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- * 78) = OY . ED-36 (pv, 5-22 . = . . ' aoe : : at oe % FBI - Tb TRANSMIT VIA: _ PRECEDENCE: CLASSIFICATION: ' CO Teletype (CC Immediate (.) TOP SECRET ! C) Facsimile [2 Priority (J SECRET i Co AIRTEL [2 Routine [D CONFIDENTIAL ! () UNCLAS EF TO { (C2 UNCLAS ‘ 5 Date 2/16/79} | i ! I t t ' ( ! ‘ i 1 I i ! i i 1 ! 5 i] i i ! t | ‘ { ! ' ‘ t t ‘ 1 1 ‘ ‘ F i ! f ( 1 | 1 I ] 5 ' TO: DIRECTOR, FBI FROM: SAC, ALBUQUERQUE \UNSUBS; areas TS either es APT ee OE ee LLL MUIILALIUNG ULUURARLNG 4 IN WESTERN STATES _ Fr FT: riav CIR - MISCELI@NEOUS, reo 5°f o fT) eS ay ! rv or “the past seven anor CIENT “Wears , eéntous wattie - mutilations have been occurring throughout the United States and for the past four years have been occurring within the State of New Mexico. Officer GABE VALDEZ, New Mexico State Police, has been handling investigations of these mutilations within New Mexico. Information furnished to this office by Officer VALDEZ indicates that the animals are being shot with some type of paralyzing drug and the blood is being drawn from the animal after an injection of an anti~coagulant. It appears ; that in some instances the cattle's legs have been broken ang-2" --/ | helicopters without any identifying numbers have reportedly been seen in the vicinity of these mutilations. Officer VALDEZ theorizes that clamps are being placed on the cow's legs and they are being lifted by helicopter to some remote area where the mutilations are taking place and then the animal is returned to its original pasture. The mutilations primarily consist of removal of the tongue, the lymph gland, lower lip and the sexual organs of the animal. Much mystery has surrounded these mutilations, but according to witnesses they give the appearance of being very professionally done with a surgical instrument, and: according to VALDEZ, ae the years spre tape, ALD each surgical procedure appears to be more pro essio ffi ALDYG that in no instance, to his REE 13 hice, Ubi the fe Zouk. attacked by predator or scavenger animals, although there are tranks which would indicate that covotes have heen circling_the whe IF OFC OE oe Ee Sew ye SSS Fe — a 2 carcass from a distance. He also ised that he has requested Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory t nduct investigationpF9ihe 12 19479 him but until just recently has always been advised that t mutilations were done by predatory animals. Officer VALDEZ, asus stated that just recently he has been told by two assistants at Los Alamos Scientific Lahoratory that they were able to determin 2 - Bureau 5 SHPR 1 6 TEL RAs b a4 Transmitted ee Per cee ee a te ee then pt =