks were back. The carcass lay in a lane
in the middle of the pasture, and down the lane for a considerable distance
were the imprints. They "went back and forth a couple of times,’ then
stopped about 100 feet
from the carcass. Five other bulls and a flock of sheep were in the pasture and
unharmed.
Approximately 4 days before the April discovery of the
Gomez cow, a helicopter landed near the Gomez store and home. The occupants
said they had run out of gas while aiding the State Police in searching for two
lost boys. They bought gas from the pump at the Gomez store, paying with a
credit card that indicated they were associated with a helicopter rental
service in southwestern Colorado
Aftermath
At presstime, it would seem that no further known
mutilation activity has occurred in the Casper ,
Wyoming New Mexico 10 miles from town, a cow
belonging to an official of the Jicarilla Apache Indian Reservation was found
mutilated. It appeared that a belt or harness had been placecl around the
animal behind the front lege. Several ‘pod marks’ were found several hundred
feet away. It has been theorized once again that the animal was picked up in
the area of the indentations, mutilated, and then dropped where it was found. It
bas been reported that during that approximate period of time unidentified orange
airborne lights were seen in the area.
On May 14, 1978, State Police announced that they were
investigating the apparent mutilation of two cows and a calf on the ranch of Julius
Ferran near Coyote, New Mexico , in southern Rio Arriba
County
Back to the Dulce area – two more mutilations (the ‘usual’
parts taken) were reported there in late May. A front leg was broken on each, no
strap or harness marks were visible, and if there were ‘pod marks,’ they had
been obliterated by numerous other cattle tracks.
On June 14, 1978, Project Stigma investigators Gary
Massey and Tom Adams, while on vacation in southern Colorado Colorado
latest event transpired in the same pasture, the
animal having been found less than 300 yards from where the 1976 cow finally fell.
And yes, the owner of the animal was, once again, Manuel Gomez.
There were indentations in the hide of the animal’s
legs which suggested the presence of a clamp or similar device. Flies were
present on the carcass but it was obvious that other predators must have had
better things to do.
A NON-ENCOUNTER
A pilot who grew up in the area around Nara Visa, in
northeastern New Mexico
(tageo.com photo)
