Mars needs cowgirls. Whether the aliens have much interest in deadly Daniel Craig or leathery old Harrison Ford has not been established, but cowgirls are wanted, definitely. Creepy visitors from Out There have reportedly been hazing farmers, cowboys and cows since the late 1800s. Kansas farmer Alexander Hamilton lost a heifer to a spaceship right in front of his eyes, in April 1897. Journalist, professor and Fortean scholar Max McCoy tells us Hamilton was none too pleased by his close


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