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D.A. Good
1980
Journal
Cerro Mozotal to Huixtla, Chiapas
16 December (cont.)
and covered my trap routes again looking for a trap
that seemed to be missing. When I returned ca. 0930, Ed +
Duke were back + Ed cooked breakfast. While eating breakfast
we heard a whizzing noise which Duke later likened to the
sound of an artillery shell overhead. On looking up I saw
what appeared to be a trapezoid shaped object moving ± South
[illegible]
toward the top of the mountain. It did not appear to be
very large although the distance, [illegible], made this hard
to judge. It moved in a perfectly straight line and was
obviously not a natural object. I was the only one of us 3
to see it (though it was heard by all) but a few seconds later
another came overhead following the same path and this
one both Duke + I saw fairly well. None of us [illegible] figure
out what they were.
After breakfast we packed up and started up to the
top of the mountain to take a few pictures. However, on the
way up the car decided to give out and Ed had to back all
the way back down to our camp site with no engine and
along a narrow mountain road. Luckily, we made it and
turned around and the car was able to keep itself running
while moving downhill and forward. By this time it was 1115.
From there we proceeded to Mototzintla and on back to
Huixtla where we bought ice and checked into a hotel.
Starting at about 1545 and going to ca. 2000, we [illegible]
and shinned several rodents after which we went out to
dinner + came back to write field notes and go to bed. Tomorrow
we will be here [illegible] again.