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PRIVATE — DOD STUDIEDDeclassified 2017// places
Skinwalker Ranch
512-acre Utah ranch with documented decades of anomalous phenomena — formally studied by the Pentagon's AAWSAP program (2008–2010).
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Overview
Skinwalker Ranch (formerly the Sherman Ranch) is a 512-acre property in Uintah County, Utah, that has been a focus of paranormal investigation. From 1996, billionaire Robert Bigelow purchased the ranch and tasked the National Institute for Discovery Science (NIDS) with documenting phenomena. From 2008 to 2010, the property was studied under the Pentagon's Advanced Aerospace Weapon System Applications Program (AAWSAP), confirmed by the New York Times in 2017.
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Timeline
- 1994Sherman family acquires the ranch and reports anomalies.
- 1996Sold to Robert Bigelow / NIDS.
- 2005Colm Kelleher & George Knapp publish 'Hunt for the Skinwalker.'
- 2008–2010Pentagon AAWSAP studies the site under Senator Harry Reid's request.
- 2016Real estate developer Brandon Fugal purchases the ranch.
- 2017-12-16NYT publishes 'Glowing Auras and Black Money' exposing AATIP/AAWSAP.
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Evidence on Record
- 01AAWSAP contracts (DIA, $22 million; DoD Inspector General confirmed 2018)
- 02NIDS field reports; multi-witness accounts
- 03NYT investigation transcripts (Helene Cooper, Ralph Blumenthal, Leslie Kean)
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Theories & Disputes
THEORY A
Localized portal/interdimensional phenomena (Kelleher, Knapp).
THEORY B
Mass hallucination / hoax (skeptics).
THEORY C
Classified aerospace testing (some researchers).
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