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The world’s most studied
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For decades, Skinwalker Ranch has drawn scientists, military personnel, and investigators seeking answers to unexplained phenomena in the Utah desert. Recognized as the most scientifically studied paranormal hotspot on Earth, the ranch remains an active site of surveillance, experimentation, and ongoing discovery.

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Uintah Basin, Utah

One of the most investigated sites
of unexplained phenomena.

Skinwalker Ranch is a 512-acre secure research site in northeastern Utah that has drawn scientists, military personnel, and investigators for decades. Known for documented reports of unexplained aerial phenomena, electromagnetic disturbances, animal incidents, and other anomalies, the ranch later became the focus of a Pentagon-funded investigation into activity that still resists explanation.

Today, research continues through ongoing experiments, advanced surveillance, and unprecedented access to what happens behind the gates.

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Since 2020, The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch has documented a real-time investigation into unexplained activity at one of the world's most infamous properties. Using advanced scientific tools and surveillance systems, Brandon Fugal and his team pursue answers to questions that remain unresolved.

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Recorded History

This didn’t start
with a television show.

Three centuries of documented strangeness in the Uintah Basin. Scroll through the record.

1776
First Contact

The first documented crossing.

The Dominguez-Escalante Expedition passes through the Uintah Basin along what will become known as Skinwalker Ridge — one of the earliest written records of the region's terrain.

1860
The Name Takes Hold

The Skinwalker legend.

The name "Skinwalker" takes root in the Uintah Basin, drawn from Navajo folklore describing a shapeshifting figure said to move between human and animal form. Attached to this stretch of land, the name follows the property for generations.

Navajo folklore · regional record
1906
First Public Reports

Strange noises in the basin.

Homesteaders in the Uintah Basin report strange noises to local newspapers — the first documented public accounts of unusual activity in the area.

1994
The Sherman Years

Over 100 incidents in twenty-four months.

Terry and Gwen Sherman purchase the ranch. Within months they document over 100 incidents — cattle mutilations, unidentified aerial objects, large unidentified animals, objects moving through walls. They sell two years later, shaken.

1996
Surveillance Begins

A team of PhDs and intelligence officers.

Las Vegas aerospace billionaire Robert Bigelow acquires the property and deploys the National Institute for Discovery Science — PhD scientists, former military intelligence officers, and law enforcement professionals. Full surveillance and monitoring begins.

NIDS program archives · Hunt for the Skinwalker
2008
The Pentagon Era

A classified Pentagon contract.

The Pentagon quietly awards a classified contract to Bigelow’s aerospace company to study unexplained aerial phenomena. Skinwalker Ranch becomes a primary research site. The program remains secret for nearly a decade.

2016
A New Custodian

Brandon Fugal acquires the ranch.

Bigelow sells. Brandon Fugal acquires the ranch through Adamantium Real Estate and resumes the investigation with expanded technology and full transparency.

2020
The World Sees Inside

History Channel premieres.

The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch debuts on History Channel. The world gets its first real look inside the gates.

Now
The Investigation Continues

64 cameras. Live, in real time.

A dedicated research team. Seven seasons of documented evidence. The investigation continues — and for the first time, you can watch it happen in real time.

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The Research Team

The people behind
the search for answers.

Brandon Fugal — Owner, Skinwalker Ranch
Brandon Fugal
Owner

Businessman, investor, and steward of the ranch since 2016. Leads and funds the ongoing investigation.

@brandonfugal
Thomas Winterton — Manager, Skinwalker Ranch
Thomas Winterton
Manager, Skinwalker Ranch

Longtime steward of the property and firsthand witness to unexplained events.

@thomasrwinterton
Dr. Travis Taylor — Senior Science Advisor
Dr. Travis Taylor
Senior Science Advisor

Scientist, engineer, and former chief scientist of the Pentagon’s UAP Task Force.

@travis.s.taylor314
Erik Bard — Principal Scientific Investigator
Erik Bard
Principal Scientific Investigator

Physicist and architect of the ranch’s surveillance and monitoring systems.

Kaleb Bench — Security
Kaleb Bench
Security

Protects the perimeter and documents unusual activity across the ranch.

@kaleb.bench
Bryant Arnold — Head of Security
Bryant Arnold
Head of Security & Safety Officer

Oversees ranch security operations and team safety across the 512-acre site.

@swrdragon
Outside Collaborators

Third-party experts
who've contributed to the work.

Pete Kelsey
Pete Kelsey
Reality-Capture & LiDAR Technologist
Jim Royston
Jim Royston
CEO, OmniTeq
Chris Roberts
Chris Roberts
Archaeologist
Jay Stratton
Jay Stratton
Former Director, UAP Task Force (Ret.)
Ben Woodruff
Ben Woodruff
Biologist, Hutchings Museum Institute
Sam Deriso
Sam Deriso
Chief Engineer, OmniTeq
General Lance Lord
General Lance Lord
U.S. Air Force (Ret.)

The most scientifically studied paranormal hotspot on the planet.

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