HUMAN MUTILATION

Sun, 8 Dec 1996 23:14:30 -0500 (EST)
Source: Francisco Lopez

The Human Mutilation Factor
                   by Don Ecker

In the last forty years of UFO research, one of the most baffling
questions that have plagued researchers has been "Is the UFO Phenomenon
dangerous to humanity?"  Over the years, there have been numerous cases
where the phenomenon has figured into human deaths, but as a rule, most
cases have been officially ruled accidental.  When speaking of cases where
death has resulted, usually most assume cases where military pilots have
died as a result of "chasing" the phenomenon.  One of the most famous of
these military chases that is discussed when ever the subject of death and
UFOs is raised, is the famous "Mantell Case".  This case is so well known
that I will not discuss it here, but there are many others.  In one of the
less well known cases, during the mid 1950's, a military jet interceptor
was observed on radar being "absorbed" into a UFO over the Great Lakes. 
No trace of pilot or aircraft was ever found.  In another case reported in
the excellent work "Clear Intent" was the case of the "Cuban MIG
Incident". In this case a Cuban MIG was locking on his weapons radar when
the aircraft exploded in mid*air. The wing man was certain that the UFO
had fired some type of weapon, but other than the jet exploding, no other
smoke, flame or other obvious weapon firing was observed. 

The matter of either overt or covert hostility on the part of UFOs has
always been treated warily by serious researchers.  On the one hand, if
the enigma is hostile, then several questions must be faced.  What if
anything should the powers in authority tell the public?  Is the
government capable of handling a threat of this type?  Is the public ready
to face an issue as potentially terrifying as a "possible threat from
somewhere else?"  Other than incidents involving military involvement,
have there been cases where civilians have been injured or killed during
some type of UFO encounter?  Is it possible that the reported cases of
UFOs and their occupants abducting unwilling humans for some type of
medical or genetic experimentation could be true?  Now, if any of this is
factual, then what ramifications do the Human Race face in light of the
above? 

According to Mr. Phil Imbrogno, during the research that led to the
writing of "NIGHT SIEGE The Hudson Valley UFO Sightings" by Dr. J. Allen
Hynek, Philip Imbrogno, and Bob Pratt, Imbrogno has stated that on several
occasions, Hynek specified that he wanted no mention of the dozens of
human abductions that they had already uncovered at that time, to be
mentioned in the book. Hynek was afraid of the adverse publicity if word
of this aspect leaked out to the public.  After Hyneks death, Imbrogno
stated publicly on Compuserve and other public forums, facts of
abductions, animal mutilations, and EVEN several cases of mysterious
deaths of humans, that he indicated COULD possibly be linked to the UFO
Phenomenon. 

While researching several stories for UFO Magazine, I interviewed a number
of prominent UFOlogists, over the last several months, and in each case,
the question of human deaths, in connection with animal mutilations,
invariably was raised.  Most readers of this text will be familiar with
Mr. John Keel, who many regard as the last of the Great UFOlogists.  From
the earliest days of modern UFOlogy, Keel has been a force to reckon with. 
The author of numerous books that address various aspects of UFOlogy, and
magazine articles too numerous to mention, Keel has a unique slant on the
subject that most will never experience.  According to Keel, the
phenomenon has always had an unexplained hostility towards humans, that
have led to untold numbers of deaths.  While Keel will be the first to
explain that he rejects the ET hypothesis, he does not doubt the
phenomenon a bit.  In what many UFOlogists consider as one of Keels best
works "The Mothman Prophecies", E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc. 1975, Keel
related report after report of animal mutilations involving cattle, dogs,
horses and sheep, and also related what were called "vampire killings" of
four humans in Yugoslavia, were the victims were "mutilated and drained of
blood". 

After having spoken to John Ford, the Chairman of the Long Island UFO
Network, for a news story for UFO Magazine, I became even more convinced
that the aspect of potential UFO hostility should be investigated.  Ford
relayed a numbing number of animal mutilations, human disappearances,
human abductions, covert Federal involvement in areas that suffered high
numbers of animal mutilations, and even armed military helicopters that
chased UFOs over civilian communities.  Ford, who is a officer of the
Federal Court system, did investigations into the disappearances of mostly
young adults over a year period, in areas of high UFO overflights, and
after having several personal friends who were police officers of the
local municipalities look into the situation, came to the conclusion that
the facts were being suppressed.  The reason given was that there was "no
need to panic the public."  Although no iron clad proof can be made for
direct UFO intervention, the circumstances are extremely suspect. 

After growing up in an age where the entire human race can be decimated by
nuclear, biological and chemical weapons, the human race somehow manages
to keep slogging on.  I have seen more people "panicked" over a shortage
of gasoline than imminent nuclear holocaust, yet somehow when the subject
of UFOs crop up, the government doesn't want to panic anyone.  It really
makes me wonder what they know, that I should.  I really don't think that
they are going to talk to anyone soon, as you shall soon see. 

In January, 1989, it came to the attention of the MUFON State Director of
Idaho, Mr. Don Mason, that cattle mutilations had occurred once again in
the southeastern section of Idaho.  After an investigation by a MUFON
investigator, the facts were as follows.  The animals ( two cattle, same
night, but each owned by different ranchers ) were "somehow" killed,
sexual organs removed, body fluids drained, patches of hide "surgically"
removed.  All the appearances of what is today considered to be a classic
case of animal mutilation.  As of this date ( February 15, 1989 ) the
final lab reports are not back yet, but already the Sheriffs Department
has labeled it a "cult killing."  No tracks, tire or human, around the
animals even though it had just rained, no unusual activity reported by
the ranchers that evening, and one animal was found next to an occupied
house. One of the ranchers admitted that this was the second time he had
been "hit" by the mysterious mutilators.  The last incident had only been
a bit over a year previously, and they were worried enough that all had
their "deer rifle" within easy reach. 

After having been personally involved in an investigation of cattle
mutilations as a police officer back in 1982, I was very familiar with the
"cult" theory of perpetrators.  The Idaho Department of Law Enforcement
drags it out every time there is a new rash of mutilations.  The problem
is, and every one is aware of it, that no one has yet been brought to
trial, or arrested yet for these crimes.  Out here in the west, people
know that you are flirting with a ranchers bullet if you are caught
fooling around with the ranchers cattle.  They are his livelihood, and he
will defend it.  Yet, the mutilations keep occurring, and no one is any
the wiser, or are they? 

With the subject of animal mutilations fresh in everyones mind, I was once
again speaking to Don Mason, when he informed me that the investigator
that had been assigned to the above mentioned case had come across a very
mysterious death of a man back in 1979.  According to the report, two
hunters in the Bliss and Jerome area of Idaho had literally stumbled
across the nude body of a man that had been hideously mutilated.  The body
was in the literal middle of nowhere, nude except for a pair of
underpants, his sexual organs had been removed, his lips sliced off, and
several other classic mutilation cuts.  Although he was in very rugged
country, his bare feet were not marked as if he had walked in that
terrain, but yet no other tracks, animal or human were evident anywhere. 
After the police were notified, an intensive search was mounted, and miles
away, the mans possessions were recovered, yet no one yet knows how the
body ended up where it was found, or even more importantly, what happened
to him.  It should be noted that this area also had over the years, many
unexplained UFO reports and cattle mutilations. 

Now I must explain that I had very mixed feelings about whether I wished
to attempt to explore this subject any further, or allow sleeping dogs to
lie.  On the one hand, I wanted more than anything to discover just what
was occurring, and on the other, I realized that this had the potential to
backfire on someone that disturbed the status quo.  I was familiar with
reports of human abductions and mutilations that had surfaced in the last
several years in reports such as the Lear documents, Grudge 13 reports and
others, but yet I was not sure what I believed, or even if there was
anything to believe.  I ran across a friend that was still employed with a
police department in this area who was a detective.  I had mentioned to
him the recent cattle mutilations, and what I suspected in the above
mentioned case of a human that had been mutilated.  Scot had also been
involved in the last several years with several cases of mutilations that
he had been called upon to investigate, always with negative results.  He
was as curious about this phenomenon as I was, and since he was still an
active duty police officer, he had access to the department computer, to
access the NCIC system that is maintained in Washington D. C. by the FBI. 
After giving Scot the criteria for a search of unexplained human deaths,
that involved factors of mutilation, I asked that the search go back to at
least 1973, involving this area of the Northwest.  Scot ( not his real
name ) ran the request through the department computer.  As he mentioned
at the time, he had expected to get realms of reports back that we would
have to wade through, to get to the reports that would be are further
study.  Scot ended up requesting that the inquiry be run back to 1970, and
involve not only Idaho, but also Utah, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington
states.  Because of the magnitude of this search, Scot stated that it
would take about one week to get the results back into his department.  As
a side note, for anyone that is not familiar with the NCIC system, it is a
national data bank for Law enforcement agencies all across the United
States.  It is maintained and controlled by the Federal Burea of
Investigation, at FBI headquarters, in Washington D. C. On the 14th of
February, Scot contacted me in person, and appeared very troubled.  His
exact words were that "something is really screwy, Don."  "I got the
request back from NCIC on Monday, and there has gotta be something wrong. 
They told me that they had NO unsolved murders at all, zero, that met that
criteria.  THAT ANY FURTHER REQUESTS WILL HAVE TO BE MADE BY VOICE,
TELEPHONE CALL, WITH PROPER AUTHORIZATION.  Somebody is sitting on
something, big as Hell."  I also knew that something was as screwy as
hell.  After all, anybody that has had any dealing with law enforcement
knows about the "Green River Killer" in Washington state.  This serial
killer is credited with at least 30 to 40 murders of young women, and to
this date, the case is as big a mystery as ever.  Many of the killings
showed some types of mutilation, and if nothing else, at least some of
these homicides should have shown up. 

Once more, as a side note, I had been warned by a prominent UFOlogist,
that there was a lid "screwed down tighter than you would believe in
regards to human mutes."  I also was warned that in order to break through
the secrecy, was going to be a long and sometimes weary job, but that if
enough persistence was applied, then it was possible to get to the bottom
of this facet of the UFO enigma.  Do I think that this can be solved,
along with the rest of the puzzle?  Yes, I do, because I think that the
secrecy can only be maintained for so long, and then no longer.  I also
believe very strongly that only if the entire UFO community works in
concert will this be accomplished, and the infighting and arguments MUST
CEASE for the good of us all. 

On the ParaNet system and on Compuserve, I wrote and uploaded a file
entitled LIGHT.TXT, and in UFO Magazine Vol. 3, No. 5 I called for a UFO
summit to be held in order to get the UFO community organized and to
present a unified front.  Only by a unified front, and calling for
Congressional hearings, will this lid ever get torn off, and the truth
that is suppressed be brought to the light of day.  Any help from the
members will be greatly appreciated, and I can be reached at ParaNet RHO
at the following number: 1)208)338)9187. Also I can be reached on
Compuserve by EMail, and my user number is: 74270,3360.  Anyone with ANY
INFORMATION is requested to contact me at the above addresses as soon as
possible.  The secrecy game has gone on long enough.  It is past time to
get to the bottom of this.  Forty years IS LONG ENOUGH. 

Don Ecker


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