The History of Skinwalker Ranch

A timeline of the legendary history of Skinwalker Ranch. Learn more about the people, places, and folklore that have surrounded the property for hundreds of years.

• 1776 – The Dominguez and Escalante Expedition travels through Myton along Skinwalker Ridge.
• 1789 – Treaty broken between Utes and Navajo.
• 1860 – Northern Ute Reservation established by presidential decree.
• 1860 – Utes join US troops in campaign against Navajo: Skinwalker Curse.
• 1880 – Several bands of Ute tribes are relocated by the US government onto the reservation surrounding Skinwalker Ranch.
• 1886 – Buffalo Soldiers are stationed at Fort Duchesne, one of whom is a known Mason and may have connections to the Masonic symbols seen etched into a rock wall.
• 1886 – The US military finalizes construction of a fort in Fort Duchesne.
• 1906 – Newspaper reports “Strange Noises” from homesteaders in the Uintah Basin.
• 1937 – Purchase and Assemblage by Myers Family.
• 1940 – 1960 – Pat Stringham reports both UFO and Skinwalker activity.
• 1979 – Arnold family (owners, Hilltop) witness UFO craft.
• 1992 – Sherman family acquires ranch from Garth Myers
• 1996 – Robert Bigelow acquires property.
• 1996 – 2002 – National Institute for Discovery Science (NIDS) Program operating on property.
• 1996 – 2013 – NIDS and BAASS program activities.
• 2015 – Bigelow Activities conclude.
• 2016 – Adamantium Real Estate buys Skinwalker Ranch from Robert Bigelow.
• 2019 – History Channel and Prometheus Entertainment begin filming “The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch”.
• 2019 – Kandus Linde and Tom Lewis become caretakers of Skinwalker Ranch.
• 2020 – Premiere of “The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch” airs on The History Channel.