Animals Possibly Mistaken for Intruders at CW Depot

Three intruders seen this week at the U.S. Army’s Pine Bluff Arsenal in Arkansas might actually simply have been wild animals, the Associated Press reported (see GSN, Jan. 26).

A security guard on patrol Tuesday night reported seeing three people inside a restricted area in which chemical weapons are stored. They ran away when he approached.

The area was well lit and the guard was between 70 and 165 feet away from the subjects when they fled, AP reported.

Subsequent searches uncovered no indications of human intruders, said Col. Brian Lindamood, Pine Bluff commander.

“There’s no doubt in my mind that the officer saw something, but it wasn’t human,” he said yesterday. “At this time I have no idea what it could be” (Daniel Connolly, Associated Press/ABC News, Jan. 26).

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