There’s something strange happening in northeastern Utah. Over the last four decades, residents of Uintah county have reported hundreds of UFO sightings, dozens of bizarre and inexplicable cattle mutilations, encounters with otherworldly beings, and other paranormal activities. Although these sightings are reported throughout the county, they are especially prevalent on a 500-acre plot of land known as Skinwalker Ranch.
The premise of Corbell’s documentary is that AATIP is only half the story. Long before the Times revealed the Pentagon’s secret UFO program, Bigelow was bankrolling the National Institute for Discovery Science (NIDS), a “living laboratory” on Skinwalker Ranch that represents the largest ever scientific study of unidentified aerial phenomena in history. Bigelow’s UFO lab was founded shortly before he purchased Skinwalker Ranch in the mid-90s and employed several physicists until its operations were shuttered in 2004. These scientists were tasked with studying the multitude of anomalous phenomena reported by the ranch’s previous owners and locals in the surrounding area.Read More: Watch This Documentary About the Surgeon Removing Alien Implants
The ridge on the ranch known as the “path of the Skinwalker” for the frequent reports of paranormal activity in the area. Image courtesy of Jeremy Corbell
George Knapp on the eve of the New York Times story. Image: Jeremy Corbell
One of the many mutilated carcasses discovered on the ranch. Noticeably missing: any sign of blood. Image courtesy of Jeremy Corbell
One of the hardest aspects to account for is how widespread accounts of paranormal activity are in the Uintah region. Over the decades there have been thousands of reports of unidentified aerial phenomena and confrontations with otherworldly entities. While the sheer scope of these reports lends them some credibility, mass hysterias are also deeply American. One need only consider the witch scares among puritans, when hundreds of people claimed to have seen evidence of witchcraft, to see how such ideas can run rampant among isolated populations.Read More: Curse of the Man Who Sees UFOs
Corbell (left) discusses a local’s experience with a unidentified aerial object. Image courtesy of Jeremy Corbell
The anonymous new owner of Skinwalker Ranch, who is continuing investigations into paranormal occurrences at the site. Image courtesy of Jeremy Corbell
