Skinwalker Ranch

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-		+	'''Skinwalker Ranch''' in the [[Uintah County, Utah\|Uintah]] Basin of Utah was the site of a long running series of [[paranormal phenomena]]. The Sherman (sometimes given as Gorman) family bought the ranch, from absent owners, in the Fall of 1994. The sheer amount of strange events encountered proved incredibly stressful and when they tried to sell the ranch in 1996 the news started to break. The [[National Institute for Discovery Science]] (NIDS) picked up this information and bought the ranch for, it is claimed, $200,000. However, nothing about the level of strangeness was known until 2002 when the NIDS allowed George Knapp, a reporter for the ''Las Vegas Mercury'', access to the ranch and his two-part article in November 2002[http://www.aliendave.com/Article_PathoftheSkinwalker_p1.html] revealed this all too a wider audience. Now NIDS researcher [[Colm Kelleher]] and journalist George Knapp have written a book outlining their take on the NIDS <ref>investigation from the inside Kelleher, Colm & Knapp, George: ''Hunt for the Skinwalker: Science Confronts the Unexplained at a Remote Ranch in Utah'' (Paraview Pocket Books, 2005 ISBN 1416505210)</ref>
-	'''Skinwalker Ranch''' in the [[Uintah County, Utah\|Uintah]] Basin of Utah was the site of a long running series of [[paranormal phenomena]]. The Sherman (sometimes given as Gorman) family bought the ranch, from absent owners, in the Fall of 1994. The sheer amount of strange events encountered proved incredibly stressful and when they tried to sell the ranch in 1996 the news started to break. The [[National Institute for Discovery Science]] (NIDS) picked up this information and bought the ranch for, it is claimed, $200,000. However, nothing about the level of strangeness was known until 2002 when the NIDS allowed George Knapp, a reporter for the ''Las Vegas Mercury'', access to the ranch and his two-part article in November 2002[http://www.aliendave.com/Article_PathoftheSkinwalker_p1.html] revealed this all too a wider audience. Now NIDS researcher [[Colm Kelleher]] and journalist George Knapp have written a book outlining their take on the NIDS investigation from the inside Kelleher, Colm & Knapp, George: ''Hunt for the Skinwalker: Science Confronts the Unexplained at a Remote Ranch in Utah'' (Paraview Pocket Books, 2005 ISBN 1416505210)</ref>	+

	==Phenomena==		==Phenomena==
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	** Dog-headed men smoking cigarettes		** Dog-headed men smoking cigarettes
	** [[Bigfoot]]-like creatures the local [[Ute Tribe\|Ute]] [[Native American (U.S.)\|Indians]] believe some of these may be actual creatures but consider some of them to be [[Skinwalker\|skinwalkers]] - the [[Ute Tribe\|Ute]] often seem to use the term Skinwalker/Sasquatch interchangeably.		** [[Bigfoot]]-like creatures the local [[Ute Tribe\|Ute]] [[Native American (U.S.)\|Indians]] believe some of these may be actual creatures but consider some of them to be [[Skinwalker\|skinwalkers]] - the [[Ute Tribe\|Ute]] often seem to use the term Skinwalker/Sasquatch interchangeably.
-	** A large hyenalike beast who's description has some resmblance to the [[Beast of ~~GÃ©vaudan~~]]	+	** A large hyenalike beast who's description has some resmblance to the [[Beast of Gévaudan]]
	** A flock of small red birds.		** A flock of small red birds.
	* A large orange portal in the sky which appears to open into another place (blue sky can be seen through it at night) and black vehicles have been seen entering and leaving the portal		* A large orange portal in the sky which appears to open into another place (blue sky can be seen through it at night) and black vehicles have been seen entering and leaving the portal
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	* [[Teleportation]]		* [[Teleportation]]
	* Large aquatic serpents in the nearby Bottle Hollow which are allegd to be behind a number of deaths at the lake. The Hollow is also the site of a number of sightings of balls of light entering and exiting the water.		* Large aquatic serpents in the nearby Bottle Hollow which are allegd to be behind a number of deaths at the lake. The Hollow is also the site of a number of sightings of balls of light entering and exiting the water.
-	* Invisible or stealthed creatures ~~â~~ one of which (that attacked at 50 to 60 mph) was later identified as looking almost identical to the stealth blurring seen in the [[Predator]] films. Others were ~~âseenâ~~ by their effect on a herd of cattle and compass needle or in one case as it walked through a stream.	+	* Invisible or stealthed creatures – one of which (that attacked at 50 to 60 mph) was later identified as looking almost identical to the stealth blurring seen in the [[Predator]] films. Others were “seen“ by their effect on a herd of cattle and compass needle or in one case as it walked through a stream.
	* An ice disc in the pond.		* An ice disc in the pond.
	* "Cookie cutter" holes in the ground removing a couple of hundred pounds of soil at a time.		* "Cookie cutter" holes in the ground removing a couple of hundred pounds of soil at a time.
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	* A hoax but there are sightings from so many witnesses in a range of locations acorss a number of years that it would be difficult to pull off.		* A hoax but there are sightings from so many witnesses in a range of locations acorss a number of years that it would be difficult to pull off.
	* The ranch might be a testing area for advanced military technology.		* The ranch might be a testing area for advanced military technology.
-	* A coincidence ~~â~~ if some areas are UFO hotspots and some areas are Bigfoot hotspots, a few rare locations may be both.	+	* A coincidence – if some areas are UFO hotspots and some areas are Bigfoot hotspots, a few rare locations may be both.
	* The [[Ute Tribe\|Ute]] building homes on a [[Buffalo Soldier]] graveyard have, in an ironic twist on the popular horror movie trope, disturbed their spirits.		* The [[Ute Tribe\|Ute]] building homes on a [[Buffalo Soldier]] graveyard have, in an ironic twist on the popular horror movie trope, disturbed their spirits.
	* A Navajo curse that sent [[Skinwalker\|Skinwalkers]] to punish the [[Ute Tribe\|Ute]]. The ranch is off limits to the [[Ute Tribe\|Ute]] as they are reported to say "the ranch is in the path of the skinwalker." Junior Hicks, a retired schoolteacher and local researcher, claims contacts amongst the [[Ute Tribe\|Ute]] have told him that the Skinwalker lives in Dark Canyon, beyond the ranch, wihin a cave decorated with centuries-old [[Petroglyph\|petroglyph]] depicting Skinwalkers.		* A Navajo curse that sent [[Skinwalker\|Skinwalkers]] to punish the [[Ute Tribe\|Ute]]. The ranch is off limits to the [[Ute Tribe\|Ute]] as they are reported to say "the ranch is in the path of the skinwalker." Junior Hicks, a retired schoolteacher and local researcher, claims contacts amongst the [[Ute Tribe\|Ute]] have told him that the Skinwalker lives in Dark Canyon, beyond the ranch, wihin a cave decorated with centuries-old [[Petroglyph\|petroglyph]] depicting Skinwalkers.
-	* The intrusion of alternate realities or parallel universes or higher dimensions, which may be connected with the orange portal. Both the [[Apache]] and the [[Hopi]] have folk traditions which certainly be interpreted as folk traditions involving travel between different dimensions ([[Louis L'Amour]]~~âs ââHaunted Mesaââ~~ is said to be a good fictionalised account drawing heavily on these beliefs).	+	* The intrusion of alternate realities or parallel universes or higher dimensions, which may be connected with the orange portal. Both the [[Apache]] and the [[Hopi]] have folk traditions which certainly be interpreted as folk traditions involving travel between different dimensions ([[Louis L'Amour]]'s “Haunted Mesa“ is said to be a good fictionalised account drawing heavily on these beliefs).
-	*That our understanding of reality is fundamentally flawed. This may be explained by [[Michael Talbot]]~~âs~~ ideas that this is a Holographic Universe. Equally it could be explained by the [[simulated reality\|simulation argument]], as put forward by philosophers like [[Nick Bostrom]], which posits that we are living within a very convincing computer program (as popularised by [[The Matrix series\|The Matrix]]).	+	*That our understanding of reality is fundamentally flawed. This may be explained by [[Michael Talbot]]'s ideas that this is a Holographic Universe. Equally it could be explained by the [[simulated reality\|simulation argument]], as put forward by philosophers like [[Nick Bostrom]], which posits that we are living within a very convincing computer program (as popularised by [[The Matrix series\|The Matrix]]).
	* Unique geology which ties in the concept of Earthlights<ref name="persinger">[[Michael Persinger\|Persinger, M.A.]] & Derr, J.S. (1985) ''Geophysical variables and behavior: XXIII. Relations between UFO reports within the Uinta Basin and local seismicity''. Perceptual and Motor Skills. 60. 143 - 52.</ref> (aka [[Ghost light\|Ghost lights]]). The fact that the Uintah Basin is the only known major concentration of [[Gilsonite]] (also known as uintahite or uintaite) may or may not have some bearing on this.		* Unique geology which ties in the concept of Earthlights<ref name="persinger">[[Michael Persinger\|Persinger, M.A.]] & Derr, J.S. (1985) ''Geophysical variables and behavior: XXIII. Relations between UFO reports within the Uinta Basin and local seismicity''. Perceptual and Motor Skills. 60. 143 - 52.</ref> (aka [[Ghost light\|Ghost lights]]). The fact that the Uintah Basin is the only known major concentration of [[Gilsonite]] (also known as uintahite or uintaite) may or may not have some bearing on this.

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	Skinwalker ranch is nearly unique but there are other hotspots with a wide variety of phenomena (although researchers and investigators often focus on the UFOs):		Skinwalker ranch is nearly unique but there are other hotspots with a wide variety of phenomena (although researchers and investigators often focus on the UFOs):

-	*[[Dulce, New Mexico\|Dulce, NM]] where activity is so high some have suggested the presence of a super-secret military establishment in the area ~~â~~ the [[Dulce Base]]. The NIDS established a presence in the area in 1998 and 1999, based at Mount Archuleta, and interviews with local people, especially the [[Jicarilla Apache]], revealed large numbers of similar reports (UFOs, Bigfoot, cattle mutilation and far stranger things).	+	*[[Dulce, New Mexico\|Dulce, NM]] where activity is so high some have suggested the presence of a super-secret military establishment in the area – the [[Dulce Base]]. The NIDS established a presence in the area in 1998 and 1999, based at Mount Archuleta, and interviews with local people, especially the [[Jicarilla Apache]], revealed large numbers of similar reports (UFOs, Bigfoot, cattle mutilation and far stranger things).

	* The [[Yakama Indian Reservation]] is the center of a lot of UFO activity. One family reported voices, strange noises, poltergeist activity, shadow men, flying balls of light, strange flying vehicles, disappearing people and telepathic voices.<ref name="yakima">Long, Greg: ''Examining the Earthlight Theory: The Yakima Ufo Microcosm'' (J. Allen Hynek Center, 1990 ISBN 0929343573)</ref>		* The [[Yakama Indian Reservation]] is the center of a lot of UFO activity. One family reported voices, strange noises, poltergeist activity, shadow men, flying balls of light, strange flying vehicles, disappearing people and telepathic voices.<ref name="yakima">Long, Greg: ''Examining the Earthlight Theory: The Yakima Ufo Microcosm'' (J. Allen Hynek Center, 1990 ISBN 0929343573)</ref>
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	*[[Elbert County, Colorado\|Elbert County, CO]] where one family encountered strange aircraft, numerous Bigfoot sightings, cattle mutilations, mysterious voices and encounters with humanoids and flying vehicles as well as a strange small box which stole a tree.<ref name="good">Good, Timothy: ''Alien Contact: Top-Secret Ufo Files Revealed''. Chapter 3: Colorado Breakthrough (Quill, 1994 ISBN 0688135102)</ref>		*[[Elbert County, Colorado\|Elbert County, CO]] where one family encountered strange aircraft, numerous Bigfoot sightings, cattle mutilations, mysterious voices and encounters with humanoids and flying vehicles as well as a strange small box which stole a tree.<ref name="good">Good, Timothy: ''Alien Contact: Top-Secret Ufo Files Revealed''. Chapter 3: Colorado Breakthrough (Quill, 1994 ISBN 0688135102)</ref>

-	* [[San Luis Valley]] where local journalist Chris ~~OâBrien~~ has charted a wide range of unusual phenomena and describes the area as a ~~âparanormal Disneylandâ~~ [http://www.seancasteel.com/creatures.htm]	+	* [[San Luis Valley]] where local journalist Chris O’Brien has charted a wide range of unusual phenomena and describes the area as a “paranormal Disneyland“ [http://www.seancasteel.com/creatures.htm]

	* [[Sedona, Arizona]] which, as well as its famous vortex and New Age beliefs, has one ranch, belonging to the Bradshaw family, that has reported similar events including strange lights, Sasquatch, encounters with grays, cattle and dog mutilation and a portal through which they could see another world.<ref name="dongo">Dongo, Tom & Bradshaw, Linda: ''Merging Dimensions: The Opening Portals of Sedona'' (Light Technology Publications, 1995 ISBN 0962274844)</ref>		* [[Sedona, Arizona]] which, as well as its famous vortex and New Age beliefs, has one ranch, belonging to the Bradshaw family, that has reported similar events including strange lights, Sasquatch, encounters with grays, cattle and dog mutilation and a portal through which they could see another world.<ref name="dongo">Dongo, Tom & Bradshaw, Linda: ''Merging Dimensions: The Opening Portals of Sedona'' (Light Technology Publications, 1995 ISBN 0962274844)</ref>

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