BAASS 'Utah Ranch Investigation' report released
A 60-page 2010 report by the Pentagon contractor BAASS on reported skinwalker and light phenomena near Fort Duchesne, Utah, was released in the October 2026 batch of Pentagon UFO files.
2010 CE · 40.26, -109.89 · status: official
The account
BAASS investigators visited the Uintah Basin on 22 to 26 March and 19 to 23 April 2010. By May 2010 they had interviewed more than 25 people, including police officers, ranchers, Native American residents, members of the Latter-day Saint church and a local wildlife official. Witnesses described balls of light, dog-like figures running on two legs and other strange creatures. The ranch's name is redacted, though news outlets linked it to the Skinwalker Ranch area. The report also floated ideas such as sensors and plants used as living detectors.
The sceptical view
Hair samples collected as possible creature evidence were tested by a laboratory and matched a dog and a raccoon. The Pentagon calls the cases unresolved and says it cannot reach a determination about the phenomena.