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)