FBI file: Animal Mutilation, Animal Mutilation Part 03

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On 05-13-76 at approximately 8:00 p.m. Mr. Manuel Gomez, Dulce, N. N. contacted writer by public service stating that he had found a three year old cow at his much which appeared to have been mutilated and that he would like for writer to check into it. Writer advised Mr. Gomez that he was on day off and that he would proceed there at 5:00 a.m. on 05-14-76.

Writer contacted Mr. Paul Diley of the New Mexico Cattle Sanitary Board and proceeded to the Gonza Ranch. Upon arrival at the ranch, it was observed that the only vehicle tracks were those of Mr. Gonza's pick up. Since his ranch is locked up and the only entrance is through the gate used by writer. At the scene, writer contained the carcase of a 3 yr. old black white-faced cow which was lying on it's right side. The left ear, the tongue, the utter, and the racton had been removed with what appeared to be a sharp precise instrument. No traces of blood were left on the skin of the cow. The hide on the underthigh side of the cow was white so that spotting of blood would have been easily detected. Other evidence on the cow was a small puncture on the bristle. No other evidence was available as to cause of death.

Investigation continued around the area and revealed that a suspected aircraft of some type had landed twice, leaving three pod marks positioned in a triangular shape. The diameter of each pod port was 14". The perimeter around the three pods was 16½" (6'75'35½"). Evident from the two limings were smaller triangular shaped tripels 23" apart and 4" in diameter. Investigation at the scene showed that these small tripels had followed the cow for approximately 600'. Tracks of the cow showed where she had struggled and fallen. The small triped tracks were all around the cow. Other evidence showed that grass around the tripels, as they followed the cow, had been scorched. Also a yellow oily substance was located in two places under the small tripels. This substance was submitted to the State Police Lab. The Lab was unable to detect the content of the substance.

A sample of the substance was submitted to a private lab and they were unable to analyse the substance due to the fact that it disappeared or dissentigrated Skin samples were analysed by the State Police Lab and the Medical Examiner's office. It was reported that the skin had been cut with a sharp instrument.

On 05-17-76 visitor contacted a Mr. Howard Burgess from Albuquerque, N. M. to proceed to the scene and conduct a radiation test. This was 3 days after the incident had occurred. His findings were that around the tripod works and in the immediate tracks, the radiation level was twice the normal background reading. Mr. Burgess's qualifications may be checked as he is a retired scientist from Sandia Lab, Albuquerque, N. M. It is the opinion of this writer that radiation findings are deliberately being left at the scene to confuse investigators.

There was also evidence that the tripod nars had returned and removed the left car. Tripod nars were found over it. Gomez's tire tracks of his original visit. The left car was in fact when it. Gomez first found the cow.