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FD-36 FBI TRANSMIT VIA: PRECEDENCE: CLASSIFICATION: Teletype Immed iate TOP SECRET Facsimile Priority SECRET AIRTEL Routine CONFDENTIAL UNCLAS E F T O UNCLAS 2/16/79 Date TO: DIRECTOR, FBI FROM SAC, ALBUQUERQUE UNSUBS; SATTLE MUTILATIONS OCCURRING IN WESTERN STATES FryTeM CIR - MISCELLANEOUS J3A.v .. For~the past seven or eight years mysterious~cattle 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. gony umeap Sugaq s! poong ay? pue Bnap Sugznneaed Jo ade? auos the animal after an injection of an anti-coagulant. It appears 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, as the years progress, each surgicaI procedure attacked by predator or scavenger animals, although there are tracks which would indicate that coyotes have been circling the carcass from a distance. He also adyised that he has requested. him but until just recently has always been advised that the mutilations were done by predatory animals. Officer vALDEz stated that just recently he has been told by two assistants at Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory that they were able to determin 2 - Bureau avitft-SC, A Q Albuquerque 53APR161979 Jes.p^, 3b/7 Approved Transmitted Per 66APR9 *1949 (Number) Ti)