REF: UAP/1960s/095Contested
1967-09-07
'Snippy' horse mutilation
Alamosa County, CO · USA·First famous animal mutilation·1960s
Contested
§ ASummary
Appaloosa 'Lady/Snippy' found stripped of flesh with reported radiation & UFO sightings nearby; launched mutilation phenomenon later probed by FBI (1970s Operation Animal Mutilation).
§ BWitnesses
Harry King; Berle & Nellie Lewis
§ CEvidence & Documentation
Necropsy accounts; press; later FBI mutilation files (Rommel Report 1980)
§ DOfficial Investigation
CU condon-era look; FBI/Rommel (general phenomenon)
§ EStatus Assessment
Contested (predation vs anomaly); phenomenon documented
§ FVerifiable Sources
FBI Vault mutilation files; Rommel Report (1980); Saunders/Condon notes
§ GCross-referenced cases6
1965-08-03🇺🇸 USA
Heflin photographs
Photographic
1965-09-03🇺🇸 USA
Exeter incident
Police-corroborated CE1
1965-12-09🇺🇸 USA
Kecksburg incident
Crash-retrieval claim
1965-10-07🇺🇸 USA
Edwards AFB tower/radar case
Base radar-visual with tapes
1966-03-20-21🇺🇸 USA
Michigan 'swamp gas' flap
Mass sightings / political flashpoint
1966-04-17🇺🇸 USA
Portage County police chase
Police pursuit