REF: UAP/1990s/166Unexplained
1997-1999+
Skinwalker Ranch acquisitions & NIDS study
Uintah Basin, UT · USA·Property-based anomaly study·1990s
Unexplained
§ ASummary
Bigelow's NIDS bought ranch (1996) after Sherman family reports; scientists logged orbs, animal mutilations, anomalies; later (2007+) AAWSAP/BAASS studied it under DIA funding — bridge to AATIP story.
§ BWitnesses
Sherman/Gorman family; NIDS/BAASS staff (Kelleher, Knapp)
§ CEvidence & Documentation
NIDS internal reports; AAWSAP DIRDs; 'Hunt for the Skinwalker' (2005)
§ DOfficial Investigation
Privately funded NIDS; DIA-funded AAWSAP (2008-10)
§ EStatus Assessment
Anecdotal/contested; significant for AATIP genesis
§ FVerifiable Sources
Kelleher & Knapp (2005); Lacatski, Kelleher & Knapp 'Skinwalkers at the Pentagon' (2021)
§ GCross-referenced cases6
1997-03-13🇺🇸 USA
Phoenix Lights
Mass sighting (two events)
1995-01-06🇬🇧 UK
Manchester Airport near-miss
Airliner near-miss (official report)
1995-07-31🇦🇷 Argentina
Bariloche near-landing incident
Airliner + airport blackout
1995 (release)🇬🇧 UK/Global
'Alien Autopsy' film (admitted hoax)
Film hoax benchmark
1996-01-20🇧🇷 Brazil
Varginha incident
Entity capture claim
1996-12-11🇨🇦 Canada
Yukon 'mothership'
Mass sighting of giant craft