Git-Mirrors/ufo_data
1
0
Fork 0
mirror of https://github.com/richgel999/ufo_data.git synced 2024-10-01 01:45:37 -04:00
Code Issues Packages Projects Releases Wiki Activity
main
ufo_data/bin/mut.txt

1630 lines
82 KiB
Plaintext
Raw Permalink Normal View History

new files
2023-10-05 14:20:54 -04:00
1
Aug. 1971 Lake County, COLORADO. 40 sheep were found dead, their carcasses
"blistered", after a Basque rancher
saw a helicopter go over his flock. (Ref. 1)
2
Mar. 1973 Sarpy County, NEBRASKA. A wave of cattle rustling and
sightings occurred here. (Ref. 1)
3
Apr. 1973 Near Corydon, Wayne County, IOWA. A farmer spotted a helicopter hovering
above a pasture, shining a spotlight to
the ground. Lawmen in 20 vehicles unsuccessfully
gave chase. (Ref. 2)
4
Apr. 17, 1973 Near Mark, Davis County, IOWA. Sometime during Early AM. A non-bubble-type chopper rose out of a
Early AM field, headed north then turned south toward
the Missouri line, then vanished. (Ref. 3)
5
1973 Audubon County, IOWA. When a deputy saw a helicopter hovering
over a farm, he turned off the lights
on his cruiser and the lights on the
helicopter went out. Hog-rustlings had
occurred in the area. (Ref. 4)
6
Apr. 1973 Carroll County, ARKANSAS. Exact date unknown, likely April or May.
One night, a woman searched on foot for
her dog in a rural area near Berryville.
She saw what appeared to be a silver
helicopter sitting on an adjacent golf
course. Approaching a clearing, she saw
humans in white coats or uniforms, plus
2 non-humans she had encountered weeks
before - all gathered over a horse which
seemed to be in pain. She was spotted, ran
through the woods, back by the golf course
(the helicopter was gone). She was "zapped"
with something, burning her, making her
ill. This is the "Ordeal In Arkansas"
case from STIGMATA #4(1978). At that time,
it was not known that the event actually
occurred in 1973. (Ref. 21)
7
May. 3, 1973 Near Rome, Henry County, IOWA. Six witnesses saw a dark green helicopter
flying low over pastures. (Ref. 5)
8
1973 near Percy, Randolph County, ILLINOIS. Exact date unknown. Farmer saw green
helicopter without markings. 3 to 4 days later, 35 head of cattle turned up missing. (Ref. 6)
9
1973 Jersey County, ILLINOIS. A "white, unmarked cargo-type
helicopter" was observed by Mrs. Phyllis Beutell and her son as
the craft lifted up from a field containing cattle. A neighbor's
cow disappeared a day or 2 later. (Ref. 7)
10
Summer, 1973 Lincoln County, MINNESOTA. Two or three reports of low-flying
helicopters circling cattle in
fields. At least one mutilation
occurred in the area in May. (Ref. 8)
11
1973 Ottawa & Cloud Counties, KANSAS. Reports of low-flying helicopters
without lights "all summer long",
preceding a mutilation wave that
erupted in August. Cloud County
Sheriff Fred Modlin said helicopters
had been seen over cattle loading pens. (Ref. 9)
12
Jul. 1973 Sainte Genevieve, Reynolds and Iron Counties, MISSOURI. Several mystery helicopter reports, plus rustling
complaints in latter 2 counties. (Ref. 10)
13
Aug. 1973 Perry County, MISSOURI. Deputy Louis Layton reported seeing
evening an unmarked transport-type
helicopter over a ranch near St. Marys. (Ref. 11)
14
Aug. 15, 1973 Saint Francois County, MISSOURI. Mid August. Two deputies watch helicopter hovering
20-25 feet over cattle on a ranch. (Ref. 12)
15
Aug. 20, 1973 Between Chester and Red Bud, Randolph County, ILLINOIS.
A helicopter was observed which matched "the description of the
one suspected of being used for "rustling". (Ref. 13)
16
Aug. 21, 1973 Union County, ILLINOIS. A Mr. Peters fired two warning
21:00 shots over a helicopter which he
observed hovering low and shining
a light on his cattle. The chopper,
described as "quiet-running",
turned out its lights and fled. (Ref. 14)
17
Aug. 22, 1973 Union County, ILLINOIS. Witness heard sound of an apparent
helicopter for 30 minutes near Jonesboro. (Ref. 15)
18
Aug. 25, 1973 Lincoln & Pike Counties, MISSOURI. Also Aug. 26-27th. 41 reports of unmarked helicopters
were received by the Pike County sheriff. (Ref. 16)
19
Aug. 28, 1973 Pike County, ILLINOIS. Lights on a helicopter suddenly went
out as a deputy watched. Radar picked
up low-flying aircraft slowly circling
in Pike and Adams Counties. (Ref. 17)
20
Sep. 9, 1973 Saint Francois County, MISSOURI. A low-flying "Army-type helicopter"
upsets a man's cattle, flying over
several times. The witness, through
field glasses, notes a "large white
spot" near the tail of the chopper. (Ref. 19)
21
Sep. 1973 Near Pond, Saint Louis County, MISSOURI. Or Oct.
James Hagler, a victim of pig-nappers,
saw a helicopter over his property on
3 occasions. The third time, he was
fired upon from the chopper. Hagler
fired back, then someone on the ground
fired at Hagler. Law officers searched
but found nothing. After they left, Hagler
was fired upon again. A second
search was again fruitless. (Ref. 20)
22
1974 Long Island, NEW YORK. Unmarked, charcoal-black "Chinook"
helicopter lands on a beach early one
morning. Men in black pajama-type uniforms
& carrying M-16 rifles get out;
threaten local lawman who asks too
many questions. Other choppers, black
but smaller, seen out over ocean. Reportedly,
Air Force was transporting
warheads; one chopper had trouble and
had to land. The men in the Chinook
were said to be a security unit protecting
the downed craft. (Ref. 9)
23
Jul. 1974 Pottawattamie County, IOWA. Twenty shots were fired from a black
twin-engine plane and a white helicopter
at Robert Smith as he cultivated
a cornfield on his tractor. Neither
craft was marked. Smith could see a
figure brace himself against the
helicopter door as he fired. Both the
helicopter and the airplane had been
seen over the area "all spring". (Ref. 1)
24
Aug. 11, 1974 Knox County, NEBRASKA. Through Aug 14th. Helicopters, strange lights seen each
evening night, said sheriff. In July, August, 7 mutilations occurred near Bloomfield. (Ref. 2)
25
Aug. 14, 1974. Lancaster County, NEBRASKA. A helicopter hovered and directed
a beam of light onto a pasture.
A mutilated cow was found in the
same pasture on 8-18-74. (Ref. 3)
26
Aug. 15, 1974. Knox County, NEBRASKA. Through Aug 17th. Sheriff Herb Thompson reported
night that helicopters were seen "every night". (Ref. 4)
27
1974 Cedar County, NEBRASKA. Joel Dendinger, driving SW of
night Hartington, saw a helicopter
scanning his neighbor's field
with a searchlight. A car was
also seen shining a spotlight
in the same direction. A dead
cow - not mutilated - was found
the next morning where the
helicopter had been seen closest
to the ground. (Ref. 10)
28
Sep. 6, 1974 Antelope County, NEBRASKA. Mutilated calf found 9-6-74. No
helicopters were seen that date
but several sightings were reported
in the Elgin area around
that time. (Ref. 5)
29
Sep. 14, 1974 Cedar County, NEBRASKA. Gerry Hochstein & Gerry Lammers
21:30 saw a helicopter which they followed
for 3 miles until it appeared
to land on the Rudy Wesseln
farm. A mutilated calf was
found on the adjoining Kleinschmidt
property 9-16-74. (Ref. 6)
30
Oct. 1974 Holt County, Nebraska. Two unidentified helicopters
sighted, one north and one south
of Atkinson. At least two mutilations
occurred in the county in October. (Ref. 7)
31
Nov. 13, 1974 Madison County, NEBRASKA. A neighbor had seen a cow down
20:35 on the Douglas Werkmeister farm
Tuesday evening. It was examined
Wednesday morning and found to
be mutilated. The deafening popping
sound of a helicopter was
heard over the farm on Wed. night.
A chopper circled low over other
area farms that night. (Ref. 8)
32
Jan. 22, 1975 Lamar County, TEXAS. Possibly-mutilated cow found at
08:00 7:00 AM. Chopper seen circling
about 1 hour later. (Ref. 1)
33
Feb. 1975 Wood County, TEXAS. Early to mid-February.
22:30 Mrs. A. D. Cruse said her family
heard an "awfully loud" low-flying
helicopter around 10:30 one night.
A cow of theirs was found mutilated
the next morning. Other mutilations
occurred in the area. (Ref. 2)
34
Feb. 1975 Hopkins County, TEXAS. Early to mid-February. There was at least one unidentified
helicopter sighting in the
county during a period in which
two, possibly three, mutilations
occurred. (Ref. 3)
35
Feb. 6, 1975 Smith County, TEXAS. A trooper was advised by a motorist
08:00 that he saw a small, black
helicopter as it lifted off the
ground near Owentown, NE of Tyler.
Mutilations were occurring
in the area during this period. (Ref. 4)
36
Feb. 6, 1975 Smith County, TEXAS. An unidentified caller reported
08:00 to the sheriff's office that a
helicopter was seen along US highway
271 north of Tyler. Something
was hanging beneath the craft and
the caller thought it looked like
a calf. The report was classified
as "unfounded" but is of interest
in view of the other report in
the same area at the same time (above). (Ref. 5)
37
Feb. 6, 1975 Smith County, TEXAS. Winona cattleman Billy Joe Davis
22:30 had suffered 3 mutilations and
patrolled his farm at night. He
saw a helicopter with a bright
blinking light on the sides and a
constant white light underneath.
The craft flew away as he approached it. (Ref. 6)
38
Feb. 7, 1975 Smith County, TEXAS. Billy Joe Davis had a helicopter
22:30 sighting identical to that of the previous night. (Ref. 7)
39
Feb. 8, 1975 Gregg County, TEXAS. Several reports of helicopters along
the Sabine River bottoms. A
mutilated cow was found on the
Kenneth Johnson property in this
area on 2-9-75. (Ref. 8)
40
Feb. 1975 Bosque, Coryell, Hamilton County, TEXAS. Unidentified helicopters began a
several-month flyover of these counties,
spotlighting cattle herds. 3 mutes in Coryell Co. in Feb. (Ref. 9)
41
Feb. 24, 1975 Camp County, TEXAS. Uncertain whether mutilations
22:30 occurred here; but some did occur
in adjoining Morris, Wood & Upshur
Counties. On this night, law officers
talked with the occupants of
a landed helicopter. They claimed
to be student pilots from Barksdale
AFB in NW Louisiana. The
exact location of this incident
is unconfirmed but is believed to
have been Camp County. (Ref. 10)
42
Feb. 24, 1975 Kaufman County, Texas. A helicopter chased a car for 5
evening miles near Becker. A mutilation
had been discovered on 2-22-75 in
Henderson Co., south of Becker.
There were at least 4 additional
helicopter sightings in Kaufman
& Henderson Counties. (Ref. 11)
43
Feb. 24, 1975 Kaufman County, TEXAS. Two deputies - Carl Hall and Alton
evening Ashworth - each responded to separate
reports of helicopters on
the ground. When each drove up,
they saw a helicopter which took
off immediately. (Ref. 12)
44
Feb. 25, 1975 Kaufman County, TEXAS. Other helicopter sightings occurred
early after midnight. Also, undetailed
reports from adjoining
Henderson County. (Ref. 13)
45
Feb. 25, 1975 Bexar County, TEXAS. Stanley Jasik was 1/4-mile away
when he watched a silver helicopter
land in a grassy field, 2
miles from the San Antonio River.
Jasik saw a dead cow in the area.
The owner then examined the carcass
on 2-26-75 and found it to
be mutilated. (Ref. 14)
46
Feb. 25, 1975 Kaufman County, TEXAS. Deputy Carl Hall reported that at
evening least 3 helicopter sightings occurred
in south and east Kaufman
County. There was one report of a
"red flare" seen by witnesses
following the departure of a helicopter
from the area. (Ref. 15)
47
Feb. 27, 1975 Smith County, TEXAS. A farmer watched an unmarked helicopter
hover over his property.
It flew away as he prepared to shoot at it. (Ref. 16)
48
Mar. 1, 1975 Smith County, TEXAS. Est. date. TV reporter Horace McQueen rode
with a trooper as they chased a
low-flying chopper several miles. (Ref. 17)
49
Mar. 4, 1975 Hartford County, CONNECTICUT. No mutilation link, but... An oval
21:30 object emitting multi-colored lights
was seen hovering over a field; observed
by two witnesses for 45+ minutes.
A helicopter flew near the object.
Inquiries to determine the origin
of the chopper were fruitless. (Ref. 131)
50
Mar. 13, 1975 Gregg County, TEXAS. A "military helicopter" encountered
icing problems in bad weather and had
to land at the Dairy Queen in Liberty
City. The pilot obtained an alternate
flight plan from Barksdale AFB in NW
Louisiana and resumed the trip. (Ref. 18)
51
Mar. 1975 Bosque County, TEXAS. A continuation of a series of lowflying
unidentified helicopter sightings
that began in February. (Ref. 19)
52
Apr. 6, 1975 Marshall County, KANSAS. SW of Marysville, farmer Art Seematter
08:00 saw a helicopter go over his property.
Later that day he found the carcass
of a mutilated cow. The mutilation
had occurred sometime since noon
on April 5, 1975. (Ref. 20)
53
May. 1975 Alamosa County, COLORADO. Early May. A helicopter with red, green and white
lights on it was seen 3 nights in a
row at about 10:00 PM over the Great
Sand Dunes National Monument. No known
mutilations occurred at that time although
some occurred in late summer.
This eastern and southern portion of
the San Luis Valley is historically a
mutilation and mystery helicopter-prone
region (the "Snippy The Horse" event occurred
here in 1967). (Ref. 21)
54
May. 1975 Bosque County, TEXAS. The reports of low-flying helicopters
spotlighting cattle ended (apparently)
in May. In response to citizen complaints,
the Federal Aviation Administration
conducted an investigation in
July and August. The Air Force denied
having any helicopter activity in the
area and, according to the FAA: "The
Army was operating some helicopters in
(the) area earlier this ye~r, but without
more definite information on dates,
times, etc., they cannot confirm any
specific flights. They stated it is not
their policy to fly at night with their
lights off. Two military reservations
are located to the south of the area in
question: The Army's Fort Hood in Coryell
County and Gray Air Force Base in
Bell County. Cattle mutilations occurred
in both counties, with one on Fort Hood
55
May. 29, 1975 Elbert County, COLORADO. Daryl Evans of Elizabeth heard a
evening helicopter over his property on
the same night a heifer of his
was mutilated. (Ref. 23)
56
Jun. 19, 1975 Elbert County, COLORADO. Early AM. A rancher saw a red & white helicopter
early land on a knoll 1/4-mile
from his house, 16 miles SW of
Kiowa. When a witness tried to
reach the site, the chopper
flew off. (Ref. 24)
57
Jul. 17, 1975 El Paso County, COLORADO. Three girls on horseback were
18:00 chased by a low-flying helicopter around
6:00 PM on the Frank
Fuchs ranch. At 11:00 PM a helicopter
returned to fly low over
the ranch. A "brilliant white
light" was seen on the bottom of
the craft by the frightened witnesses.
Another Witness who had
seen a similar craft in the same
area remarked that "once you see
that bright light, you'll never
forget it". (Ref. 25)
58
Jul. 17, 1975 El Paso County, COLORADO. Near the Frank Fuchs ranch, south
19:00 of Ramah, RANCHLAND FARM NEWS
editor-publisher John Hines saw
a suspiciously-low-flying helicopter
and photographed the
craft. (Ref. 26)
59
Jul. 17, 1975 El Paso County, COLORADO. "A lot of helicopter activity"
evening was reported in the Peyton area
of NE El Paso County. An undetermined
number of mutilated sheep
were found near here on 7-12-75.
In mid-to-late 1975, El Paso Co.,
Elbert Co., and the eastern
plains of Colorado experienced
one of the most virulent epidemics
of livestock mutilations on record. (Ref. 27)
60
Jul. 23, 1975 Elbert County, COLORADO. Undersheriff Bill Waugh saw a
helicopter west of the county
seat of Kiowa. The craft could
not be heard but its outline and
its cockpit lights could be seen
through binoculars by Waugh. (Ref. 28)
61
Jul. 23, 1975 Teller County, COLORADO. Law officers, a military helicopter
evening crew and civilian volunteers launched
an unsuccessful air and ground
search for a "mysterious aircraft",
thought to be a helicopter, seen from
east of Cripple Creek westward into
Park County. The craft alternately
flew with and without lights. It appeared
to land near Guffey and
ground lights were seen approaching
the landing site. The craft was seen
back in the Cripple Creek area before
it finally vanished around 11:00 PM.
At least 40 livestock mutilations
had been reported in Teller and surrounding
counties "in recent weeks". (Ref. 29)
62
Jul. 27, 1975 Elbert County, COLORADO. Or early evening.
afternoon In the Elizabeth area, two girls on
foot reported being "chased" by a helicopter
which flew off when a man on
horseback approached. The chopper in
this incident was allegedly photographed
and tentatively identified as
an "Army Bell Ranger". (Ref. 30)
63
Aug. 7, 1975 El Paso County, COLORADO.
evening James Pavlica reported hearing a
helicopter north of Calhan (see
August 9th). (Ref. 31)
64
Aug. 8, 1975 Near Franktown, Douglas County, COLORADO. A helicopter chased
a rancher who had ridden out on a trail
bike to check his cattle. (Ref. 32)
65
Aug. 9, 1975 El Paso County, COLORADO. As on August 7, James Pavlica heard a
evening helicopter north of Calhan. On this
date, Pavlica found a black angus
steer dead and mutilated. (Ref. 33)
66
Aug. 9, 1975 Gunnison County, COLORADO. An unidentified helicopter was reported
in the Crested Butte area. (Ref. 34)
67
Aug. 1975 Elbert County, COLORADO. Or evening. A youth was baling hay on a tractor
afternoon when a helicopter "buzzed" him. He fled
to his house on the tractor; the helicopter
followed and hovered over the
house for several minutes. (Ref. 35)
68
Aug. 1975 Morgan County, COLORADO. 2 separate reports on 1 day of a helicopter
landing on ranches. Mutilations had occurred in the general area. (Ref. 36)
69
Aug. 1975 Near Haxtun, Phillips County, COLORADO. A man chased the flashing lights of what he described
as a helicopter. (Ref. 37)
70
Aug. 10, 1975 COLORADO. Week of August 10-16. A helicopter was chased off a
farm when it attempted to "take
a pig". Later that same night,
a pig was taken from another
farm in the area. (Ref. 38)
71
Aug. 12, 1975 Gunnison County, COLORADO. An unidentified helicopter is seen
19:30 over the Gothic area. (Ref. 39)
72
Aug. 12, 1975 Gunnison County, COLORADO. Unidentified helicopter over the
16:30 Saw Tooth area. During August, in
addition to several reports of
mystery helicopters, at least a
half-dozen livestock mutilations
occurred in the county. (Ref. 40)
73
Aug. 13, 1975 Gunnison County, COLORADO. An unidentified helicopter was
seen over the rugged Marshall
Pass area along the Gunnison/Saguache County line. (Ref. 41)
74
Aug. 15, 1975 Morgan County, COLORADO. A helicopter was heard over a
evening field near rancher Leon Irey's
house. One of Irey's calves was
found mutilated the next morning.
Irey had also been struck by mutilators
two weeks earlier. (Ref. 42)
75
Aug. 15, 1975 Weld County, COLORADO. Rancher Victor Hillman saw two
evening helicopters in his area, just
south of the Kimball County (Nebr.)
line. Hillman found, on 8-17-75,
a bull of his that had been mutilated. (Ref. 43)
76
Aug. 16, 1975 Gunnison County, COLORADO. An unidentified helicopter was
20:45 reported over the Spring Creek area. (Ref. 44)
77
Aug. 21, 1975 Logan County, Kimball County, NEBRASKA, and COLORADO. A low-flying helicopter was pursued
early by several law officers in
both counties (See Appendix for
a more detailed account). At one
point the chopper hovered over a
SAC missile silo near Bushnell,
Nebraska. This last action would
turn out to be a precursor of
similar activity over military
installations in Montana, Maine
and Michigan in the following
months (again, see Appendix). (Ref. 45)
78
Aug. 1975 Costilla County, COLORADO. Cows were mutilated on each of
three succeeding nights and were
found the following mornings. During
the first night, sheriff Ernest Sandoval
was cruising a dirt road when
he noticed a fire in a rocky area,
with a group of people around it.
The sheriff radioed for help. Immediately
the group of people ran to a
nearby helicopter and took off. (Ref. 132)
79
Aug. 21, 1975 Gunnison County, COLORADO. Leaving the sheriff's office after
discussing mutilation investigations
with Deputy David Ellis, Project Stigma
investigators Tom Adams and Gary
Massey drove south toward Saguache
County on Colorado highway 114. Nearing
the county line, they observed a
small helicopter (of the Hughes "Cayuse"
type) flying west-southwest across
the highway toward the Powderhorn Pinos Pass area, where a cattle
mutilation had occurred earlier in
the week. The helicopter was filmed
on Super 8 movie film as it passed
out of sight over a ridge. The distance
was too great to discern details. (Ref. 46)
80
Aug. 22, 1975 Kimball County, NEBRASKA. A low-flying helicopter which vanished
quickly was seen northwest of
Kimball. (Ref. 47)
81
Aug. 26, 1975 Laramie County, WYOMING. Farm worker Fred Annance saw a helicopter
flying low around the bluffs
on a farm south of Pine Bluffs near
the Colorado line. Pilot Dave Butler
took to the air in a plane but did
not see the helicopter. Other strange
craft (nocturnal lights) and "many"
mutilated animals had been reported
in the area around this time. (Ref. 48)
82
Aug. 28, 1975 Gunnison County, COLORADO. An unidentified helicopter was reported
14:30 near Taylor Park, in an area
where a mutilation occurred approx.
1 to l½ weeks previously. (Ref. 49)
83
Summer, 1975 Douglas County, COLORADO. An unidentified helicopter landed
briefly 300 feet from a house near
Franktown. The chopper was described
as the size of a "police helicopter";
solid metal, no bubble, "Army green",
with no markings. A woman witness was
reportedly "frightened almost to
death". (Refs. 50, 51)
84
Summer, 1975 Sedgwick County, COLORADO. A woman observed a helicopter making
"low passes" over a pasture
near Julesburg. (Ref. 52)
85
Aug. 1975 Huerfano County, COLORADO. Near La Veta, in August, two men
watched a helicopter on the ground
which quickly took off. (Ref. 53)
86
Sep. 1, 1975 Sedgwick County, COLORADO. Unidentified helicopter was seen
night flying low near Sedgwick. (Ref. 54)
87
Sep. 1, 1975 Costilla County, COLORADO. Deputy John Lobato observed an
night unidentified helicopter south of San Luis. (Ref. 55)
88
Sep. 2, 1975 Teller County, COLORADO. A small blue helicopter was seen
morning NE of Cripple Creek around 8:00
AM, then was reported hovering
over cattle west of Cripple Creek
an hour later. Shortly after that,
a helicopter was seen NW of Cripple
Creek. In this third sighting,
photos were reportedly taken of a
blue helicopter with a plain white
spot on the side. At least 2 very
recent livestock mutilations had
occurred in the county.(Ref. 56)
89
Sep. 2, 1975 Kimball County, NEBRASKA. An unidentified helicopter was
12:00 spotted near Kimball. (Ref. 57)
90
Sep. 2, 1975 Sedgwick County, COLORADO. Another low-flying helicopter was
night seen near Sedgwick, in the area of
a possible cattle mutilation -
the first in the county - discovered
on this date. (Ref. 58)
91
Sep. 2, 1975 Costilla County, COLORADO. Deputy John Lobato saw an unidentified
night helicopter south of San
Luis. Two mutilations occurred in
the county during the week, including
one discovered 9-3-75. (Ref. 59)
92
Sep. 3, 1975 Costilla County, COLORADO. Sheriff Ernest Sandoval saw what
15:00 he believed to be a helicopter flying south into New Mexico. (Ref. 60)
93
Sep. 3, 1975 Sedgwick County, COLORADO. A helicopter flying "underneath
night radar" was spotted in the area of Sedgwick. (Ref. 61)
94
Sep. 3, 1975 Los Angeles County, California. 8:00-11:00 PM
20:00 Near Tujunga, in the mountains
north of Burbank and Glendale.
Three witnesses watched a brilliant,
multi-colored, shapechanging
object high in the sky.
Also seen, with the naked eye and
with binoculars, was one, then 2,
helicopters which seemed to fly
in a cautious surveillance pattern
below the object. Watched off
& on for 3 hours before object &
1 chopper vanished together to the
west. All the witnesses eyes hurt
following the incident. Writer &
investigator Ann Druffel tried to
no avail to learn the source of the
helicopters. (Ref. 133)
95
Sep. 4, 1975 Weld County, COLORADO. Sheriff's personnel chased an unidentified
helicopter across rangelands
around dawn. The mutilated
carcass of a cow had been found in
the area. (Ref. 134)
96
Early Sep. 1975 Huerfano County, COLORADO. Two telephone company employees working
on a mountaintop relay system saw
a helicopter land in a field below.
One occupant got out then quickly reentered
and the copter flew away. On
the same date, two hours later,a deputy
saw a dark gray "bubble-top" helicopter
flying east out of Mosca Pass
(from the direction of the Great Sand
Dunes National Monument). The craft
had no markings and possessed, thought
the deputy, a "noise arrester". (Ref. 62)
97
Sep. 1975 Rio Grande County, COLORADO. A family saw a helicopter with something
like a "litter basket" hanging
beneath it. The yellow and red craft
flew over a ridge. The next day a mutilated
bull was found beyond the ridge (Ref. 63)
98
Sep. 1975 Park County, COLORADO. Several helicopter sightings and 2 or
3 mutilations occurred in the county.
On 2 occasions, Sheriff Norman Howey
observed a helicopter flying low
between ridges. (Ref. 64)
99
Sep. 6, 1975 Logan County, COLORADO. Weekend of September 6-7.
Two cattle mutilations and at least
ten mystery helicopter sightings were
reported during the weekend. (Ref. 65)
100
Sep. 6, 1975 Sedgwick County, COLORADO. An unidentified helicopter was reported
southwest of Julesburg. (Ref. 66)
101
Sep. 7, 1975 Teller County, COLORADO. Week of September 7-11.
A green helicopter with "gas tanks" on
the side was observed on 2 occasions. (Ref. 67)
102
Sep. 14, 1975 Carbon County, WYOMING. Second week.
Residents of Savery area nearColorado
border reported unidentified
helicopters roaming the area and
flickering lights in the mountains
after a calf was found mutilated in
the area. (Ref. 135)
103
Sep. 12, 1975 Dallas County, TEXAS. Mrs. Nancy Hing saw and heard a helicopter
(an "old beat-up thing") flying
low and circling the Balch Springs
area east of Dallas. On the 13th, a
twin-engine plane was seen circling
a pasture where the mutilated carcass
of a cow was discovered the following
week. At least one other mutilation
occurred in the area during
that week. (Ref. 68)
104
Sep. 15, 1975 Cascade County, MONTANA. Deputy Arne Sand heard but did not
evening see what sounded like a helicopter,
though unlike any helicopter he had
ever heard - "more of a quiet whirr".
It was a clear night but Sand could
see nothing even when the craft
sounded as though it was directly
overhead. (Ref. 69)
105
Sep. 15, 1975 Teton County, MONTANA. Between Fort Shaw and Choteau, a
evening ranch couple saw a helicopter flying
south which turned off its lights
as they watched it. (Ref. 70)
106
Sep. 16, 1975 Albany County, WYOMING. An unidentified helicopter landed
23:00 on a mountain behind the ranch house
of Tod Sermon before taking off again
and turning on red, green and
white lights as it reached an altitude
of about 300 feet. (Ref. 71)
107
Sep. 19, 1975 Pueblo County, COLORADO. A family reported that a helicopter
night chased them as they drove in their
truck north of Boone. A second helicopter
appeared and the two flew
off quickly together. (Ref. 72)
108
Sep. 22, 1975 Kiowa County, COLORADO.
night Mystery helicopter seen near Eads. (Ref. 73)
109
Sep. 22, 1975 Pueblo County, COLORADO. On Sunday, the 21st, an independent
21:00 investigator set up a mobile trailer
in eastern Pueblo Co. Equipped with
observational hardware and monitoring
instrumentation, he maintained
watch for UFO & helicopter activity.
On the 2nd night of his observation,
he fell ill & was taken by friends
to Pueblo. Ranch family nearby saw 3
helicopters swoop down & hover over
trailer, directing a bright spotlight
on the trailer. A small airplane
had circled the area previously. (Ref. 74)
110
Sep. 22, 1975 Crowley & Pueblo Counties, COLORADO. A man in a pickup truck was run off
night a dirt road by a helicopter. He
called for help on his CB radio and
two auxiliary policemen responded
to find the victim "frantic". One
policeman fired a shot from a 30-30
rifle at the still-hovering helicopter
and heard a ricochet. Deputies
from 3 counties, guards from
the Pueblo Army Depot and Colorado
State Policemen chased the helicopter
west to the Pueblo airport before it
turned to the north and disappeared.
The chopper made a noise "like the
whistling of air coming from a tire".
Other area residents reported being
chased by helicopters during this
period. (Ref. 75)
111
Sep. 22, 1975 Pueblo County, COLORADO. A state patrolman saw two helicopters
night which appeared to set down in a,prairie
6 miles east of Boone. (Ref. 76)
112
Sep. 20, 1975 Baca County, COLORADO. Sept 20th-21st (Sat.-Sun.) An unidentified helicopter was heard
twice but not seen. (Ref. 77)
113
Sep. 22, 1975 Pueblo County, COLORADO. A ranch family saw three helicopters
night together north of Boone. One was
directing a bright spotlight toward
the ground. (Ref. 78)
114
Sep. 25, 1975 Costilla County, COLORADO. A bright airborne light which was
night thought to be attached to a helicopter
appeared to land near Sanchez
Reservoir. It quickly took off
as deputies began to move in. At
least 6 livestock mutilations occurred
in Costilla County in late September. (Ref. 79)
115
Late Sep. 1975 Judith Basin County, MONTANA. A gray helicopter was seen between
3:00 and 3:30 PM and a green helicopter
was reported between 4:30 &
5:00 PM in the same area - both unmarked.
Two choppers were seen in
the same area later. A cow in the
area was seen alive at 3:30 PM and
was found dead and mutilated at
about 4:00 PM. (Ref. 80)
116
Late Sep. 1975 Carbon County, WYOMING. Several sightings of an olive green
helicopter in the Saratoga area. At
least, 9 recent mutilations had occurred
in the county, with most in
the Saratoga area. (Ref. 81)
117
Oct. 1, 1975 Carbon County, WYOMING. Around the first of October.
A mutilated heifer was found in
the Shirley Basin area of northern
Carbon County on Sat., Oct.
4th; thought to have been dead
4-5 days. Mine crewmen had reported
a low-flying helicopter near
uranium pits "earlier in the
week". (Ref. 136)
118
Oct. 2, 1975 Baca County, COLORADO. An unidentified helicopter was observed
20:00 as it flew around in an
area near Campo for l½ hours. Perhaps
12 mutilations occurred in
Baca County from September
through November. (Ref. 82)
119
Oct. 3, 1975 Baca County, COLORADO. Two helicopters flew over grazing
11:00 lands. (Ref. 83)
120
Oct. 4, 1975 Baca County, COLORADO. Two helicopters flew over Laverne
21:00 Jenkins' property, where a mutilated
cow had been found this date
(dead perhaps 3-5 days). (Ref. 84)
121
Oct. 5, 1975 Alamosa County, COLORADO. A helicopter with a bright searchlight
15:00 was seen and chased NE of
Alamosa by Undersheriff Barney
Bauer and Deputy Bill Lobato. A
similar helicopter was seen SE of
Alamosa, moving east with a bright
light shining on and off. (Ref. 85)
122
Oct. 6, 1975 Costilla County, COLORADO. A helicopter with red and green
20:00 blinking lights was seen landing
on a mountain southeast of San
Luis. A mutilated cow was discovered
in the same area on 10-7-75. (Ref. 86)
123
Oct. 6, 1975 Crawford County, WISCONSON. Near Eastman on Sat., Oct. 4th, 6
night cows were found dead, 3 mutilated;
owned by Richard & Dwight Boom and
Don Beckett. One other cow seemed
to be ailing. When they tried to
catch and attend to her, she collapsed
and died; 4 other cows also
seemed to be ill. Wisconsin Dept.
of Agriculture diagnostician Dr.
A.F. Krohn verified the mutilation
of the 3 animals with "a very sharp
cutting instrument". Richard Boom
reported that a helicopter flew over
his property on the night of
the 6th. A cow was believed to have
been killed & mutilated a few mi.
north of Eastman on Oct. 8th or 9th.
The cow had just given birth; the
calf was dead but untouched. (Ref. 137)
124
Oct. 7, 1975 El Paso County, COLORADO. A UH-1 "Huey" helicopter crashed in
a remote area of the Fort Carson
Military Reservation, killing 5 men
and injuring five. Speculation was
that high winds in the area may
have caused the crash, but Public Information
Officer Major Arne Anderson
refused to speculate on the cause
or to release any information on the
investigation. However, Lt. Col. S.K.
Fisk told the DENVER POST that the
cause of the crash was considered to
be "unknown". (Refs. 87, 88)
125
Oct. 7, 1975 Baca County, COLORADO. Two reports of helicopters flying
PM low over ranches were called in to
the sheriff's office. (Ref. 89)
126
Oct. 7, 1975 Weston County, WYOMING. On Sept. 29th, a mutilated cow was found
PM near Upton. Near Newcastle, on the early
morning of Friday, October 3rd, around
3:00 AM, Raymond "Spud" Jones was
awakened by a "high-pitched whine, like
a jet turbine starting". Neighbors
heard it, too. Other neighbors reported
to Jones later that day that they had
noticed a cow of his lying in a pasture.
On Monday, Oct.6th, Jones found the carcass,
which had been mutilated. He notified
Sheriff Willis Larson. Then, on
the night of Tuesday, October 7th, Larson
had just returned from delivering
specimens from the cow to a crime lab in
Cheyenne when, at 8:45 PM, a woman
called to report an object that looked
like and sounded like a helicopter was
hovering over a ridge NE of Newcastle.
The sheriff knew the local airport mgr.,
John Bockman, had a helicopter. But a
phone call to Bockman was answered by
him; he said he would go out to look
for the craft. Larson drove to the top
of an adjacent ridge. He told the Univ.
of Wyoming BRANDING IRON (10-14-75):
"I reached the top of the ridge and saw an object to the
west, near Highway 85 North," the sheriff said. "It was an
orange, wedge-shaped object, resembling a helicopter in
appearance. The tapered end had a bright red light. I was
confused and looked at it through the binoculars," he said.
"It was making sudden, jerky 'Z' movements, very fast, I
thought. I called my wife and asked her to call Bockman to
look at it." Bockman was already looking at the object,
however. He reported it in the same position as the sheriff.
The object descended and Larson lost sight of it. Bockman
continued to observe it and saw it go down and its lights go
out. "I called for a special deputy to take my position and
dispatched another deputy to the south so we could bracket
the object in a triangle," said the sheriff. "I then went to
the airport. The mail plane was landing at the airport just
as I arrived. Bockman pointed the object out to me. Thirty
seconds later it went up and disappeared, just like shutting
out a light. Later, as we were returning to town, a sudden
bright flash lit the sky, like a flashbulb." An hour and a
half later, the same lady called and reported the object in
the same location. "I went out to check on it again, and the
sky was split by five sudden flashes, in very quick
succession, centered in the northeast," said the sheriff.
Later, a glowing light would appear in the eastern sky, and
would be viewed by many residents. Lights rising over trees
were reported by campers, brilliant flashes were reported by
a motorist, and home owners saw strange lights. Obviously,
something strange was happening in the sky around Newcastle
on the night of October 7. (Ref. 138)"
127
Oct. 8, 1975 Baca County, COLORADO. Gloria Claunch saw, through
early AM binoculars, a helicopter shining
a light on the ground, illuminating
what she thought
were two men. (Ref. 90)
128
Oct. 8, 1975 Costilla County, COLORADO. A low-flying helicopter with
19:00 a bright red light was seen
by several witnesses. (Ref. 91)
129
Oct. 9, 1975 Costilla County, COLORADO. Deputies watched a helicopter
night land and remain on the ground
3 minutes before taking off.
Two "fresh" mutilations were
discovered in the area on this
date. (Ref. 92)
130
Oct. 5, 1975 Alamosa County, COLORADO. Week of Oct 5th-9th. Undersheriff Barney Bauer reported
that unidentified helicopters
were seen all over the
county between 10:30 PM and
3:00 AM each night. Some highflying
craft with regulation
lights were seen as well as
others flying low without
lights. Helicopters were sometimes
reported with bright searchlights
here and in adjoining
Costilla County. This light was
frequently described by witnesses
as "very, very powerful".
(Ref. 93)
131
Oct. 9, 1975 Weld County, COLORADO. Near Carr, CO, near the Wyoming
border, a small blue & white
helicopter was seen circling &
landing on the Sidwell ranch
and other area ranches. (Ref. 139)
132
Early Oct. 1975 Uinta County, WYOMING. First half of Oct. A reserve lawman engages in a
shootout with a chopper. (See INTRODUCTION) (Ref. 94)
133
Oct. 1975 Cascade County, MONTANA. A woman reported seeing a black
daylight helicopter without markings flying
from east to west. The bubble on
front was tinted dark and the witness
could not see inside. (Ref. 95)
134
Oct. 13, 1975 Weld County, COLORADO. Oct 13th or 14th.
A fairly small blue and white helicopter
circled low over cattle on
ranches in NW Weld County. (Ref. 96)
135
Oct. 13, 1975 Alamosa County, COLORADO. Oct. 13th-17th.
On each of these dates an "Army
green" helicopter, apparently unmarked,
flew west over Mosca Pass
near the Great Sand Dunes National
Monument during the day and returned
by the same route in the evenings
(see early Sept.-Huerfano Co., CO).
It "sounded just like an airplane
but we could see the top revolving
propeller". (Ref. 97)
136
Oct. 20, 1975 Cascade County, MONTANA. A woman reported a black and white
08:10 helicopter without markings flying
at an altitude of about 100 feet
over her property. (Ref. 98)
137
Oct. 20, 1975 Cimarron County, OKLAHOMA. Three unidentified helicopters were
afternoon seen near Wheeless, near the New
Mexico border. (Ref. 99)
138
Oct. 20, 1975 Union County, NEW MEXICO. Three observers reported a low flying
20:00 helicopter without lights
over the Bill Watters ranch north
of Clayton. (Ref. 100)
139
Oct. 21, 1975 Las Animas County, COLORADO. Several unidentified helicopter
sightings were reported this date;
one known mutilation occurred in
the county this week. Fort Carson
Military Reservation near Colorado
Springs announced that a group of
military helicopters had moved
through this area on the 21st, en
route to Fort Hood, Texas. (Ref. 101)
140
Oct. 21, 1975 Cimarron County, OKLAHOMA. A family reported seven helicopters
early AM flying low over their home near
Felt. Five dead cattle had been found
in the area around this time; unconfirmed
as mutilations. (Ref. 102)
141
Oct. 21, 1975 Union County, NEW MEXICO. Five helicopters buzzed a herd of
10:00 cattle on the Kennann Ranch near
Seneca. Note: Union Co., NM adjoins
Cimarron Co., OK which adjoins Baca
Co., Colorado. (Ref. 103)
142
Oct. 21, 1975 Baca County, COLORADO. Third Week of Oct.
Scattered reports of mystery
choppers. In the early AM on the
20th, a blue helicopter circled
"real low" near Midway and a dark
green, "almost black" small helicopter
was seen heading south
into Oklahoma, (Ref. 104)
143
Oct. 27, 1975 Union County, NEW MEXICO. Five helicopters "milled around"
evening over the Heinmann Ranch, flying
close together but not in formation.
Three helicopters were reported
in another sighting and,
during a four-hour period, several
"single" choppers were seen'. in
the area. (Ref. 105)
144
Oct. 28, 1975 Union, Quay Counties, NEW MEXICO. There
were several sightings of
unidentified helicopters this
date in eastern Union and NE
Quay Counties. (Ref. 106)
145
Oct. 29, 1975 Union County, NEW MEXICO. Observers reported several separate
sightings of unidentified
helicopters in the area east of
Nara Visa. (Ref. 107)
146
Mid Oct. 1975 Routt County, COLORADO. Mid-to-late October.
Around the time that a 5-year old
cow was mutilated near Hayden,
an unidentified blue-green helicopter
was seen in the area. (Ref. 108)
147
Fall, 1975 Washington County, COLORADO. During the time area residents
were reporting mystery helicopters,
one rancher had 4 cattle mutilated.
One night, the rancher's
daughter was in the house alone.
She saw a helicopter fly over a
field about 100 yards away. It
flew down below a building on the
property, then flew to within 100
feet of the house. The sound
seemed "muffled". The rancher was
convinced that at least one of his
mutilated cows had been dropped
(into a pool of water) from above. (Ref. 140)
148
Nov. 2, 1975 Quay County, NEW MEXICO. A helicopter flew over 2 ranches,
night flashing red, white and blue
lights, with beams of white light
shooting out intermittently. (Ref. 109)
149
Oct. 2, 1975 Baca County, COLORADO. A helicopter flew low over a
night house south of Springfield. Perhaps
12 mutilations occurred in
the county in Sept.-November, along
with scattered accounts of unidentified helicopters (Ref. 110)
150
Nov. 1975 Valencia County, NEW MEXICO. Early November.
A rancher who had seen low-flying
helicopters over his property during
this period found that 4 of his cattle
had disappeared. (Ref. 111)
151
Nov. 1975 Johnson County, WYOMING. First Week. Hunters and ranchers reported sightings
of a low-flying helicopter with
a "pontoon-type" landing gear in the
Buffalo vicinity. Four calves were mutilated
in the Buffalo area during
this period. (Ref. 112)
152
Nov. 3, 1975 Union County, NEW MEXICO. (Approx. date)
night Three unidentified helicopters flew
over the Howard Robinson property
and, on another night during the
week, two helicopters flew over the
Robinson house. (Ref. 113)
153
Nov. 6, 1975 Union County, NEW MEXICO. The Clayton Police Dept. reported
night that an unidentified helicopter
landed just east of town. Other
airborne lights were observed NE of
Clayton and were thought to be
helicopters. (Ref. 114)
154
Oct. 30, 1975 Union, Quay Counties, NEW MEXICO. Between October 30 & November 13.
At least 30 unidentified helicopter
and/or UFO sightings occurred during
this period, while at least 4 cattle
mutilations were reported. The FAA
announced an investigation into the
sightings of the unknown aircraft.
Despite that announcement, the FAA
has since denied having any knowledge
or information about such an investigation.
(Ref. 115)
155
Nov. 2, 1975 Cascade, Teton, Pondera and Chouteau Counties MONTANA. 2nd & 3rd (Tues.night, Wed.morning).
night Unidentified helicopters were seen
over a wide area. Included were overflights
over missile installations.
Some objects seen were reported as
helicopters, others simply nocturnal
lights. At least two helicopters were
involved as there were simultaneous
sightings in widely separated areas. (Ref. 119)
156
Nov. 3, 1975 Cascade, Teton, Pondera and Chouteau Counties, MONTANA. The previous night's helicopter/UFO
night wave was repeated. At least 2 helicopters
were reported at once over a
missile site. Malmstrom Air Force
Base verified that unidentified helicopters
were in the area. (Ref. 120)
157
Nov. 4, 1975 Cascade County, MONTANA. On the southeast edge of Great
night Falls, a law officer observed an
unidentified helicopter which lifted
off the ground and flew away. (Ref. 121)
158
Nov. 7, 1975 Fergus, Wheatland Counties, MONTANA. Nov 7th & 8th (Fri. and Sat. nights)
night UFOs were reported over missile installations.
In a reply to press
queries, the Strategic Air Command
stated that "the craft were suspected
to have been helicopters
due to hovering ability of the
craft, witness interpretations of
the sound produced and placement of
lights on the craft". Positive identification
of the UFOs as helicopters
was "precluded" due to
darkness. (Ref. ll7)
159
Mid Nov. 1975 Guadalupe County, TEXAS. A mutilated calf was found on the
10th. There were unconfirmed reports
of "silent helicopters" in the area
at about that time. (118)
160
Aug. 1975 Cascade County and surrounding counties, MONTANA. Between Aug 1975 & May 1976
Approximately 130 reports of unidentified
helicopters and/or UFOs
were logged during this period. It
should be noted that this Montana
flap (during a period in which
livestock mutilations were being
consistently reported), which involved
craft over military installations,
occurred at about the same
time as similar "overflight" phenomena
over military bases in Michigan
and Maine. (Ref. 122)
161
Late 1975 MAINE, MASSACHUSETTS, NEW HAMPSHIRE. Late 1975-through early 1976.
Though cattle mutilations have occurred
in New England, none were
known during this period. However,
there were disappearances of smaller
animals and the mutilation of fowl
such as geese. Some of the animal owners
had seen low-flying, suspiciously-
behaving unmarked helicopters.
Ufologist and well-known abductee
Betty Hill investigated
these events and compiled a report
on the New England mystery choppers
in 1976. (Ref. 116)
162
Early Dec. 1975 Franklin County, KANSAS. Three troop-carrier size helicopters
were seen flying and landing
near Lane - one of many mystery
chopper reports during several weeks
in this area. (Ref. 123)
163
May. 31, 1976 Elbert County, COLORADO. When the sheriff and the complaintant
reached the mutilation site, the victim's
son and a hired hand were at
the scene. They said the helicopter
had circled over them, flying very
low. It was so low and so clo_se that
the witnesses could read a number on
the craft: N9143F, which was apparently
found to be registered to "City
Car Terminal Company" of Detroit,
Michigan. (Ref. 19)
164
Jun. 24, 1976 Huerfano County, COLORADO. Approx. the 24th. A rancher complained to the sheriff
that, while he was on horseback, he
saw a "military chopper" harassing
his cattle. (Ref. 7)
165
Jul. 8, 1976 Colfax County, NEW MEXICO. A white helicopter was seen in the
morning area of the Philmont Scout Ranch. A
buffalo calf was found mutilated along
an aircraft runway on the Scout Ranch
on July 10th. (Ref. 8)
166
Aug. 27, 1976 Cascade County, MONTANA. Investigators from the Society for
early AM the Investigation of the Unexplained
(SITU), looking into mutilations in
Montana, see & photograph a black
helicopter over their campsite. "No
one at any of the airports, military
installations or local agencies would
claim it as theirs". (Ref. 9)
167
Sep. 16, 1976 Pawnee County, KANSAS. A helicopter was heard flying low over
night a pasture after dark. One mutilated
cow was found in the area on Monday
and another on Tuesday. It was
thought that both mutilations were done
on the 26th. (Ref. 10)
168
Oct. 10, 1976 Wadena County, MINNESOTA. When a helicopter touched down on a
19:00 farm, a group of children ran toward
it; and it took off. There were other
sightings in the area around this
time. It was described at least once
as being silver and blue. A classically mutilated
calf was found on the same
farm (on Oct. 1st) upon which the
helicopter had landed. (Ref. 11)
169
Early Oct. 1976 Las Animas County, COLORADO. Early Oct., late Sept., 1976.
Four ranches reported 4 almost soundless
helicopters, and one
was observed as it harrassed and
broke up a cattle herd (see Introduction). (Ref. 12)
170
Early Nov. 1976 La Salle County, ILLINOIS. Sightings of a helicopter manned
by a crew wearing red suits were
verified by multiple independent
witnesses. One classic mutilation
occurred in the county in October.
There were rumors of continued mutilations
in November; but by then
the authorities had clamped a firm
lid on the matter. (Refs. 13, 14)
171
Oct. 20, 1975 Logan County, COLORADO. Oct. 20th, 21st (Saturday & Sunday)
There were sightings of strange
lights over several communities.
They were thought to be helicopters
but officers could not get
close enough to make positive
identification possible. (Ref. 15)
172
Dec. 4, 1976 Marshall County, ILLINOIS. A helicopter with two occupants
21:30 was heard and seen flying low
over farmland, while a second
chopper was heard but not seen. (Ref. 16)
173
Dec. 1976 Warren County, ILLINOIS. A few nights before a classically mutilated
cow was discovered, 3
objects identified as helicopters
were seen flying low, and slowly.
Two troopers were closing in when
the objects rapidly gained altitude
and vanished. One had a
bright light on the bottom, running
lengthwise "like a lighted
rod". (Ref. 17)
174
Mid Dec. 1976 Logan County, COLORADO. A helicopter was seen flying out
of the South Platte River bottoms
and flying to the east, low over
the river. A mutilated cow was
discovered in the area on 12-17-76
and a calf turned up missing. (Ref. 18)
175
Jan. 17, 1977 Cochise County, ARIZONA. Albert Thomas saw a helicopter lift
night up & fly around his property. Thomas
discovered the carcass of one of
his cows, mutilated, the next day,
January 18th. Other mutilations
were reported in Cochise County
during early 1977. (Ref. 1)
176
Jul. 17, 1977 Johnson County, TEXAS. Mrs. C.D. Kirkham heard a helicopter
early AM go over. A mutilated cow was found
on the property at 7:00 AM, Sunday.
A fixed-wing aircraft was seen flying
low over the same pasture the
previous evening. (Ref. 2)
177
Nov. 30, 1977 Costilla County, COLORADO. Three witnesses heard a helicopter
04:00 flying over an area where 3 mutilations
were reported during the week.
One witness saw "bright, revolving
lights". (Ref. 3)
178
Early Jan. 1978 Perkins County, NEBRASKA. Two helicopters flew low over a
ranch where a bull was found mutilated
the next day. (Ref. 1)
179
Early Jun. 1978 Las Animas County, COLORADO. On two occasions a cowboy "ran off"
a low-flying black helicopter. At
least two mutilations occurred in
June in Huerfano County, adjoining
Las Animas County (and the area of
the sightings) on the north. (Ref. 2)
180
Mid Oct. 1978 Sublette County, WYOMING. On a ranch 17 miles NW of Daniel
Junction, several witnesses watched
a white helicopter with a blue bubble
fly over the ranch house. The
chopper was so low that children
were throwing things at it. "Shortly
after that" a mutilated cow was discovered
on the ranch. (Ref. 7)
181
Oct. 1978 Yankton County, SOUTH DAKOTA. A lady in a farmhouse was awakened
by a barking dog and looked out to
see a "stock truck" backed up to a
gate. The truck left when she turned
on an outside light. The witness then
heard the "distinct sound of a helicopter"
nearby, and she could hear
her cattle running around in the
pasture. (Ref. 3)
182
Nov. 9, 1978 Benton County, ARKANSAS. Nov. 9th,10th (10:00 PM each date)
22:00 a mystery helicopter sighting at same
time each night by sheriff's investigator
Don Rystrom, who had a calf of
his mutilated (see Introduction). (Ref. 4)
183
Nov. 13, 1978 Los Alamos, Santa Fe and Rio Arriba Counties, NEW MEXICO. On the Santa Clara Indian Reservation,
early AM two cows were mutilated
within a day or two of each other,
including one done on the
night of November 12-13 during
bad, rainy weather. A Santa
Clara Pueblo resident reported
hearing a helicopter early on
the morning of the 13th. (Ref. 5,6)
184
Jan. 1979 Eddy County, NEW MEXICO. Five horses were killed and mutilated
in January in the Malaga
area, south and east of Carlsbad.
There were two or more helicopter
sightings in the area of
the mute sites, mostly during a
period a day or two after a mutilation
had occurred. Helicopters
are not uncommonly seen in
the area, though, and it is unclear
whether these were marked
or identified. (Ref. 1)
185
Apr. 8, 1979 Rio Arriba County, NEW MEXICO. Between 2:00-3:00 AM.
02:00 Near consistently-mutilation-plagued Dulce, NM. Police observed
an object which might have
been a helicopter - with green &
red (like infra-red) lights hovering
a directing a spotlight on
the area of a mixing plant on
land owned by rancher Manuel Gomez,
who has had many cattle mutilated.
The noiseless object rose
and flew over the mountains NW
of Dulce. As it passed over the
mountains, State Policeman Gabe
Valdez said he could faintly make
out a form much like that of a
hot-air balloon (There had been
speculation that sophisticated
balloon-type craft had been designed
for the CIA and they were
employed in mutilation events.
Implicated in this scenario were
famed balloonists from New Mexico.
Also, 2 psychics in New Jersey
stated their impressions around
this time (Mar-Apr. 1979) that
lighter-than-air craft were somehow
involved in the mutilations.). (Ref. 9, 10)
186
May. 1979 El Paso County, COLORADO. May and June 1979.
During a period in which 4 or 5 mutilations
occurred, "dark" helicopters
were reported flying around
ranches and homes. (Ref. 2)
187
Jul. 8, 1979 Faulkner County, ARKANSAS. Dairyman Charles.Reynolds found a mutilated
calf on July 10th, but estimated
it died on the 8th. On that day
he saw a helicopter hovering over his
pasture. Reynolds heard the motor,
went out for a look, and the craft
flew away. Reynolds cited a helicopter/mutilation incident which had
occurred in previous weeks near
Martindale, Arkansas. (Ref. 3)
188
Jul. 21, 1979 Conway County, ARKANSAS. A helicopter flew over an area
AM shortly before a cow turned up missing.
The same cow was found mutilated
on July 23rd. There were no
tracks or ground markings, but limbs
on trees just above the site were
broken. (Ref. 4)
189
Aug. 12, 1979 Conway County, ARKANSAS. A blue helicopter without markings
afternoon was seen near a site where, on Aug.
14th, a mutilated cow was found. (Ref. 5)
190
Aug. 1979 Faulkner, Conway Counties, ARKANSAS. Several cattle mutilations, as well
as unidentified (low-flying) helicopter
sightings, were reported. In
order to service an array of missile
silos north of Little Rock Air
Force Base regularly flew across
this area, but at altitudes much
greater than 500 feet. (Ref. 6)
191
Aug. 26th, 1979 Perkins County, NEBRASKA. Two helicopters flew over the day
before a mutilated cow was discovered.
A slow, low-flying, white
fixed-wing airplane flew over on
Saturday, the 25th. (Ref. 7)
192
Aug. 1, 1979 ALBERTA, CANADA. First week of August.
Near Blackie - About a week before
the well-publicized mutilation of
a valuable 2500-lb. Simmental bull,
a helicopter hovered 'over the ranch
on which the bull was found. The
chopper hovered "for quite a while",
according to the landowner's wife,
who added: "We're in the path of
the airport, and lots of planes fly
overhead, but this helicopter was
different. It stayed over our land
for a long time". (Ref. 8)
193
Sep. 23, 1980 Arapahoe County, COLORADO. Littleton resident John Cumby watched
19:00 [text cut off]
was watching from his house. He
called to his mother-in-law, who
ran into the back yard. After the
object had ascended out of Cumby's
view, she could still see it. She
watched the "ball" shape assume a
"square" shape, with an appendage
hanging out of it and "fluttering".
The object vanished, then re-appeared
a second or two later and
a considerably distance to the
(viewer's) right. It finally shot
straight up and was lost from
sight. No direct mutilation connection.
However, in the autumn of
1980, a substantial number of classic
livestock mutilations were reported
in Colorado. (Ref. 1)
194
Oct. 27, 1980 Apace County, ARIZONA. A mutilated bull was found, with
the carcass burned on several areas
as though "partially cooked in an
oven". An unaccounted-for beam of
light had swept over this valley
near Springerville on the 24th or
25th. On the 29th1 Wednesday, a helicopter
flew directly over the mutilation
site. (Ref. 2)
195
Sep. 28, 1981 Near Balzac, ALBERTA, CANADA.
A bull was found mutilated on the
Stan Jones farm north of Calgary.
Three triangular patches were worn
into the nearby grass. A helicopter
had been heard the night before
(Sept. 27-28). A helicopter was seen
nearby on the 28th, as the Jones
family examined the bull at the
site. (Ref. 1)
196
Sep. 30, 1981 Carroll County, NEW HAMPSHIRE. Night of Wed., Sept.30/Thurs. Oct. l.
night A 7-year-old Hereford cow was
found dead & mutilated on the Charles
Whitten property, under mysterious
circumstances (see referenced
source). That next day, Oct. 1, the
Whittens heard a helicopter but
could not see it. Then a low-flying
airplane circled the pasture.
There had been "talk" in a nearby
town of "black helicopters" in the
area. (Ref. 2)
197
End May. 1982 San Juan County, NEW MEXICO. A mutilated cow was found near
MAY 1982 & JUNE 1982, end of May, first of June.
Bloomfield on Fri., May 28. The
owner's wife reported seeing a helicopter
on the night of Mon., May
31. Then, around 6:00 PM on Tues.,
June 1, a witness saw a small green
helicopter hovering over the mutilation [text cut off]
198
Sep. 29, 1982 El Paso County, COLORADO. A cow was mutilated on September 16
03:00 on the Bill Dzuris ranch near Calhan
- a most interesting case (see
reference plus the book AN ALIEN
HARVEST by Linda Moulton Howe). Mr.
Dzuris's sister, a Mrs. Kobilan,
lives on a ranch nearby. Several
times earlier in September, she
could hear a helicopter but she was
unable to see it. Then, at 3:00 AM
on the 29th, she could both see and
hear a chopper, flying low over the
nearby Larry Mikita ranch. Later on
the morning of the 29th, Mikita
found a 6-year-old cow (like the
Dzurises') dead and mutilated on
his property. (Ref. 2)
199
Oct. 1982 Sweetwater County, WYOMING. (late September-early November) Several livestock mutilations were
reported here (and in adjoining
Daggett County, Utah) during this
period. According to Sweetwater
County Deputy Sheriff Theron Wilde,
helicopters were also being reported.
On Sunday, the 10th of October, Wilde,
whose own ranch is in the area of the
mutilations, saw a small two-seater
helicopter, with a glass bubble and
a silver tail with red at the end of
the tail. It was circling over the
pasture lands. On November 7, the same
or a similar chopper flew over in the
same circling pattern. This area was
the scene of a "shootout" of sorts
between a reserve lawman and a mystery
helicopter in 1977. (Ref. 3) (Also, see INTRODUCTION)
200
May. 21, 1983 Washington County, COLORADO. A ranching couple near Lindon discovered
a mutilated cow (their 3rd).
A neighbor reported having seen a
helicopter over the same pasture
within one or two days of the discovery
of the mutilated animal. (Ref. 1)
201
Jun. 3, 1984 King County, WASHINGTON. No mutilation connection in this
daytime particular incident (although animal
mutilations have been reported consistently
for well over a decade in
the area of Snohomish, King & Pierce
Counties) - but it is of interest because
of the description of the helicopter.
Michael D. Hart and three
other witnesses were camping near
a river in Central King County.
They heard a helicopter, then they
finally saw it circling low over a
dairy farm near North Bend. Through
binoculars, the craft was seen to
be all black, with no discernible
markings whatsoever. The windows
appeared tinted to prevent viewing
into the cockpit. The witnesses
said the chopper was a "Huey". (Ref. l)
202
Late Nov. 1985 El Paso County, COLORADO. Late November or early December.
A mutilated Hereford cow was found
on the Eldon Butler ranch. The night
before, Butler had heard a helicopter
hovering about 300 yards from his
house. Initially - although it was
hovering and was "real loud" - he
thought little of it, as military
helicopters often flew over his
property. (Ref. l)
203
Apr. 21, 1986 Marshall County, ALABAMA.
A female bovine was found with the
heart and vagina missing and one teat
missing from the udder. There was a
small amount of blood on the animal's
carcass, but none on the ground. Investigator
Ed Teal of the Sheriff's
office said the parts were "not just
ripped out. They're specifically cut
out. It's very weird." The site of the
mutilation was on the Vandervoort farm,
which adjoins the Tidmore farm, where
a cow carcass was found with just the
genitals missing approximately a year
previously - around April 21, 1985.
Both the Tidmore and Vandervoort farm
adjoin yet another property - that of
school principal Les Click. The night
after the Vandervoort mutilation,
Click heard a helicopter flying low
over his farm. (Ref. 1)
Reference in New Issue Copy Permalink