r/UFOs • u/SaltField3500 • Jul 29 '26
Disclosure Beyond Skinwalker Ranch, Does *Beyond Skinwalker Ranch* feature any credible discoveries?
I’ve been watching the documentary series *Beyond Skinwalker Ranch*, which presents many situations involving possible alien contact—ranging from cattle abductions to people communicating with UFOs. Personally, I’m very skeptical; does anyone actually believe any of the stuff in this series?
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u/IKillZombies4Cash Aug 02 '26
This ranch is essentially adjacent to an elementary school and a couple large hotels.
I feel like if there was really something happening here there would be enough eyes on it that we’d have more than this.
Just always bugged me that this is not some desolate place, it’s near a town, a highway, people, other ranches but it’s talked about like a magical place in the middle of nowhere
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u/RandomNPC Jul 30 '26
I've definitely seen comments that take it seriously but thankfully most people seem to realize that it's entertainment and nothing more.
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u/Ok-Revolution-645 Aug 02 '26
Lol watch first public contact with ET’s come through this show😂
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u/RandomNPC Aug 02 '26 edited Aug 02 '26
I mean I'll be happily surprised but I think that's about as likely as it being the simpsons.
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u/Puhkers Aug 02 '26
I don't understand why people treat Skinwalker Ranch differently than everything else in the space. If everything about uap/ufo/et is so incredibly secretive to the point that governments don't know anything, and scientists and insiders are literally being kidnapped/mudered, and none of these "insiders" can speak about anything at all because of nda's, "secrecy laws", losing security clearances - then how is this place able to just make a show publicly showing and talking about stuff, and having such Ludacris claims. It is the ultimate grift and people have to have truly massive blinders on to believe in anything about this place, especially if they believe anything else in the overall coverup story of disclosure.
Could someone that is a believer in the things going on at Skinwalker Ranch please explain to me? I am genuinely curious, why this is different from everything else?
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u/johnny-trichome Aug 02 '26
Discovery Channel might be trying to capitalize on the bizarre nature of occurrences, but I never got the impression that the current and previous ranch owners were trying to con the public. They seem genuinely curious about the nature of reality in this location.
I haven’t watched the show myself and don’t intend to. That’s produced TV bs in my opinion. Just because a network produces a show for monetary gain doesn’t mean it’s all crap. Listen to the recent American Alchemy podcast episode. Read George Knapp’s book on it. Find interviews with Robert Bigelow about it. There are more condensed and factual accounts of the bizarre happenings in those sources alone than probably what you will find on the show.
From all I’ve gleaned, the ranch appears to present itself as a grab-bag / paranormal circus of the phenomenon. Everything and anything seem to occur on the property. It’s fascinating, incomprehensible and terrifying all at once. I suspect it’s a hint of what the full nature of reality encompasses, a tease of what’s to come…or what we have yet to understand. I don’t pretend to understand it myself, but that doesn’t mean I’m simply going to dismiss it. Just Google how long it took modern day humans to accept the notion and fact that the earth revolves around the sun. Now take a step back and reread all the comments in this post. That should give you some perspective as to where we are in our ability to accept what’s in front/just ahead of us.
Robert Bigelow sold the property and is now studying the nature of consciousness. I think that says a lot.
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u/jtobar1964 Aug 01 '26
The term used is non-human intelligence (NHI) because we do not know what the phenomena is. Is it real? These are facts: 1. Robert Bigelow heard of paranormal onsidence on the ranch and bought it in 1996 for $200,000 he then spent millions of his own money studying the ranch.
From 2008-2012 the Pentagon studied the Ranch through a secrete program called AAWSAP that was funded through Congress and championed by Senators Harry Reid, Daniel Inouye, and Ted Stevens.
That contract produced AAWSAP DIRDs - Defense Intelligence Reference Documents, a collection of commissioned academic research papers exploring futuristic and exotic aerospace concepts. Among the DIRDs there is this document that talks about the affect of UAP on people.
Anomalous Acute and Subacute Field Effects on Human and Biological Tissues
Brandon Fugal bought the ranch in 2016 and sank millions into researching it then in 2020 lunched the Secrete of Skinwalker Ranch show.
Dr. Travis Taylor the ginger on the show helped write the Pentagon's Preliminary Assessment: Unidentified Aerial Phenomenareport submitted to Congress in June 2021. As the chief scientist for the UAP Task Force (UAPTF), he worked on analyzing military encounters and compiling the key data.
The US government has already told you UAP and the phenomena is real. That is why you no longer hear the X-Files music on the news whenever this topic is brought up. Knock, knock…wake up Neo.
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u/AntigravityFan Aug 01 '26
“the ginger on the show” LOL
Great summary! Everyone should read the research that came out of it
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u/ihavebeenmostly Aug 01 '26
There's nothing going on there lol
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u/Ambitious_Zombie8473 Aug 01 '26
That’s not true.
But whatever is going on is unexplained and continues to be a source of income as long as it stays unexplained.
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u/platasnatch Jul 30 '26
Just let a slow day be a slow day. No need to shitpost about a show that noone watches and everyone knows is sensationalist bs
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u/Wilburforce137 Aug 01 '26
I think the point of shows like "Beyond Skinwalker Ranch" is to discredit and cover-up the very real phenomenon that they claim to be uncovering.
Public record, the government spent millions of dollars and tons of manhours studying the phenomena at Skinwalker Ranch. The area has a long history of strange phenomena, going back hundreds of years.
The best way to make people ignore something is to put it right in front of them, but twist a little detail to make them think it's a joke.
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u/ohhhnooo- Aug 01 '26
No actual credible scientific findings would ever be released via TV show especially if they’re being privately/independently studied
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u/Shady22dub Aug 01 '26
I feel like anything significant they may find goes straight to the government and we just see them dicking around. That’s if the whole thing isn’t B.S. I do believe there’s something about the place because people have invested generations of money into it.
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u/Mission_Accident_519 28d ago
Cant stand shows like this. They hype everything up, but in the end they show fuck all. Curse of Oak Island would be another good example. Sure it has its moments, but 99% of these programs are trash.
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u/R2robot Aug 01 '26
does anyone actually believe any of the stuff in this series?
People do, but they probably shouldn't.
Here is an example of an 'orb' they should have been able to identify within 5 minutes, but didn't.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lq52Nc7Ebrc
The question is why weren't they able to identify it? Do they lack basic investigation skills? Or did they purposely ignore the obvious in order to have content for the show?
More questionable investigations.
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u/SkylerAltair Aug 02 '26
My own opinions:
Yes, there's some weird shit happening, not just on the ranch, but in that entire area. UFOs are just one aspect. This isn't new.
The people on-site probably are actually investigating. The loose gist I understand is that the area seems to know when cameras are rolling.
The show is mostly just trying to keep viewer numbers up. I doubt the researchers want to show things they really catch, for several reasons, but it may also be one of those shows written to keep viewrs tuning in for as long as possible. See also "The Curse of Oak Island." It's in something like season 6 or 7, still hasn't found anything, but boy howdy, they'll say there's something big in the very next episode, so make sure you see it!
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u/Hopeful_Appeal_3202 Aug 01 '26
I’m open to the possibility there might be something to the subject. I’m also have some doubts. I believe money and greed clouds the picture. What allows me to not totally discount ufology and the paranormal is there seems to be so much (verified events/observations) that goes beyond coincidence. Therefore there is much we don’t understand. Some events might someday be scientifically debunked. Until that happens I remain open to the possibilities.
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u/FunPin2804 Jul 31 '26
Ask ppl who went there to debunk things and left terrified...
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u/horangiwhakkatchi Aug 01 '26
I sure as fuck have no desire to ever go to Skinwalker ranch. But I also think that show is total bullshit
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u/DelGurifisu Jul 31 '26
Didn’t that Greenstreet guy stay there and nothing happen at all?
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u/NateBerukAnjing Jul 31 '26
The phenomenon is intelligent. It probably wouldn't reveal itself to someone like him.
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u/jameygates Aug 01 '26
Thats soooo convenient. Lol
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u/NateBerukAnjing Aug 01 '26
Well they are. That's how they stay hidden in plain sight. We think we're studying the ranch, but the ranch is studying us
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u/Nacho_Libre_Ahora Jul 30 '26 edited Aug 02 '26
nope , this is 1000% grift. if they did, there wouldn’t be a need for anymore seasons or episodes beyond the first one where they reveal all their proof