Hunt for the Skinwalker (2005)
Colm Kelleher and journalist George Knapp's book describes close to 100 incidents investigated at the ranch by NIDS and the Sherman family's experiences before them.
2005 CE · 40.26, -109.89 · status: claim
The account
Published by Paraview Pocket Books, it covers mutilated and vanishing cattle, orbs, Bigfoot-like creatures, poltergeist effects and Native American lore of the area, written for a general audience rather than as a data report. The authors say they considered hoaxes, hallucinations and military experiments and rejected them. The book was later read by DIA official James Lacatski, which led to the Pentagon's interest.
The sceptical view
The book contains no published data set, and many of its strangest events rest on the testimony of the former owner, Terry Sherman, who stayed on as caretaker.
Connections in the atlas
- NIDS buys the ranch
- Hunt for the Skinwalker
- James Lacatski's ranch visit and the Pentagon money
- The skeptical case on Skinwalker Ranch
- Skinwalker Ranch