Skinwalker Ranch

Date: 1994
Place: Former Sherman ranch, south-east of Ballard, Uintah Basin, Utah, United States
Record: Curated case
Assessment: Contested
Evidence strength

467 case pages by decade; this one falls in 1990s with 20 othersAll cases

What was reported

The Sherman family, who bought the ranch in 1994, reported lights, cattle mutilations, large animals that bullets did not stop and poltergeist-like events; Robert Bigelow's NIDS bought it in 1996 and staff reported close to 100 incidents, and DIA's AAWSAP contractor BAASS later studied it, with reports of electromagnetic spikes and a 'hitchhiker' effect following investigators home. The investigators acknowledged difficulty obtaining publishable evidence, the site has been privately controlled, and events have not been repeated under independent observation. The AAWSAP material released through PURSUE contains nothing on the ranch.

What officials concluded

No conclusion stated

No official explanation has been given.

Strongest ordinary reading

None established; anecdote, expectation and ordinary environmental events not excluded

Evidence profile

Sensors1 of 9

Yes: Visual
No: Infrared
No: Radar
No: Video
No: Photo
No: Film
No: Audio
No: Night vision
No: Other sensor

Witnessescount not stated

Yes: Civilian
No: Military aircrew
No: Military ground
No: Airline crew
No: Sensor operator
No: Law enforcement
Yes: Scientist
No: Astronaut
No: Intelligence official
No: Other

ShapeLight only

Yes: Light only
No: Orb or sphere
No: Disc
No: Triangle
No: Cylinder
No: Cube
No: Other shape

Effects2 reported

Yes: Physiological
No: Physical trace
Yes: Electromagnetic
No: Sound
No: Silent

Videos that discuss it

33:38
UAP Evidence & Analysis | Mick West Watch from 33:38 on YouTube

Claims and verdicts

Unverified33:38 Mick WestUnsourced
A 1990s-era program (referred to in the transcript, likely mangled ASR for BAASS/AAWSAP) investigated ostensibly 'supernatural' phenomena at Skinwalker Ranch while being officially categorized as a different, aerospace-related set of investigations.
It was actually listed as a completely different set of investigations into aerospace when actually it was investigating supernatural going on at Skinwalker Ranch.
Said in UAP Evidence & Analysis | Mick West

Outside sources

Wikipedia: Skinwalker Ranchen.wikipedia.org

On the map

40.26° N, 109.89° W, plotted at the site

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