Beyond Skinwalker Ranch

Tonight on Beyond Skinwalker Ranch...

Talk about a perfect test pad

that seems to be a sister location to Skinwalker Ranch.

What is that that we're lookin' at?

I don't know.

What was that? -The temperature went up.

It just did it again. It did it.

That's really weird.

What was that?

-Right there. There it is.

It's getting more intense.

What is that thing?

For years, scientists have been working

to reveal the secrets of Skinwalker Ranch.

But is it possible that the clues to unlock the mystery

are located beyond the borders of this hub of high strangeness?

-Now... -Whoa!

...an ex-CIA agent

and a veteran journalist have been recruited

by the Skinwalker team

to go on a high-stakes mission across America.

Look at all this activity that's happening.

That's unbelievable. Oh my gosh,

Look at that, look at that, look at that.

The goal: uncover evidence

that may finally expose the truth.

-What is that thing? -It's getting more intense.

You ever see anything like this before?

No.

This is just the beginning.

Sound like Brandon's here?

Hey gentlemen,

it's time to launch our new initiative.

I'd like you to meet our two new investigators,

Andy Bustamante and Paul Beban.

Mornin'. -Paul. Hey, how are you?

Nice to meet you. Hey, Paul. Nice to meet you.

These are the new members of our team.

We're anxious to launch efforts

and have a lot to discuss

as we take our investigation beyond Skinwalker Ranch

to some of these other sites of interest.

We appreciate your qualifications.

We have two professionals here

that I think are a true complement to our effort.

Andy is a graduate of the Air Force Academy,

former CIA investigator and retired Air Force.

Paul Beban is an Emmy Award-winning journalist

with ABC and PBS

and brings a level of expertise and depth

to the investigation and documenting,

really, what we will be engaging with

the sites as we proceed forward.

-That is impressive. Well, we're excited

to join the effort and sort of see how

all of our skill sets fit together

and, you know, get started.

Erik and I have been talkin' about this for a long time,

and we've been kind of running this idea by Brandon

that Skinwalker Ranch, while it is a unique place,

it might not be the only place around the globe

that has a very interesting phenomenon to be observed.

But our bandwidth is getting filled

with all of the research and investigation here.

We need a task force, a special ops team,

that can help inform what we're doing here

and maybe what our next experiments will be.

So, your goal is to find the places

that have the weird stories, take scientific measurements,

collect data and even poke the hornet's nest

and see if any hornets fly out.

We've got to see what's goin' on,

and it will help us understand:

is-- is Skinwalker Ranch

isolated, very unique, nothin' else is like it?

Or is it connected to something bigger?

And I think that's what you guys are gonna help us figure out.

We'd like to arm you with many of the third party experts

that have aided the investigation

here at Skinwalker Ranch.

Not only to establish some continuity,

but to provide a level of resource.

Skinwalker Ranch is base camp to deploy assets.

We see you truly as an extension of our investigation.

So, Paul and Andy, as-- as your work follows

the model of what we've established here

at Skinwalker Ranch, I fully expect as you collect your data

and you're led by your data,

your findings will help us

to evolve our process here at the ranch.

Yeah, I mean, Paul and I come in

really comfortable with field work.

We're used to going out there in front,

not really knowing what we're stepping into,

getting shot at, and then coming back

with whatever information and intel we can collect.

Hopefully, we won't get shot at or tear gassed

or any of the things that have happened

uh, in my previous line of work,

but, you know, we're-- we're ready for anything

and we're excited to get out there.

Given what we know,

I think, you know, our first project,

not too far away, but with so many similar characteristics,

is-- is gonna be really interesting for you guys.

-Please, do tell. -Well, you've got my attention.

So, we came into a book called Merging Dimensions.

It references a ranch, Bradshaw Ranch.

It's not far from a place called Sedona, Arizona,

which is commonly known, even in tourist circles,

as an area that in and of itself is strange.

Wonderful. I have heard just a little

about both of these locations.

You couldn't have picked a better place to start.

So, the ranch itself has actually had reports

of UFO sightings...

orb sightings...

-strange creatures. Yup.

The backstory of Bradshaw Ranch is fascinating.

Bob Bradshaw was really an old-school cowboy

who ended up turning this place into a movie set.

Elvis movies were filmed there.

I mean, this place was a bustling scene.

It was a home. It was a working film set.

At the same time, he and his family

were experiencing, you know, all kinds of high strangeness

in a time when it just really wasn't spoken of.

I mean, he had a business to run out there.

We saw this spaceship.

They were traveling fast down that hillside

and right into the ranch.

It was really so-- A spectacular thing to see.

Talk about a perfect test pad

that seems to be a sister location to Skinwalker Ranch.

One thing that Bradshaw Ranch

seems to have in common with Skinwalker Ranch

is the diversity of activity and phenomena.

We're gonna start with the data.

We're gonna run experiments out there,

we're gonna see if we can measure these phenomena,

and we're gonna talk to as many people as we can

and try to get the facts of the backstory.

We've been able to establish contact

with the previous owner of the ranch, John Bradshaw.

His son, Mason, is with him as well.

They're the first people we plan on talking to

when we land on the ground.

Well, I'm absolutely

intrigued by this, and I can't wait

to see what you guys find and report back.

Just filled with anticipation. Wishing you the best of luck.

Yeah, yeah. Good luck, gentlemen.

All right. So, we're off. We'll let you know what we find.

Man, you could not ask for a more spectacular location

to start our investigation, right?

I mean, look at this place. It's just stunning.

Yeah, absolutely.

I mean, there's Sedona itself,

and then Bradshaw Ranch.

Yes, if you consider Bradshaw Ranch,

you've got multiple types of high strangeness

that already correlate with the high strangeness

that they've recorded in phenomenon at Skinwalker Ranch.

Right. Light orbs,

Skinwalkers themselves and portals.

There are a lot of accounts here

-that sound pretty fantastic. -Pretty fantastic.

And pretty far-fetched, right?

So the question is: how much are we going to be willing

to accept, as CIA agents, investigative journalists?

Where are we gonna say, "Okay, this is something here on earth.

"It could be real and true."

The whole point of what we're doin' here

is pin these extraordinary stories,

these anecdotes and experiences, to reality, right?

We're gonna use the scientific method.

We're gonna try to do more interviews.

We're gonna run some experiments.

Are there ways to connect what seems extraordinary

to actual facts on the ground right here in the world

that aren't just, you know, a tall tale?

So, what I've experienced in the field,

and I'm sure you've seen it too, Paul,

is when you talk to an eyewitness...

-Yeah. -...they believe what they saw.

But the real magic happens

when you can create bulletproof evidence

separate from the eyewitness experience itself.

-Something you can measure. -Yeah.

Because that brings a whole new level

of depth and utility to the eyewitness account.

Now, in my time with CIA, I've seen some crazy things.

Things that nobody thought was possible,

and for sure things that nobody believed,

but they still proved to be true in the end.

It's really important when you show up to do an investigation,

you have to be open to all the possibilities.

Because if you rule something out

based on your own personal bias,

you might miss the most important piece.