The animal in the report below has variously been described as “an alien human
hybrid” a manifestation of the occult, and the result of military bioengineering
programs in Northern New Mexico. This preliminary report is being released
for purposes of public information.
On Friday 10/22/1999, a NIDS investigator was called by a rancher in
Los Brasos to report a very unusual calf that had been aborted/dragged
out of a cow. According to the owner, the calf looked “half human and
half dog”. The owner then proceeded to call the local TV station and
the local media. At the same time local law enforcement were also called.
The NIDS investigator arrived on Friday night to find a 35 pound animal
with a circular enlarged head and a severe deformity (see photos 1-6).
The investigator reported that the local inhabitants were in a state
of fear and apprehension over the birth of such an unusual looking creature.
Many locals testified that although they had seen deformed calves born
previously, they had never seen anything comparable.
In the interests of public information and to assuage the mounting
local concern, NIDS decided to fund the cost of the necropsy. The investigator
transported the animal to a veterinarian at the Rincon Blanco clinic
near Tierra Amarilla who immediately performed a necropsy. Dr. Leroy
Martinez reported that the animal displayed multiple classical symptoms
of deformity including, massive hydrocephaly (megaloencephaly), cleft
palate, cardiomegaly and hepatomegaly. Dr. Martinez reported that he
had seen a similar case previously but not as severely deformed. Supporting
this was the fact that the cow had also aborted the previous year. The
deformed animal was shown on Channel 7 News in Albuquerque on Saturday
night. Numerous calls were made to radio talk shows in New Mexico and
NIDS received several calls regarding the possibility that the animal
was an alien human hybrid, the result of occult practices, and United
States government inspired genetic engineering research.
Congenital abnormalities in cattle are not necessarily genetic (4)
and can be caused by infectious agents, parasitic pathogens, or some
teratogenic substances. Hydrocephalus is the slow accumulation of excessive
cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in the lateral and other ventricles due to
obstruction of normal drainage.
For those interested in previously described similar cases in the literature,
the following may be useful:
- Dubey, JP, Abbitt B, Toppler MJ and Edwards JF. (1998). Hydrocephalus associated
with Neospora caninum infection in an aborted bovine fetus. J.
Comparative Pathology, 118 (2): 169–173.
- Cho DY, Zeman DH and Miller JE. (1985). Holoprosencephaly in a bovine
calf. Acta Neuropathol. (Berl), 67 (3–4): 322–325.
- Christopherson LA, Leech RW, Hazen GA. (1977). Bovine hydrocephalus
in North Dakota: a survey and morphologic study. Surg. Neurol.,
7 (4): 165–170.
- Jones TC, Hunt RD and King NW. (1996). Veterinary Pathology.
Sixth Edition. Published by Williams and Wilkins.
Veterinarian Necropsy Report (10/22/1999):
On October 23, 1999 we examined an aborted bovine fetus, presented to our clinic
by a local rancher.
The fetus was approx. 35 lbs. and was a 6 month gestational fetus.
The fetus had a grossly enlarged cranium and severe flexer deformities
to the limbs. The diagnosis was hydrocephlus. Hydrocephlus may be
congenital or acquired and is manifested in both cases by general
increase in intracranial size and pressure. Many congenital cases
occur as a result of an inherited factor, some cases may be due to
viral infections or nutritional imbalances, such as vita A deficiency.
There is no need for alarm or concern as this is a naturally occuring
event that we see on occasion.
—Leroy A. Martinez, DVM
The examination of the eye of the deformed calf showed two major abnormalities.
First, the cornea had a comma shape, with an angular lateral protrusion
(normally the cornea has a regular slightly oval shape). Second, the
pupillary opening (pupil) was like an elongated aperture, with rounded
edges. The iris pigmentation and the conjunctival sclera were normal.
The dimensions and the other ocular components looked rather normal
(see photograph #7).
Photos (Warning: photos are graphic in nature)
Photo 1
Photo 2
Photo 3
Photo 4
Photo 5
Photo 6
