Government1975

Sen. Floyd Haskell asks the FBI to investigate cattle mutilations

Name: Sen. Floyd Haskell asks the FBI to investigate cattle mutilations
Start: 1975
Location: Washington, D.C.

When: 1975
Where: Washington, D.C.
Sources: 2 public sources

Senator Floyd Haskell of Colorado Unknown, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Colorado Sen. Floyd Haskell repeatedly urged the FBI to investigate cattle mutilations in western states. FBI records show the Bureau declined, explaining it had no jurisdiction without evidence of interstate transport. Its file also holds clippings on helicopter and UFO theories.

Sources

OfficialAnimal Mutilation (FBI file, parts 1-5) (opens in a new tab)Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI Records: The Vault
OfficialFBI Files: Cattle and Animal Mutilations (FBI release #1, 131 pages) (opens in a new tab)Federal Bureau of Investigation (copy hosted by The Black Vault)

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