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Declassified files detail alleged creature sightings near Utah’s Skinwalker Ranch
The Pentagon released a new batch of declassified UFO files on Friday, including records of an investigation near Skinwalker Ranch in Utah.
Residents told investigators they had seen strange creatures, shadows and unexplained lights in the area.
One man described a six-foot, dog-like figure during an encounter in January 2010.
Investigators tested fur found on a fence, and the samples matched canine DNA from a dog on the property, though the match alone was not definitive.
A woman said she had seen a clear, rippling shape near a lake years earlier and later came to view it as a portal to another world.
The files document witness accounts, not confirmation of paranormal events, and include several different kinds of reported experiences.
The documents give no further steps planned after their release.
The Pentagon released declassified files detailing residents’ reported encounters with unusual creatures and other phenomena near Utah’s Skinwalker Ranch.
The 2010 report recorded claims of a dog-like figure, towering shadows, unexplained lights and a formation described as a portal.
Bigelow Aerospace Advanced Space Studies personnel visited the Fort Duchesne area in March and April 2010 to collect accounts.
Investigators tested fur recovered from a fence, and the results pointed to an ordinary canine source.
The files’ map places the investigation around Skinwalker Ranch, a 512-acre property in Utah’s Uintah Basin.
- Who
- Residents near Skinwalker Ranch reported the encounters. Bigelow Aerospace Advanced Space Studies personnel collected accounts.
- What
- Declassified files detail reports of unusual creatures, lights and a portal near the ranch.
- When
- The report concerns events and interviews in 2010; the Pentagon released the files on a Friday.
- Where
- Near Skinwalker Ranch in Utah’s Uintah Basin, around the Fort Duchesne area.
- Why
- Not stated.
Residents who interpreted the accounts as paranormal
BAASS investigators' findings
Interpretation
Residents who interpreted the accounts as paranormal
Some residents believed they saw skinwalkers or a portal to another world.
BAASS investigators' findings
Investigators said the tested fence samples shared a canine DNA sequence with a dog from the property, suggesting the fur came from the same animal.
Evidence
Residents who interpreted the accounts as paranormal
One witness said a creature left fur on a fence after striking it.
BAASS investigators' findings
BAASS noted the matching DNA, similar appearance of the hairs and freely roaming dogs, while saying the DNA match alone was not definitive.
She said she saw a clear, stationary formation near a lake that she later interpreted as a portal.
A man reported encountering a hunched, dog-like creature.
Witnesses reported hearing a growling roar outside their home.
BAASS personnel visited the Fort Duchesne area to collect accounts.
The man who reported the January encounter gave an interview; he also described a more recent shadow near his home.
The Pentagon released a new batch of declassified UFO documents, including the 2010 report.
- Report year
- 2010
- Property
- Skinwalker Ranch, a 512-acre site in Utah’s Uintah Basin
- Investigating group
- Bigelow Aerospace Advanced Space Studies
- Reported creature estimate
- About six feet tall and 250 pounds
- Fence samples
- Two unidentified samples shared a canine DNA sequence with a control sample from a dog on the property
- Portal formation estimate
- About 30 to 40 feet high
What people are saying
The head was described as looking like a German shepherd dog without the pointed nose
It ran like it was leaping
a doorway to another world