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January 31st, 2006, 01:01 PM
The Army's chemical-weapons arsenal in Arkansas was invaded by "three individuals on foot," but an intense manhunt found nothing on the base -- no people, no footprints, nothing.
"Whatever breached security at Pine Bluff Arsenal late Tuesday night wasn’t human," the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported Friday.
The security officer who spotted the intruders clearly described "three unidentified intruders near a stockpile of deadly chemical weapons," Pine Bluff officials said.
Immediately after the intruders appeared, officials at the weapons base were certain three "people" had somehow breached security.
But the Associated Press now claims Pine Bluff's commander, Col. Brian S. Lindamood, has dismissed the intruders as "wildlife."
But Lindamood said no such thing. This is his statement:
"There's no doubt in my mind that the officer saw something, but it wasn't human. At this time I have no idea what it could be."
And base spokeswoman Cheryl Avery said no animal tracks had been found in the 500-acre section of Pine Bluff Arsenal where the unnamed security officer spotted the mysterious trio.
The most bizarre part of the guard's report is how far away the intruders reportedly stood, "between 70 and 165 feet away" -- suggesting the guard couldn't figure out the intruders' height.
Military teams and search dogs covered the entire 500-acre chemical-weapons depot, part of the larger 13,000-acre Pine Bluff Arsenal.
The World War II-era arsenal stores tons of deadly chemical weapons made by the United States. It also houses the only known factory where the Pentagon manufactures its controversial white-phosphorus weapons.
While the Arkansas media seems anxious to dismiss the intruders as "wildlife," other theories have emerged.
READ ARTICLE (http://www.sploid.com/news/2006/01/us_chemical_wea.php)
"Whatever breached security at Pine Bluff Arsenal late Tuesday night wasn’t human," the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported Friday.
The security officer who spotted the intruders clearly described "three unidentified intruders near a stockpile of deadly chemical weapons," Pine Bluff officials said.
Immediately after the intruders appeared, officials at the weapons base were certain three "people" had somehow breached security.
But the Associated Press now claims Pine Bluff's commander, Col. Brian S. Lindamood, has dismissed the intruders as "wildlife."
But Lindamood said no such thing. This is his statement:
"There's no doubt in my mind that the officer saw something, but it wasn't human. At this time I have no idea what it could be."
And base spokeswoman Cheryl Avery said no animal tracks had been found in the 500-acre section of Pine Bluff Arsenal where the unnamed security officer spotted the mysterious trio.
The most bizarre part of the guard's report is how far away the intruders reportedly stood, "between 70 and 165 feet away" -- suggesting the guard couldn't figure out the intruders' height.
Military teams and search dogs covered the entire 500-acre chemical-weapons depot, part of the larger 13,000-acre Pine Bluff Arsenal.
The World War II-era arsenal stores tons of deadly chemical weapons made by the United States. It also houses the only known factory where the Pentagon manufactures its controversial white-phosphorus weapons.
While the Arkansas media seems anxious to dismiss the intruders as "wildlife," other theories have emerged.
READ ARTICLE (http://www.sploid.com/news/2006/01/us_chemical_wea.php)