Welcome to our World! Where we serve you cookies to ensure you get the best viewing experience on our site.

Did you know that you can remove censorship board-wide, use our advanced search functions, be notified when new content is posted, join our memberships, set episodes to show in any order you want & more if you are logged into your account?

Register or sign in here: ucp.php?mode=register

02x06 - Skin Deep

Episode transcripts for the TV show, "The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch". Aired: March 31, 2020 – present.*
Watch/Buy Amazon



Series that follows a team investigating Skinwalker Ranch, located in Uintah County, Utah, United States.

02x06 - Skin Deep

Post by bunniefuu »

- Got the trackers?

- Yes, we do. - Got the trackers.

We've come up

with this cattle tracking system.

That we're going to use.

Right over there

you could see something.

Open up in the sky.

Something came out of it.

It's really interesting.

That steven mentioned

the triangle.

- Look at the screen.

- It jumped to 47.

There's something

flickering right here.

Back corner of the house!

Back corner of the house!

- Guys, what's going on?

- It's moving.

Something may be hacking us.

Crap. Look at that!

We're actively being

electronically attacked.

I'm leaving the ranch.

I'm getting a bad headache.

That was

That was freaky weird.

I was just suddenly

short of breath.

That's not good either, travis.

I don't like this.

Well, let's get you out of here.

There's a static.

Electricity feeling.

This is an effect

of these microwave.

And radio wave signals

that are here.

There is a ranch

in northern utah.

It is considered the epicenter.

Of the strangest and most

disturbing phenomena on earth

Animal mutilations,

Bizarre ufo sightings.

And unusual energies that have

proven harmful to humans.

For 20 years,

the federal government.

Tried to find answers

and failed.

Now a new team

of dedicated scientists,

Researchers and experts

has taken over.

They are determined to solve

the mystery and reveal.

The secret of skinwalker ranch.

Hey, guys.

James keenan's with us.

- James, why don't you have a seat at the head of the table.

- Hi, everyone. Thank you.

- Nice to meet you.

- Hey!

- James keenan. Thank you.

- Nice to meet you, man. - Have a seat.

We've spoken a little bit about.

James's area

of expertise and study.

He's a researcher and an author

touching on a lot of the stuff.

That we're interested in

here at the ranch,

And has some

interesting connections.

That he thinks he's found.

All right.

We've been applying

hard science to figure out.

The bizarre phenomena

that keep happening.

At homestead two

and other parts of the ranch,

But so far nothing definitive

has been discovered.

So erik bard

invited a researcher named.

James keenan

who has been studying.

This area for more than 25 years.

And had a theory

about what might be causing.

All the strange phenomena here.

James had never been

on the ranch,

But erik explained to me

that he conducted.

Vector magnetometer surveys

of the surrounding area,

Measuring for the strength

and the direction.

Of magnetic anomalies.

And what he found

pointed him here.

So my research

started near the area.

This is the uinta basin.

You see that area that

I've put a blue marker over?

I went in there

and wanted to take some.

Vector magnetometer readings.

However, when I went to go

put my magnetometer away,

I carry with me

a standard compass,

Just the typical

boy scout compass.

I had it on a rock.

It was spinning.

Uncontrollably spinning.

And I thought to myself,

well, maybe it's something.

In my backpack or with the rock.

So I picked up the compass,

I put everything down,

and I moved.

About five or six feet away,

and it continued.

At about what rate?

Faster than a second hand. Yeah.

One of the stories

that we've heard.

On a few occasions is.

An old-school magnetic compass.

Would begin rotating wildly.

We've seen

this kind of thing before.

With other instrumentation.

What do we make of it?

I don't know.

Other than

the fact that something.

Is altering

the magnetic environment.

So I continued

to take magnetometer reads.

Throughout this area.

West of the ranch,

east of the ranch,

South of the ranch, on the mesa.

Most of it was typical reads.

And we're talking

hundreds of data points taken.

But I had three reads

that had the exact same.

Transient, magnetic

read of anywhere.

From a negative to the mid-40s.

What james reported

was really interesting.

Because a normal

magnetic field reading.

For this desert area

should be positive.

And in the single digits.

Up to about 80 microteslas.

For him to get negative readings.

And as much as

minus 40 microteslas,

That means there's something

unusual underground,

Such as a void

or a large metallic object,

Or even a structure.

So not only was it here,

But it was right here,

And I had one right there.

When I plugged

these three anomalies,

They lined up in

this imaginary straight line.

Guess where it ran

straight through?

Skinwalker ranch.

I believe there is

something underground.

There's all kinds of rumors

that have been floating around.

This ranch since the day

that I stepped foot on it.

Whether it be underground

tunnels, underground bases,

Alien craft

that's buried under here.

And, so, a lot of stories

all indicating.

That there may be something

under skinwalker ranch.

When you look at this,

you're cutting right directly.

Through my

focal and origin point,

Which is this location

of skinwalker ranch.

It looks like a shark tooth.

- That's interesting.

- That is very interesting.

James keenan,

who studied the area.

But never

been on the ranch before,

Has pinpointed a location

that he called a shark tooth.

Well, we know that

as the triangle.

We call it that after

an experiment last year

Three, two, one, let it launch.

Where we measured

anomalous energy spikes.

From three different locations

across the ranch.

That all pointed,

or triangulated,

To this same spot,

Except about a mile high

above the ranch.

And just last week,

Steven wall,

the nephew of the shermans,

Who were so scared.

By what they kept seeing

in the 1990s,

That they sold the ranch

and refused to ever come back,

He shared a crazy story

about a possible portal.

Appearing high

above the triangle as well.

Right over there you could see

something open up in the sky.

Something came out of it.

It come working

its way up through.

Them russian olive trees,

and it went straight up,

And that hole closed.

So even though

we've been focusing.

Our investigation

of the triangle area.

High above the ground,

The fact that james is getting

anomalous readings.

At this spot below the ground.

Makes me wonder if that's

where we need to look next.

So what do you think it is?

There seems to be the potential

or the possibility.

For a tunnel system

with a water feature.

Going like this

straight down for miles.

So do you think

a cavity or a tunnel.

Could be an explanation

for the anomaly?

- Yes, absolutely.

- All right.

Caverns with water flowing

underneath the ranch.

Might explain some strange

magnetic anomalies.

If it's mineral water or there's

salt or other ionic materials.

In the water that can carry

an electric current.

It might also explain something

that happened earlier this year.

- That's a lot of water that went away.

- Yeah.

A few weeks ago,

We dug into

a strange and deep pit.

That thomas found

near homestead two.

When we couldn't get

to the bottom of it,

We poured 45,000 gallons

of dyed water.

Into it just to see

if it would appear.

Somewhere else on the ranch.

It all just disappeared.

So now I'm wondering if james.

Is really onto something

that could not only explain.

Where all that water went,

but just maybe what's behind.

The weird phenomena

on skinwalker ranch.

What do you want

from us about that spot?

Do a grid pattern search.

To see if there

Could be an explanation,

Below ground.

Well, we're more than happy

to pack you in to the jeeps.

And head out and let you,

- You know, continue your search.

- Yeah.

- Okay. Sounds good.

- Let's do it.

All right.

Since the team is very cautious.

About disturbing the ground

on skinwalker ranch.

Because bizarre injuries

have coincided with digging.

We let james

conduct a non-invasive.

Vector magnetometer survey

right at the triangle.

To see if he could

confirm any anomalies.

So, james,

you've personally seen caverns.

That seem like they're

traveling down this direction.

Correct. And, most of these

were filled with, water.

- Okay.

- Well, let's see what you find.

Can I have somebody log

the numbers from a distance?

- Sure.

- I'll call them out.

So we're 48.641.

43.842.

49.941.

That's weird.

Hey, guys. So I've got

something interesting here.

We went from

a-a peak value of 49.870.

Down to a 43 to about a 45.

The value is moving

without me moving.

James's initial reading

of about 49 microteslas.

Was pretty normal, but then

for him to almost immediately.

Get a six-point drop

That makes no sense to me.

The natural ground

shouldn't be that inconsistent.

- So right now it's changing.

- Correct.

It's just climbing

right now to 48.

It's just all

over the place right here.

When his readings then started

jumping back and forth,

That made me even more intrigued

about what could be causing it.

Something strange

is definitely going on here.

Below this triangle area.

41.328.

- Hey.

- Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

It's dropping.

It dropped

all the way down to 31.

What the heck?

So I don't know how

to interpret this.

- I've got values from 49 to

- There was a 31.

James keenan, a researcher

who believes there could be.

Some kind of underground

flooded cavern or tunnel system.

Here at the so-called triangle

area, has just picked up.

A series of anomalous readings.

With a hand held magnetometer.

So 31 to 49.

- Correct.

- Okay.

James's readings did

indicate a very strange.

Disturbance in the magnetic

field here underground,

So who knows if that could mean.

He's right about a flooded

cavern or a tunnel,

Or some kind

of unknown structure,

Which people have speculated

about in the past as well.

So I think

the next step is to get.

Some ground-penetrating radar

equipment out here.

And see

if we can get better data,

Or even an image

of just what it could be.

Well, james,

this is great stuff.

I think we've pretty much

covered this area.

And, you know,

it's something weird.

About this spot.

So, you know, I say we just.

Shut down, load up, and head

back to the command center.

- Sounds good to me.

- All right. Well, I appreciate you doing this.

What's going on, guys?

We just reviewed.

- The footage from the game cams.

- Cool.

While I was working

with thomas winterton.

To arrange for a

ground-penetrating radar expert.

To come check out

the triangle area,

The ranch caretakers

kandus linde and tom lewis,

Who have been helping monitor.

The cattle on the ranch

this summer,

Showed some very peculiar

surveillance footage.

To erik bard.

This one by the cow tree.

Had a few things on it that we

wanted you to get your eyes on.

- Okay.

- Yeah.

- And

- Yeah, start with that one.

Okay. This one here?

- There.

- Okay.

What?

What are we looking at here?

- Um, yeah, what is that?

- We don't know.

- So

- And it's there and then it's not in each of the,

- You know, the frames before and after.

- Okay.

With these game cams,

everything's in focus,

Everything's pretty clear.

And that is very unclear.

Okay.

This particular photograph

I couldn't tell what it was.

It looked like something.

Flying in the sky, to me,

that was cloaked.

And really bizarre,

So I don't have any idea.

What that would be

in a natural sense.

And 'cause

this is skinwalker ranch,

You kind of have to wonder

what's going on.

I've got tell you,

I'm scratching my head.

On some of the features

that I see here.

I'm not sure what to make.

Of this unusual,

dark spot in the sky.

It's not unlike some

of the other things.

That we've seen

in our footage in the past.

So we're going

to be studying that image.

And look for more like it

in coming days.

Then, we noticed the cows.

Left this area

and didn't come back.

- In the same time frame?

- -Yeah.

Well, I've got

some of the recent.

Movement cow tracker data.

You know, this is cumulative

data for the summer.

Okay. So

So this is really more

almost like a-a snapshot.

Of where the

Of where the herd were.

We have the movement system.

The gps tags in the ears

of some of the cattle.

That allow us to study

the movement of the herd.

Over the course of time.

One surprising result is where.

They tend not to congregate,

As if they're avoiding

certain regions of the property.

We have indications

of these tags.

Being as far

out of the field as here.

Okay? And we even

have them going down into the,

- You know, into the serengeti, right? Down here.

- Yeah.

And yet there are regions

within our own field,

Where the cows

seem to avoid them.

They've been here

every day, every morning.

- So they love to hang out here.

-

And you're saying they left

and, correlative with that,

We have the puff of smoke.

What made the footage

of this blurry object.

And the correlation

of the cattle movement.

Away from that area

so compelling.

Is that it was in that

location where last year.

One of the cows suddenly died,

And not from natural causes.

So it makes us all wonder

what is going on.

With that particular area?

Does it have to do with whatever

was captured in the footage?

Or could it be something

below ground there?

Okay.

- Well, keep them coming.

- Yeah. - All right.

- Thank you so much, erik.

- Yeah, no, thank you for - your time. We'll see you later.

- Looks like mala's here.

- Yeah.

You guys remember zach?

- Looks like some new equipment.

- Hey, zach. Hey, how's it going?

Hey. Awesome to have you

back. Welcome back, man.

Good to see you. Thank

you, thank you. Good to see you.

I'm thrilled to have zach zyla.

Coming back out to the ranch.

We're going to be taking

a careful look.

In the triangle area

where we got those very strange.

Vector magnetometer readings

with james keenan.

- What'd you bring?

- I brought a ground-penetrating radar.

Hopefully, we can see down

to maybe ten to 15 feet,

But, more realistically,

probably six to ten.

All right, sounds good.

I feel like we've looked above.

In this particular place

pretty good,

And so now it's time

to gpr the triangle,

And see if we can draw

our attention to specific places.

That we should dig.

All right,

I'd say let's get on it,

And get this done

as quick as we can.

Gpr is ground-penetrating radar.

We're broadcasting radar waves

down into the ground.

And looking at the reflections.

In order to get an idea of what

may be beneath the surface.

So I kind of see

the triangle comes to a point.

Right where our trucks are.

Do you mind if we kind of

start right here,

Kind of across

this flag and then.

We'll start just kind of

going back and forth?

- You're the expert.

- That's perfect.

- Let's go.

- Do what you need to.

This is an area where

we've seen unusual signals.

Using other equipment.

There may be something

beneath the ground there,

And we want to see

if anything stands out.

Interesting.

Hey, why don't you,

come take a look at this.

That's going crazy.

What the heck?

We're putting

out an electromagnetic signal.

Into the ground,

and the ground's really making.

That whole thing ring.

You see all these black

and white lines?

This is actually because,

You know,

the soil in the, you know,

Ground beneath us

is highly conductive.

Certain minerals

in the soil, like salt,

Which is common to this area,

Could make

the ground conductive,

But so could water

or a water flow.

Like james keenan

suggested to us when he said.

He believes there could be

flooded tunnels.

Under the triangle area.

Right here. You can see

something kind of weird.

Is going on in terms of, you

know, maybe ground movement.

Someone kind of dug up,

mushed around.

And then, you know,

backfilled everything.

So that point right there,

you're saying.

That's been disturbed possibly,

is in this triangle.

Within yeah, within kind

of the two areas of the road.

What the heck?

Now that we

have confirmation that.

The soil has been disturbed,

does that mean that someone just.

Dug here in the past, or was

something actually buried here?

Or, more to the point,

was something.

Constructed under the ground?

There's really only

one way to figure that out.

Do you think

it'd be a good, next step.

That we potentially

start excavating?

I think it could be, justified.

Really?

Well, that's

That is interesting.

It was a mandate given to me.

That we were

to be very cautious,

In particular

with digging activities,

But I know that there

are answers that we're trying.

To get to the bottom of

that may actually require.

More of that sort of activity.

So if we do it in a safe manner,

Then I'm prepared

to let the team dig.

Okay.

Okay.

Well, let's get this loaded up.

Thanks again for coming out.

Thanks for, having me again.

We do have a

mini excavator on the ranch.

That brandon, the ranch owner,

Has given permission for us.

To conduct shallow digs with.

When we find evidence

of anomalies.

So I think we need to take that

step next and see what we find.

- We ready to do this?

- Let's dig.

Now, as we conduct our shallow

dig for more scientific evidence.

Of what could be buried

in the triangle area,

We're going to be very cautious.

Since we already had

a strange experience this year.

When we dug up

the pit at homestead two.

You guys should take

a look at kaleb's phone.

I don't have

any control over it.

It just goes right

past my pass code.

Something strange

happened to kaleb's phone,

Like it was being hacked.

Something here

is crying out for help.

Or is it giving us a warning?

You know, I'm a scientist.

Things have reasons

for happening, but so many.

Strange things happen here

that I can't explain.

All right. If you start

feeling anything funny,

Let each other know, okay?

Yep, got it. Thank you.

All right, thomas!

While thomas digs

with the mini excavator,

Dragon and kaleb will be

sifting through the spoils.

For anything metallic

that might explain.

Why the soil here

is so conductive.

Now, erik and I

will be monitoring.

Our spectrum analyzer,

our gamma ray detector,

The lightning strike meter,

and we'll use a metal detector.

To see if anything else happens

as we disturb the ground.

There's something right here.

Next scoop.

It's weird, erik. Look.

Nothing's happening.

Before, it was going nuts.

- Okay.

- I say keep on digging.

W-What the heck?

I don't understand.

What could be making

the metal detector.

Register strong hits

and then nothing.

Once again, it's a transient

anomaly that is occurring.

- That's weird.

- What the heck?

Holy smokes.

What's going on with that?

So now, since people

warn against digging,

Could these readings

be because of that?

Or is there something here

underground causing it?

Whoa, it was a lot stronger

this time.

I didn't even have to make it

all the way to the ground.

Before it went off.

What the heck?

I-I'm a foot

from the ground now.

I'm not making it

all the way to the bottom,

- But when I come up out of the hole

- Okay.

That's weird, man.

The deeper we dug there,

the stronger.

The signal was getting

on the metal detector.

But we found no metal objects at

all in the spoils at that point.

So it made me think we must be

getting closer and closer.

To a really large

metal object or a structure.

- Did you hear the gamma rays just go off?

- Yeah.

There it goes again.

- Yeah, 24 micro-ohms per hour.

- What does that mean?

Well, what we're seeing

is more than double.

The normal background level.

- Now it's just, like, wigged out.

- It's malfunctioning.

- What's going on?

- What in the world?

It's detecting everywhere.

There's something

about this hole.

Well, is it me, or is this.

- Almost like we're triggering something?

- Yeah.

What the crap?

Look, there is nothing now.

This thing was

going crazy a minute ago.

Something weird

just happened here.

It could be natural

or unnatural. I don't know.

What's charging it?

Is this whole ranch

a big generator?

Well, we've heard

how many stories about.

The possibility of something

underneath the ground,

Whether it be caverns, a base

So who's to say it couldn't

be something even more crazy.

We've heard

stories of individuals.

Going into these

deep caves or caverns,

And we've even heard crazy

stories about these openings.

That lead to some

sort of an underground base.

We need to be careful of that.

And definitely

study this area more.

Yeah, the really exotic

explanation is there's something.

Under the ground here

that's either.

Using this or causing this.

We just got

to keep going deeper because.

It's certainly

not at eight-foot deep.

We've now gone as deep as we can

with this mini excavator.

So whatever's here

is deeper than we can.

Actually reach today.

I think what we need to do next.

Is to conduct a deeper

magnetometry scan of this area.

To figure out just what's

causing these energy spikes,

And if it really

could be a structure.

Or a flooded tunnel system

like james keenan told us.

I don't know that

we are any less confused,

But, you know, it definitely

hammers home the point.

That we have to

study this area way more.

- Yep.

- All right, well,

Let's pack it up

and get out of here.

Hey, fellas. How y'all

doing? Doing well.

- How are you?

- After our shallow dig.

With the mini excavator

at the triangle area.

Didn't really find

any definitive evidence.

Of a structure or a tunnel,

That means we need

to dig much deeper.

But before we can

do anything more invasive.

Or potentially risky like that,

Brandon fugal,

the owner of skinwalker ranch,

Is going to want to see

some hard scientific evidence.

Everybody, I want you to meet

the team from juniper unmanned.

So we invited juniper unmanned,

A company that specializes.

In both magnetometry

and lidar technologies.

To help us perform a deeper

and more comprehensive scan.

Of the triangle,

as well as other hot spots.

Around the ranch

where we keep seeing anomalies.

There are a few.

Locations of interest relative

to the magnetic question.

The homestead area

out to the west.

Is very interesting to us.

There are a few concentrated

regions here in the east field.

That are also they have

some interesting history.

So no shortage of interesting

sites on this ranch.

- Let's get it done.

- Great.

We want to know

if there could be a connection.

Between the pit at homestead two

where all that water disappeared.

Earlier this year,

and the triangle area,

Which may have

flooded tunnels below it.

So I'm really interested in.

What the magnetometry scan

is gonna tell us.

You think this will work?

Yeah, I think this will be

a good place to get started.

Well, heck. Let us get out

of your way. Right?

You guys get it going.

I want to see it fly.

Okay. I'm going to

power up the drone.

Taking off.

Starting to route.

Juniper's drone is equipped.

With a sophisticated

magnetometer device.

That will scan the entire area.

Sensing for

any magnetic anomalies

100 or more feet underground,

So if there are tunnels

or structures there,

We should get

a good indication of it.

All right, I'm at altitude.

Turning onto its first line.

That's really cool.

The magnetometer

is nice and stable.

Of course,

I'm very excited to see.

All the data

that we're collecting,

But I think

the magnetic survey really.

Holds the greatest promise

for providing insights.

Into some of the strange things

that have happened.

Out at the homesteads

and at the point of the mesa.

All right, so it's about

to turn and head towards us.

We spent the better part

of the day running.

These magnetometry and lidar

surveys in the triangle area,

Homestead two,

and the eastern field.

So, hopefully,

once we process all the data,

We'll have a much more

complete picture of what.

Could be going on both above

and below the property.

The magnetometer

is nice and stable.

Then, we can talk to brandon

and decide as a team.

How much harder

and deeper we are willing.

To poke this nest to get to

the bottom of skinwalker ranch.

Gear down.

All right, guys.

Well, let's pack up,

- And let's get out of here.

- Sounds good.

- Hey, gentlemen.

- Hey, chris.

Hey, guys.

Good to see you again.

- How you doing?

- Howdy.

We're pretty excited

about, the data.

That, we've been able

to produce for you all.

Juniper compiled all this data.

Of pretty much the entire ranch,

And we can't wait to see.

If there are

any anomalous readings.

That they got under the ground

here on the ranch.

It would be better for us

to go to those locations.

That you gentlemen found

interesting in this survey.

What I'm showing here, this is,

Our lidar point cloud.

Of the entire section

that we collected.

As the first area

that I'd like to point out,

It is just southeast

of the helicopter pad.

There are a couple

of circles that show up.

In the ground surface.

As you're walking along,

you might not notice.

The difference in the terrain.

There is clearly

a circle right here.

You can clearly see

the circle there.

That is very interesting,

and, you know,

It's not far

from where the cow died.

- No. It's right by that.

- Yeah.

I mean, it's within ten feet,

right? Or 20 feet, maybe.

Looks like there is

There is a depression.

- Going all the way around it.

- What is that?

Probably 50 feet across?

I-I think they're about

ten to 20 feet across.

It definitely does not look

like a natural feature to us.

- Here at the office.

- Yeah, I'm really anxious.

To have a look

at the magnetometry results.

Here is the magnetic data.

Of the whole property.

And, as you'll see,

We've got

some hot, bright colors.

In the southeast,

and it moves off.

To greens and blues,

cooler colors, to the north.

The cooler colors represent.

Lower magnetic intensity

readings,

And the warmer colors

are higher.

If I move a little to the west

here, we have homestead two.

Really?

There's extreme

magnetic field anomaly.

Compared to the rest

of the background right there.

You know what? That's exactly

where we always have trouble.

- With the

- With everything.

Yeah, with everything.

Can you zoom in.

A little bit closer right there?

I want to see exactly

where that is in the road.

I mean, it's clearly

a magnetic anomaly there.

The really high

magnetic readings.

At homestead two are incredible.

We've had so much happen there

above ground this year.

With our portal investigations,

But this scientific data

is telling us.

There has to be

something below ground.

Like a void or

maybe even a structure.

I really think we need

to convince brandon to let us.

Drill a hole there

and see what that is.

We did a survey

over the triangle,

A magnetic survey.

Here's the triangle.

There's something

going on right here.

Could you stop right there.

And-and go a little bit

more transparent.

With the magnetic data,

just a little bit?

Right there.

What's really interesting

about the magnetic anomaly.

At the triangle is how it

looks like an elongated feature.

Or possibly two main objects.

With something

running between them.

So from the lore about some

kind of base under the ranch,

To james keenan's theory

about a tunnel,

We really

need brandon's blessing.

To explore

deeper underground there.

Well, I'd say,

That's some interesting stuff,

and it gives us.

Some things to dig deeper into.

And maybe even some spots to

go look at a little closer.

This is really great.

It's a feature-rich report.

- That we're getting out of this.

- Great. Thank you very much, guys.

- Yeah. - Thank you very much.

- Appreciate it.

So it's telling us

there's something going on.

In the ground,

Particularly there

at the homestead area.

So we're being led by the data.

To explore that

even more deeply.

A-and then, around the triangle,

Th-the weird, oscillating,

Magnetic anomaly is just weird.

Maybe we just

didn't dig deep enough.

- To see if there's an opening.

- Drill more, drill deeper.

- I agree with that.

- Given that,

I think we should call brandon.

- And talk to him about it.

- Yeah, let's do that.

I'd like to know

what he thinks as well.

I see him now.

Yep. There's dragon.

After conducting

comprehensive magnetometry.

And lidar scans across the

ranch with the representatives.

From juniper,

We got the data back,

Which revealed that

at each area of interest,

The triangle, homestead two,

and in the eastern field,

There appear to be

anomalous features,

Or possibly structures

below the ranch.

So we've asked brandon

to fly in from salt lake city.

To meet with us

so we can explain why we.

Now think it's necessary

to do some excavations.

And deeper drilling

than we've ever done before

- Hey, guys.

- To find out - what could be causing.

The bizarre phenomena

on his property.

Hopefully, he'll agree.

We want to brief you

on some plans.

That we have for exploring

even beneath the ground.

- Wow.

- What I'd like to do is

I'd like to bring it up

on the map and discuss.

The motivations,

discuss the data that we have.

Let's do it.

I'd like to start with the area.

Where we saw the passing

of that cow last year.

We did see some features.

In our lidar surveys,

Possibly something

beneath the ground.

Could-could account for some

of what's been reported.

And we now know that cows

are avoiding that spot.

So it's interesting.

I feel like there are

few areas on the ranch,

Let alone anywhere in the world,

where you can see.

That type of activity.

- It's a diversity of activities.

- Yeah.

- And our second spot here

- Yeah.

You can tell is right by

the homestead two area.

We had a magnetometer.

That would

measure the amplitude.

And specific direction

of the magnetic field,

And in that spot, it showed.

There's extreme magnetic field

anomaly right there.

We definitely need

to investigate it further.

This seems to be a very real

Area of interest. Very real.

Let's just continue

across the property on our map.

This triangle area

has a long history.

I mean, this is

right underneath where.

Last year we lost the balloon

at 5,000 feet above the ranch.

Three, two, one, let it launch.

Last year we launched

a weather balloon equipped.

With energy detectors

about a mile high.

Above the triangle area

hoping to get some data.

It's-it's not

This is not updating.

So somewhere the sensor

stopped working.

But the sensors suddenly

just stopped returning data,

And we never found the balloon.

We thought something up there

must have caused that,

But could it be because

of this possible cavern.

Or tunnel system we've now

detected deep underground?

So what have you observed

most recently in this area.

That would cause you to

To believe that

we need to dig deeper?

Strange behavior

of the metal detectors

In very specific locations.

We also have,

in the opinion of zach zyla,

That in fact, yes, our soil is.

Unusually highly conductive.

Well, I think that's noteworthy.

There's something to it

that's important.

We need to see

what's underground.

We've identified

multiple locations.

Where we feel like

there will be a

An in-sight payoff

if we do some drilling.

What are you recommending?

We're not talking about poking

small holes in the ground.

Yeah, these-these might be

as much as 20 inches or so.

- Wow.

- And we're going to hope to get down.

Beyond 50-foot deep,

maybe even to 100-foot deep,

At least in a couple of spots.

The ranch is

a complicated place.

There are great risks associated.

With any activity

on the property.

We're always concerned

about disturbing the earth.

Because we've seen some very

disturbing things happen.

As we have disturbed

the earth in the past.

Most notably,

thomas winterton's incident,

But also others.

This triangle area

has unexpected similarities.

- To the homestead two area.

- Yeah.

Well, I have some

interesting news to share.

You know, I recently conferenced

with ryan skinner,

Who has-has really

gained the confidence.

Of the sherman family.

Specifically, gwen sherman.

And gwen revealed.

That there is an actual location.

Of the area on the ranch where

the shermans said not to dig.

I was stunned

when brandon told us.

How he had just gotten a hold

of new information.

About the sherman family

and another location.

Where something strange

could be buried underground.

On skinwalker ranch.

I'd like to share

with you the coordinates.

40 degrees.

15 minutes.

23.0652 seconds north.

Erik, let's see

where exactly that is.

Is there a landmark

or a rock right there?

- There's something right on that point.

- Look at that.

It's really interesting to me.

That when erik types in.

The coordinates

and he puts the pin in,

It shows up right

in the middle of this rock.

That is really

an intriguing thing.

Obviously,

we need to go look at the rock.

We need to walk around it

and survey it, and then we need.

To maybe do some,

careful excavation.

This spot is very near

homestead two,

And between homestead two

and the triangle,

So could there be

some kind of connection.

Between these three points

that might reveal something.

If we can just get

deep underground?

Dragon, do you feel comfortable?

After doing

everything that we can.

In a noninvasive way,

Well, in talking

with these guys and seeing.

Where the investigation is,

It's gotten to the point where,

You know,

we kind of need to really.

Start exploring

under the ground here.

If you're prepared to

take on that responsibility,

Then I'd like

to proceed aggressively,

Especially

while the weather permits.

One thing that we have learned

over the course.

Of the last few years,

is that strange activity.

Has been reported

on this property.

Going back at least

to the early 1900s.

Maybe even hundreds

to thousands of years.

Exactly.

And I believe

the search for the truth.

Trumps any previous effort

to try to cloak.

Or-or really, I think, keep

a lot of these events secret.

And even though there has been

warning given in the past,

I feel like

we have an imperative.

To dig both

literally and figuratively.

To get to the bottom of what

is at work at skinwalker ranch.

We're going to find

some answers to something.

That has baffled people

for eons, maybe.

I-I'm comfortable

with executing immediately.

And taking a very aggressive

approach on this property.

I guess we've got

marching orders.

And we'll keep you updated and

posted on everything as well.

- Okay, well, with that

- Let me walk you guys out.

Let's head out.

There's no question

that it's a distinct possibility.

That some of the phenomenon

that are taking place.

On skinwalker ranch

is associated.

With something

beneath the ranch.

I know that I have given

a lot of push back.

About disturbing the earth.

And digging

and things of that nature,

But I realize that,

for the investigation,

It's probably

a necessary exercise.

The only way we're going

to get answers is to dig.

I'm not scared to dig,

but I am cautious.

There's a superstitious

side of me.

That still believes that there's

something that takes place.

When you dig on this ranch.

People have said for a long time.

That when you start digging

on the ranch,

It stirs up activity.

We're no longer

in our comfort zone.

And we're dealing

with the ranch in a way.

That may never have

been attempted before.

This is a key moment.

Where we're about to embark

on the next frontier.

We all take a deep breath,

And we all carefully consider

not only the risks,

But also the gravity

of what lies ahead.

And what we may yet reveal

at skinwalker ranch.

We're going to dig at

this site where the cow died.

That is magnetic right there.

That is crazy.

We're going to poke three holes

out of the triangle.

Hey, guys. This thing's hopping

all over the place.

Magnetic north has been shifted.

It's pointing toward

where they're drilling.

The drill's having

some kind of effect.

On the magnetic field

at the ranch.

The shermans said not to dig.

Right in the middle

of that rock.

Crap. Look at that.

What is that?