"The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch" Posting Up

1 00:00:02,001 --> 00:00:03,900 TRAVIS: Our intent today is to do an experiment 2 00:00:04,108 --> 00:00:07,067 to measure a phenomena that we call the bubble. 3 00:00:07,192 --> 00:00:08,692 ROYSTON: I can't take off. 4 00:00:08,858 --> 00:00:10,320 TRAVIS: How is putting a balloon up in the sky 5 00:00:10,400 --> 00:00:11,358 keeping you from launching your drone? 6 00:00:11,442 --> 00:00:12,900 Rocket's hot. 7 00:00:14,692 --> 00:00:16,483 Something pushed the rocket away! 8 00:00:16,650 --> 00:00:18,317 ROYSTON: Unbelievable. 9 00:00:18,483 --> 00:00:21,483 Let's dive in on this part of the video frame. 10 00:00:21,650 --> 00:00:23,983 - ROYSTON: Wow. - ERIK: That's actually not far 11 00:00:24,150 --> 00:00:26,150 from the boundary of our bubble. 12 00:00:26,275 --> 00:00:28,067 TRAVIS: We need to devise experiments 13 00:00:28,233 --> 00:00:31,400 at those barrier locations. 14 00:00:31,608 --> 00:00:32,358 KALEB: Maybe we need to go out 15 00:00:32,567 --> 00:00:34,067 and do field markers. 16 00:00:34,275 --> 00:00:36,775 ERIK: They will indicate the boundary of that bubble. 17 00:00:37,775 --> 00:00:39,150 TRAVIS: We've got a hole drilled. 18 00:00:39,317 --> 00:00:40,900 Erik and I both would really like to get 19 00:00:41,108 --> 00:00:45,983 some scientific analysis from instruments inside these holes. 20 00:00:47,025 --> 00:00:50,567 NARRATOR: There is a ranch in Northern Utah. 21 00:00:50,650 --> 00:00:53,108 It is considered the epicenter 22 00:00:53,275 --> 00:00:58,233 of the strangest and most disturbing occurrences on Earth. 23 00:00:58,400 --> 00:00:59,608 For two decades, 24 00:00:59,775 --> 00:01:01,483 the federal government 25 00:01:01,608 --> 00:01:03,483 investigated the property. 26 00:01:03,650 --> 00:01:07,275 Their findings have never been made public. 27 00:01:07,400 --> 00:01:08,528 TRAVIS: Right there! We got something! 28 00:01:08,608 --> 00:01:10,608 NARRATOR: Now a new team 29 00:01:10,817 --> 00:01:13,275 of independent scientists and researchers 30 00:01:13,442 --> 00:01:14,692 are taking over. 31 00:01:15,192 --> 00:01:16,483 They are uncovering evidence 32 00:01:16,650 --> 00:01:18,400 that the countless stories... 33 00:01:18,608 --> 00:01:20,483 It came right out of the mesa. 34 00:01:20,650 --> 00:01:23,067 Of unidentified aerial phenomena... 35 00:01:23,233 --> 00:01:24,473 - UAP right there! - KALEB: Yep. 36 00:01:24,567 --> 00:01:26,067 Bizarre energies... 37 00:01:26,275 --> 00:01:27,987 It looks like there's a heat source right above 'em. 38 00:01:28,067 --> 00:01:31,067 And portals that lead to other dimensions... 39 00:01:31,275 --> 00:01:32,278 We're maybe looking at the anomaly 40 00:01:32,358 --> 00:01:33,983 for the first time, guys. 41 00:01:34,108 --> 00:01:36,275 Might actually be true. 42 00:01:36,442 --> 00:01:38,983 They will stop at nothing to reveal... 43 00:01:41,775 --> 00:01:45,192 The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch. 44 00:01:50,358 --> 00:01:52,192 - THOMAS: New day, huh? - ALEX: New day. 45 00:01:53,400 --> 00:01:54,820 Are we ready to go on the second hole? 46 00:01:54,900 --> 00:01:55,900 Ready to go. 47 00:01:56,025 --> 00:01:57,983 TRAVIS: This morning kicked off 48 00:01:58,108 --> 00:02:00,400 with a lot of excitement for our team on Skinwalker Ranch. 49 00:02:00,608 --> 00:02:02,358 After more than a year 50 00:02:02,567 --> 00:02:04,650 of dealing with strange mechanical problems, 51 00:02:04,775 --> 00:02:07,567 we've finally completed the first of two boreholes 52 00:02:07,692 --> 00:02:09,567 up through the mesa, 53 00:02:09,733 --> 00:02:12,275 where ground-penetrating radar has showed evidence 54 00:02:12,442 --> 00:02:14,067 of a massive object 55 00:02:14,275 --> 00:02:17,400 and several smaller anomalies buried inside there. 56 00:02:17,567 --> 00:02:20,358 I would recommend that we stay 57 00:02:20,483 --> 00:02:23,233 as close to the depth as the other hole 58 00:02:23,400 --> 00:02:24,525 - as we can. - Yeah. 59 00:02:24,650 --> 00:02:26,317 We can definitely do that. 60 00:02:26,442 --> 00:02:28,002 - TRAVIS: Let's get to drilling. - Yeah. 61 00:02:28,108 --> 00:02:29,362 TRAVIS: Let us know if anything weird happens. 62 00:02:29,442 --> 00:02:30,642 - ALEX: Sounds good. - Perfect. 63 00:02:32,400 --> 00:02:35,108 TRAVIS: So, today, the team from Mark Construction Drilling 64 00:02:35,275 --> 00:02:38,067 is getting started on a second identical borehole 65 00:02:38,192 --> 00:02:39,983 about 45 feet to the west, 66 00:02:40,150 --> 00:02:43,442 which will give us one hole on either side 67 00:02:43,608 --> 00:02:45,358 of the large buried object. 68 00:02:45,567 --> 00:02:47,483 - ALEX: Push it faster. - I'll let you know 69 00:02:47,608 --> 00:02:49,233 when you're about to get into the wall. 70 00:02:49,442 --> 00:02:53,983 ERIK: Our plan is to have a pair of parallel boreholes 71 00:02:54,192 --> 00:02:56,817 on either side of the large object. 72 00:02:56,983 --> 00:02:59,775 Having these two parallel pathways through the mesa 73 00:02:59,983 --> 00:03:01,942 would enable us to insert 74 00:03:02,108 --> 00:03:04,442 a variety of scientific instruments 75 00:03:04,608 --> 00:03:08,192 so that we can study whatever that anomaly is. 76 00:03:08,317 --> 00:03:11,942 So it is essential that we get this second hole 77 00:03:12,108 --> 00:03:13,233 through the mesa. 78 00:03:15,358 --> 00:03:16,733 THOMAS: Hey, guys. 79 00:03:16,942 --> 00:03:19,358 I want to introduce you to, uh, Chris Roberts. 80 00:03:19,483 --> 00:03:20,820 - How you doing, Chris? - Hey, man. 81 00:03:20,900 --> 00:03:22,942 - Travis. - While the drillers got to work 82 00:03:23,067 --> 00:03:24,692 on Borehole #2, 83 00:03:24,858 --> 00:03:27,817 we welcomed archaeologist Chris Roberts to the ranch. 84 00:03:27,942 --> 00:03:31,317 He's going to play a critical role in our mesa investigation. 85 00:03:31,483 --> 00:03:34,442 I figure since he's got a lot of experience of looking for, 86 00:03:34,608 --> 00:03:36,983 - uh, you know, things and... - TRAVIS: Artifacts 87 00:03:37,192 --> 00:03:38,487 - in dirt. - Looking for artifacts in dirt, 88 00:03:38,567 --> 00:03:39,567 uh, it'd be a good fit. 89 00:03:39,775 --> 00:03:41,317 But we get so spread out sometimes, 90 00:03:41,442 --> 00:03:43,400 - I figure we could use a little help. - Mm-hmm. 91 00:03:43,567 --> 00:03:45,945 - TRAVIS: That's a good idea. - We could use a lot of help. -Yeah. 92 00:03:46,025 --> 00:03:48,525 CHRIS: I've done a lot of historic and prehistoric archaeology. 93 00:03:48,692 --> 00:03:50,192 So I've been invited 94 00:03:50,358 --> 00:03:52,567 to look at the spoils that have come out of the mesa 95 00:03:52,775 --> 00:03:55,233 from the drilling process 96 00:03:55,442 --> 00:03:58,483 and determine if there are any artifacts in those spoils. 97 00:03:58,692 --> 00:03:59,900 THOMAS: So, uh, 98 00:04:00,025 --> 00:04:01,942 Chris, we're-we're just getting ready 99 00:04:02,108 --> 00:04:04,650 to start drilling our second hole up into the mesa. 100 00:04:04,775 --> 00:04:06,067 And as they're drilling, 101 00:04:06,233 --> 00:04:08,067 those spoils will come out of the-the pit 102 00:04:08,275 --> 00:04:10,442 and they get sucked up in this vacuum trailer over here 103 00:04:10,608 --> 00:04:12,108 so you can sift through 'em. 104 00:04:12,317 --> 00:04:14,733 So any-any insight that you can, uh, you know, 105 00:04:14,858 --> 00:04:17,067 bring is-is great. It's another perspective. 106 00:04:17,275 --> 00:04:19,275 You know, we're looking at it more from engineering 107 00:04:19,400 --> 00:04:20,692 and-and physics perspective. 108 00:04:20,858 --> 00:04:22,900 To have archaeological perspective is good. 109 00:04:23,108 --> 00:04:24,317 Great. Yeah. 110 00:04:24,442 --> 00:04:25,482 TRAVIS: Three years ago... 111 00:04:26,608 --> 00:04:29,650 - Look at that. - When we first drilled into the mesa, 112 00:04:29,775 --> 00:04:32,233 we were stunned to recover fragments of metal 113 00:04:32,400 --> 00:04:34,275 that are similar to what NASA, 114 00:04:34,442 --> 00:04:35,942 SpaceX, and even Blue Origin use 115 00:04:36,108 --> 00:04:38,275 to protect the exterior of spacecraft. 116 00:04:38,442 --> 00:04:39,817 Oh, my. 117 00:04:39,983 --> 00:04:42,733 So as Borehole #2 goes up through the mesa, 118 00:04:42,900 --> 00:04:45,150 Chris will use specially made screens 119 00:04:45,317 --> 00:04:48,775 to scour the drilling spoils for any additional clues 120 00:04:48,900 --> 00:04:50,358 that might help us figure out 121 00:04:50,567 --> 00:04:52,442 just what is buried inside there. 122 00:04:52,608 --> 00:04:54,192 I can get out here and look at anything 123 00:04:54,358 --> 00:04:56,038 that's coming out of there that's unnatural 124 00:04:56,233 --> 00:04:58,400 and see what we have for any kind of materials 125 00:04:58,608 --> 00:05:00,233 that we really want to look at closely. 126 00:05:00,358 --> 00:05:02,567 And, in addition, I do have a metal detector. 127 00:05:02,692 --> 00:05:03,442 TRAVIS: That sounds great. 128 00:05:03,608 --> 00:05:05,233 Okay, well, uh, Chris, 129 00:05:05,358 --> 00:05:07,198 I think I'm gonna take you up to the spoils pit 130 00:05:07,317 --> 00:05:09,900 and get you familiar with kind of the lay of the land. 131 00:05:10,108 --> 00:05:12,400 And then we'll get you going with the spoils sifting. 132 00:05:12,483 --> 00:05:14,025 Sounds great. Let's take a look at it. 133 00:05:14,192 --> 00:05:15,912 TRAVIS: Sounds great. Good to meet you, man. 134 00:05:18,275 --> 00:05:19,692 Later that day... 135 00:05:21,442 --> 00:05:24,233 while the drilling operation in Borehole 2 continued... 136 00:05:24,442 --> 00:05:26,067 All right. 137 00:05:26,192 --> 00:05:28,028 Kaleb and Thomas went to the top of the mesa 138 00:05:28,108 --> 00:05:30,942 with ground-penetrating radar expert Jan Francke 139 00:05:31,108 --> 00:05:35,025 to start our very first scanning operation in Borehole 1. 140 00:05:35,150 --> 00:05:37,150 THOMAS: So you've got your GPR equipment. 141 00:05:37,358 --> 00:05:38,608 I've got my device. 142 00:05:38,775 --> 00:05:40,358 And what's really neat about this is, 143 00:05:40,525 --> 00:05:42,983 instead of the backpack system, this is much more compact. 144 00:05:43,192 --> 00:05:44,650 THOMAS: Perfect. 145 00:05:44,817 --> 00:05:45,525 JAN: There's an actual computer on board. 146 00:05:45,692 --> 00:05:47,733 Got the data coming in. 147 00:05:47,900 --> 00:05:49,362 And when we're ready to go, I'm just gonna press start. 148 00:05:49,442 --> 00:05:50,442 We're ready. 149 00:05:50,608 --> 00:05:51,775 - JAN: Awesome. - KALEB: Yeah. 150 00:05:53,317 --> 00:05:55,233 JAN: Wi-Fi on. 151 00:05:55,400 --> 00:05:57,483 TRAVIS: In the past, Jan has used his GPR devices 152 00:05:57,650 --> 00:06:00,108 to scan from the outside of the mesa, 153 00:06:00,233 --> 00:06:02,150 which is how we originally detected 154 00:06:02,317 --> 00:06:04,275 all the things we think are buried in there. 155 00:06:04,442 --> 00:06:07,400 But now that we've completed our first borehole, 156 00:06:07,608 --> 00:06:11,400 he's going to insert a much more specialized GPR device, 157 00:06:11,567 --> 00:06:15,150 which will be scanning all the way down and around 158 00:06:15,358 --> 00:06:17,608 to hopefully give us even more information 159 00:06:17,775 --> 00:06:21,817 about the exact locations and sizes of these believed objects. 160 00:06:24,067 --> 00:06:25,507 JAN: I want to read out the distance. 161 00:06:25,608 --> 00:06:27,608 Let's do meters, 'cause if we do feet, 162 00:06:27,733 --> 00:06:28,567 there's just too many feet to read out. 163 00:06:28,775 --> 00:06:29,817 THOMAS: All right. 164 00:06:30,025 --> 00:06:31,817 JAN: Okay, let's do this. 165 00:06:33,608 --> 00:06:35,233 So, one meter. 166 00:06:36,275 --> 00:06:36,983 Two meters. 167 00:06:37,150 --> 00:06:39,233 So, what I brought today 168 00:06:39,317 --> 00:06:41,477 is a different type of GPR than we've used here before. 169 00:06:41,608 --> 00:06:42,900 In fact, 170 00:06:43,108 --> 00:06:44,548 I designed it specifically to be used 171 00:06:44,650 --> 00:06:46,150 in the pyramids in Egypt 172 00:06:46,317 --> 00:06:49,858 to be able to get up into a very small crack 173 00:06:49,942 --> 00:06:51,442 between some rocks. 174 00:06:53,025 --> 00:06:55,358 So this is a tiny, tiny GPR. 175 00:06:55,483 --> 00:06:58,233 And the idea is get it down the borehole. 176 00:06:58,400 --> 00:07:00,400 51. Wow, we're really deep in there. 177 00:07:00,567 --> 00:07:01,442 So they can at least 178 00:07:01,608 --> 00:07:04,067 look around the hole 20 feet out 179 00:07:04,275 --> 00:07:06,608 and see anything that might be there. 180 00:07:06,775 --> 00:07:08,650 Sixty-five. 181 00:07:08,817 --> 00:07:09,900 - Oh, geez. - All right. 182 00:07:10,108 --> 00:07:11,108 Whoa. 183 00:07:12,233 --> 00:07:13,945 - THOMAS: Getting tough? - Yeah. Right there. 184 00:07:14,025 --> 00:07:15,528 I'm starting to hit something right there. 185 00:07:15,608 --> 00:07:17,233 JAN: What do you think we're hitting? 186 00:07:17,317 --> 00:07:19,358 I don't know. We can't get past where we're at. 187 00:07:19,525 --> 00:07:21,567 - There's no getting by it. - What are we at? 188 00:07:21,692 --> 00:07:22,567 How many meters are we at right now? 189 00:07:22,733 --> 00:07:23,817 JAN: We're at, uh, 190 00:07:23,942 --> 00:07:26,067 72.71, 72. 191 00:07:26,233 --> 00:07:28,817 - Right? So 240 feet. - So... 192 00:07:28,983 --> 00:07:30,900 We're definitely alongside of the anomaly, 193 00:07:31,025 --> 00:07:32,900 - I think. - I would think so. 194 00:07:33,067 --> 00:07:34,525 TRAVIS: The inside of Borehole 1 195 00:07:34,692 --> 00:07:36,775 has been coated with a gel-like cement. 196 00:07:36,900 --> 00:07:38,900 So it should be totally open 197 00:07:39,025 --> 00:07:41,442 for the device to move all the way through it. 198 00:07:41,608 --> 00:07:44,567 Could the massive object or one of the smaller anomalies 199 00:07:44,692 --> 00:07:47,067 that we believe are in there have stopped it up? 200 00:07:47,275 --> 00:07:49,108 If so, how? 201 00:07:49,275 --> 00:07:51,608 - THOMAS: I think we pull it out. - JAN: Okay... Yeah. 202 00:07:54,608 --> 00:07:56,692 THOMAS: I can't wait to see what the data says. 203 00:07:56,858 --> 00:07:58,192 JAN: I'm excited. 204 00:08:06,608 --> 00:08:07,900 TRAVIS: What's going on, man? 205 00:08:08,900 --> 00:08:10,900 Well, I have some results for you guys. 206 00:08:11,025 --> 00:08:13,567 - Ready. - Well, I'm glad. Let's see what you got. 207 00:08:13,775 --> 00:08:16,233 The next morning, Jan met with us in the command center 208 00:08:16,442 --> 00:08:19,358 to present the processed GPR data from Borehole 1. 209 00:08:19,525 --> 00:08:24,067 So, what we did was we tied the GPR to the PVC pipe, 210 00:08:24,233 --> 00:08:26,445 right, and we pushed that down as far as you can get in there. 211 00:08:26,525 --> 00:08:28,733 - And this is in Borehole 1? - This is in Borehole 1. 212 00:08:28,858 --> 00:08:30,018 - ERIK: Right. - That's right. 213 00:08:30,192 --> 00:08:31,900 And we got down just over 200 feet. 214 00:08:32,108 --> 00:08:33,788 Which is, I guess, about a third of the way 215 00:08:33,942 --> 00:08:35,442 of the entire borehole. 216 00:08:35,608 --> 00:08:37,612 So I want to show you some of the results from that, 217 00:08:37,692 --> 00:08:39,900 and it showed me something really interesting. 218 00:08:40,067 --> 00:08:42,067 So, if I double-click on this, 219 00:08:42,150 --> 00:08:43,733 take a look at this, guys. 220 00:08:43,942 --> 00:08:45,525 So, this is the radar profile. 221 00:08:45,733 --> 00:08:48,983 Remember, the left side is the entrance to the hole. 222 00:08:49,108 --> 00:08:50,483 TRAVIS: And the horizontal axis 223 00:08:50,650 --> 00:08:51,900 is how deep we are in the hole. 224 00:08:52,025 --> 00:08:53,067 JAN: Exactly right. 225 00:08:53,233 --> 00:08:54,400 - Okay. Understood. - Exactly. 226 00:08:54,608 --> 00:08:56,567 And for this first bit, 227 00:08:56,733 --> 00:08:58,900 there's really nothing there. Nothing to speak of. 228 00:08:59,025 --> 00:09:02,483 But you get to about, I don't know, 20, 21 meters... 229 00:09:02,650 --> 00:09:04,067 so that's about 60 feet... 230 00:09:04,233 --> 00:09:07,233 and we get this very interesting reflection 231 00:09:07,442 --> 00:09:09,317 that could be metal. 232 00:09:10,233 --> 00:09:12,442 - Really? - JAN: Yeah. This device 233 00:09:12,608 --> 00:09:14,400 doesn't penetrate metal. 234 00:09:14,525 --> 00:09:16,942 So any reflections we get are going to be 235 00:09:17,150 --> 00:09:20,067 very, very strong if the energy hits the metal target. 236 00:09:20,192 --> 00:09:22,233 But what's interesting is 237 00:09:22,358 --> 00:09:24,108 that this really shouldn't be 238 00:09:24,275 --> 00:09:27,150 in a sandstone mesa out here in the middle of nowhere. 239 00:09:27,317 --> 00:09:28,400 Right. 240 00:09:28,608 --> 00:09:29,903 So, this is not the only anomaly though, right? 241 00:09:29,983 --> 00:09:31,775 We see another one. 242 00:09:31,942 --> 00:09:33,278 - TRAVIS: Yeah, I'm looking. I see. - There's a second one 243 00:09:33,358 --> 00:09:35,608 - right there. - TRAVIS: 25 meters away 244 00:09:35,775 --> 00:09:37,650 from the other one down the hole. 245 00:09:37,817 --> 00:09:40,733 That's about 150 feet in. 246 00:09:40,858 --> 00:09:42,067 JAN: Isn't that interesting? 247 00:09:42,192 --> 00:09:43,692 Uh, we're quite deep into the mesa. 248 00:09:43,775 --> 00:09:47,400 So I wouldn't expect there to be metal. (chuckles) 249 00:09:47,525 --> 00:09:48,817 - Right? - Wow. 250 00:09:48,983 --> 00:09:50,608 TRAVIS: Jan's new GPR scans 251 00:09:50,775 --> 00:09:53,692 definitely helped verify that there are possible objects 252 00:09:53,858 --> 00:09:56,400 buried in the sandstone mesa and... 253 00:09:56,567 --> 00:09:59,275 they're really in close proximity to Borehole 1. 254 00:09:59,442 --> 00:10:02,900 But what are these things and how might they have been related 255 00:10:03,067 --> 00:10:05,358 to whatever stopped Jan's device 256 00:10:05,483 --> 00:10:08,317 from proceeding further into Borehole 1? 257 00:10:08,483 --> 00:10:11,400 I'm very hopeful that we're able to get that second borehole up 258 00:10:11,608 --> 00:10:14,233 and understand what the shape of this thing is 259 00:10:14,317 --> 00:10:16,028 - that we're dealing with. - THOMAS: The drillers are getting 260 00:10:16,108 --> 00:10:17,612 their butts kicked out there right now, 261 00:10:17,692 --> 00:10:18,900 but they are making progress 262 00:10:19,025 --> 00:10:20,525 and we are inching up towards the top 263 00:10:20,692 --> 00:10:22,275 - of Borehole 2. - ERIK: Yeah. 264 00:10:22,442 --> 00:10:24,487 - This is fantastic. Yeah. - Well, if anything, this makes me 265 00:10:24,567 --> 00:10:26,862 - more excited than ever to get down in that hole. - Yeah. Yeah. 266 00:10:26,942 --> 00:10:28,067 - Yeah. - Thank you. 267 00:10:28,275 --> 00:10:29,067 Awesome, Jan. Appreciate it, man. 268 00:10:29,275 --> 00:10:30,400 - My pleasure. - Yeah. 269 00:10:30,608 --> 00:10:31,233 TRAVIS: All right, 270 00:10:31,442 --> 00:10:32,442 well, let's get to work. 271 00:10:36,358 --> 00:10:38,192 CHRIS: Let's go take a look. See what we see. 272 00:10:38,358 --> 00:10:40,608 All right, well, uh, call down to us, and, uh, 273 00:10:40,775 --> 00:10:42,737 - if we've got something, we'll come over. - Sounds good. 274 00:10:42,817 --> 00:10:45,108 TRAVIS: The next morning, while Erik Bard 275 00:10:45,275 --> 00:10:48,233 was overseeing the drilling of Borehole 2 in the mesa, 276 00:10:48,317 --> 00:10:51,025 nearby, Thomas Winterton 277 00:10:51,150 --> 00:10:53,400 was helping Chris Roberts prep the sifting area 278 00:10:53,608 --> 00:10:57,400 where Chris will search through all the spoils for clues. 279 00:10:59,150 --> 00:11:01,067 KYLE: Hey, Allan. 280 00:11:01,150 --> 00:11:04,442 Easton said he's still not getting water in the pit. 281 00:11:04,650 --> 00:11:06,233 Try blasting it some more. 282 00:11:06,442 --> 00:11:08,150 Okay. I'm gonna blast it. 283 00:11:10,442 --> 00:11:12,242 TRAVIS: Everything with the drilling operation 284 00:11:12,442 --> 00:11:13,775 seemed to be going fine. 285 00:11:13,942 --> 00:11:14,817 But then, 286 00:11:14,983 --> 00:11:15,983 all of a sudden, 287 00:11:16,067 --> 00:11:17,525 something really weird happened. 288 00:11:19,025 --> 00:11:20,567 ALLAN: Still nothing? 289 00:11:20,775 --> 00:11:22,192 KYLE: I got nothing. 290 00:11:22,358 --> 00:11:24,275 Easton said there's nothing coming out, man. 291 00:11:27,525 --> 00:11:30,067 TRAVIS: The drillers use water to lubricate their bit 292 00:11:30,275 --> 00:11:32,233 while cutting through the sandstone, 293 00:11:32,400 --> 00:11:34,442 which should then come back out of the hole. 294 00:11:34,608 --> 00:11:36,025 Well, 295 00:11:36,150 --> 00:11:37,737 suddenly, all of the water was disappearing 296 00:11:37,817 --> 00:11:39,983 somewhere inside the mesa. 297 00:11:40,108 --> 00:11:41,400 ALLAN: Hey, Thomas. 298 00:11:41,608 --> 00:11:43,317 This is Bearcat over at the drill. 299 00:11:44,275 --> 00:11:46,108 Yeah, this is Thomas. Go ahead. 300 00:11:46,275 --> 00:11:47,778 We're not getting anything out of the mesa. 301 00:11:47,858 --> 00:11:50,608 We're pumping water in. We're not getting anything out. 302 00:11:52,150 --> 00:11:53,900 All right, I'll head up there. 303 00:11:54,067 --> 00:11:55,650 This is definitely concerning to hear 304 00:11:55,817 --> 00:11:58,400 that there's no water coming back out of Borehole 2. 305 00:11:58,608 --> 00:12:00,608 I hope there isn't a major problem here. 306 00:12:00,775 --> 00:12:04,067 It's imperative that we get these two holes finished 307 00:12:04,233 --> 00:12:06,317 so we can finally get some answers 308 00:12:06,442 --> 00:12:08,150 as to what lies inside the mesa. 309 00:12:08,317 --> 00:12:10,608 So how far are we into the mesa? 310 00:12:10,775 --> 00:12:13,233 Should be about 85 feet. 311 00:12:13,317 --> 00:12:15,983 So, at 85 feet is when you noticed 312 00:12:16,150 --> 00:12:17,362 - the fluid stopped flowing back? - Yeah. 313 00:12:17,442 --> 00:12:19,067 Yeah. 'Cause I pumped 314 00:12:19,233 --> 00:12:21,070 about a quarter of my thousand-gallon tank through it, 315 00:12:21,150 --> 00:12:24,567 and all my returns stopped. 316 00:12:24,733 --> 00:12:27,608 So you've pumped 250 gallons in so far with nothing coming out? 317 00:12:27,775 --> 00:12:28,775 Yeah. 318 00:12:28,900 --> 00:12:30,180 Where it's going, we don't know. 319 00:12:30,275 --> 00:12:31,692 Some kind of void. 320 00:12:31,775 --> 00:12:33,900 TRAVIS: Based on numerous GPR scans, 321 00:12:34,067 --> 00:12:36,983 we believe we're drilling just to the west of a massive, 322 00:12:37,150 --> 00:12:39,483 possibly metallic object 323 00:12:39,650 --> 00:12:41,733 and smaller anomalies buried in the mesa. 324 00:12:42,733 --> 00:12:45,858 Now we're finding evidence of a void there, too? 325 00:12:46,067 --> 00:12:47,358 Just what could that be? 326 00:12:48,608 --> 00:12:51,025 So what are you guys thinking you're gonna do? 327 00:12:51,192 --> 00:12:53,150 ALLAN: We're gonna keep drilling forward 328 00:12:53,317 --> 00:12:55,400 and hopefully we get back into rock soon 329 00:12:55,608 --> 00:12:57,817 and the water and spoils will come out again. 330 00:12:59,067 --> 00:13:00,608 I find that very interesting. 331 00:13:00,817 --> 00:13:03,483 It's definitely something I want to let Erik know about. 332 00:13:03,692 --> 00:13:05,025 Okay. 333 00:13:05,150 --> 00:13:06,900 Hey, Erik. You got a copy? 334 00:13:07,067 --> 00:13:08,900 Yeah, Thomas, what do you got? 335 00:13:10,108 --> 00:13:13,733 So, the drillers are into the mesa 85 feet, 336 00:13:13,858 --> 00:13:16,733 and, uh, the fluid has ceased to come out of the hole, 337 00:13:16,858 --> 00:13:19,692 indicating that we've got some kind of void in there. 338 00:13:19,817 --> 00:13:23,692 Uh, so far, they've lost about 250 gallons of fluid. 339 00:13:25,275 --> 00:13:27,067 Copy that. Boy, that sure reminds me 340 00:13:27,275 --> 00:13:29,278 of what happened the first time we got into that mesa, 341 00:13:29,358 --> 00:13:30,567 with the smoke bombs. 342 00:13:32,733 --> 00:13:34,858 TRAVIS: All right, we're gonna pop the smoke. 343 00:13:36,275 --> 00:13:37,733 Three years ago, 344 00:13:37,858 --> 00:13:39,942 after hearing rumors about possible caves 345 00:13:40,108 --> 00:13:43,233 or even some kind of secret structure buried in the mesa, 346 00:13:43,400 --> 00:13:46,025 we dropped smoke bombs into small crevices 347 00:13:46,108 --> 00:13:47,733 between some boulders 348 00:13:47,858 --> 00:13:50,442 not too far from where we're currently drilling. 349 00:13:51,567 --> 00:13:55,358 We wanted to see if the smoke would just rise back up 350 00:13:55,567 --> 00:13:56,778 or come out somewhere else and prove 351 00:13:56,858 --> 00:13:59,067 that there was some kind of void in there. 352 00:13:59,275 --> 00:14:01,400 Look, look! It's getting sucked in. 353 00:14:01,567 --> 00:14:04,567 Yeah, the smoke's going down! 354 00:14:04,692 --> 00:14:07,067 We should be seeing smoke everywhere. There's no smoke. 355 00:14:07,233 --> 00:14:09,483 There's nothing here. 356 00:14:09,608 --> 00:14:12,942 TRAVIS: Well, something seemed to actually suck the smoke in, 357 00:14:13,108 --> 00:14:14,525 and it didn't come out anywhere. 358 00:14:14,692 --> 00:14:17,025 It was like there was some kind of vacuum 359 00:14:17,192 --> 00:14:19,067 pulling it down inside there. 360 00:14:19,233 --> 00:14:20,567 It made no sense. 361 00:14:20,733 --> 00:14:22,358 At this point, uh, 362 00:14:22,483 --> 00:14:24,400 not much else to do other than press on 363 00:14:24,567 --> 00:14:26,025 and see how much fluid we lose. 364 00:14:26,150 --> 00:14:27,275 ERIK: Agreed. 365 00:14:27,442 --> 00:14:29,692 That might be into a much larger void. 366 00:14:29,858 --> 00:14:32,983 TRAVIS: Is it possible that some of the objects we detected 367 00:14:33,150 --> 00:14:36,567 are sitting in some kind of large void or structure? 368 00:14:36,733 --> 00:14:39,775 And could that be related to whatever pulled the smoke down 369 00:14:39,942 --> 00:14:42,108 into the mesa several years ago? 370 00:14:42,317 --> 00:14:43,650 It'll be interesting to see 371 00:14:43,817 --> 00:14:46,067 if the drillers keep going through empty space 372 00:14:46,233 --> 00:14:50,733 or if they hit something solid as they continue in Borehole 2. 373 00:14:50,942 --> 00:14:53,817 ERIK: Tell them to keep us advised as they continue 374 00:14:54,025 --> 00:14:55,483 into the hillside. 375 00:14:56,442 --> 00:14:57,942 THOMAS: Copy that. 376 00:15:03,358 --> 00:15:05,025 (door opens) 377 00:15:05,150 --> 00:15:07,233 All right, guys. 378 00:15:07,358 --> 00:15:09,775 Think we've got it all sorted out. 379 00:15:09,942 --> 00:15:11,733 TRAVIS: While drilling continued at the mesa, 380 00:15:11,900 --> 00:15:13,862 Erik and I met with the team outside the command center 381 00:15:13,942 --> 00:15:15,692 to further investigate 382 00:15:15,858 --> 00:15:17,400 another crazy mystery 383 00:15:17,608 --> 00:15:19,008 that we're determined to figure out. 384 00:15:19,108 --> 00:15:20,733 ERIK: So we're looking 385 00:15:20,858 --> 00:15:24,317 at points on the perimeter of our structure, our bubble. 386 00:15:24,483 --> 00:15:27,233 We've got three locations where we'll put markers up 387 00:15:27,442 --> 00:15:28,900 - around its perimeter. - Okay. 388 00:15:29,108 --> 00:15:31,400 TRAVIS: According to several different kinds 389 00:15:31,483 --> 00:15:33,233 of infrared lidar devices, 390 00:15:33,400 --> 00:15:37,150 there is a gigantic, invisible sphere or bubble 391 00:15:37,317 --> 00:15:39,067 that is centered at the triangle 392 00:15:39,233 --> 00:15:41,900 and has a radius of about 2,000 feet. 393 00:15:42,067 --> 00:15:45,858 That means it covers a huge area of the ranch 394 00:15:45,983 --> 00:15:48,942 where we've encountered all kinds of phenomena... 395 00:15:50,067 --> 00:15:52,067 like UAPs, 396 00:15:52,192 --> 00:15:54,900 a mysterious cloudy blob, 397 00:15:55,067 --> 00:15:56,650 and other anomalies in the air 398 00:15:56,817 --> 00:15:59,692 that we can only see with thermal cameras. 399 00:15:59,858 --> 00:16:04,067 And its boundaries have actually appeared to stop drones 400 00:16:04,233 --> 00:16:05,733 and rockets from entering it. 401 00:16:06,233 --> 00:16:08,525 So, I think we'll start in the east field. 402 00:16:08,650 --> 00:16:11,067 - THOMAS: Yeah, that'll be good. - ERIK: Yeah. 403 00:16:11,275 --> 00:16:13,400 - I'm ready to get started. - Let's do it. 404 00:16:14,442 --> 00:16:16,942 TRAVIS: Using all the lidar data that identified the bubble, 405 00:16:17,108 --> 00:16:19,858 Erik has been able to map out the GPS points 406 00:16:20,067 --> 00:16:21,400 for its believed perimeter 407 00:16:21,608 --> 00:16:24,275 on the ground in a computer model. 408 00:16:24,442 --> 00:16:26,362 But to help us see the perimeter with our own eyes 409 00:16:26,442 --> 00:16:28,567 so that we can investigate it, 410 00:16:28,692 --> 00:16:33,233 our plan is to mark it using wooden posts all over the ranch. 411 00:16:33,442 --> 00:16:36,067 Then we can also equip the posts with lights 412 00:16:36,233 --> 00:16:37,608 and different instruments. 413 00:16:39,525 --> 00:16:40,900 Erik, if you want 414 00:16:41,025 --> 00:16:43,275 to give me a GPS coordinate, I'll walk to it. 415 00:16:43,442 --> 00:16:45,900 Okay. So, 40 degrees, 416 00:16:46,067 --> 00:16:48,025 15 minutes, 32 seconds north, 417 00:16:48,192 --> 00:16:49,983 and 109 degrees, 418 00:16:50,150 --> 00:16:51,733 53 minutes, 11 seconds west. 419 00:16:51,942 --> 00:16:53,900 One, two, three. 420 00:16:54,942 --> 00:16:56,278 ERIK: Let's go ahead and land a post. 421 00:16:56,358 --> 00:16:57,650 TRAVIS: Copy that. 422 00:17:02,192 --> 00:17:04,733 ERIK: These wooden posts will define 423 00:17:04,942 --> 00:17:06,400 the boundary between 424 00:17:06,608 --> 00:17:08,775 the interior and exterior of the bubble, 425 00:17:08,942 --> 00:17:11,900 with the intent of coming back to those locations 426 00:17:12,108 --> 00:17:14,067 and performing experiments. 427 00:17:14,275 --> 00:17:15,358 TRAVIS: Looks great now. 428 00:17:15,483 --> 00:17:16,900 - We'll see you, Thomas. - Yeah. 429 00:17:17,025 --> 00:17:19,067 ERIK: Hopefully, we'll get some clues 430 00:17:19,233 --> 00:17:21,817 as to what is responsible for the nature of the phenomena here 431 00:17:21,942 --> 00:17:23,067 at Skinwalker Ranch. 432 00:17:27,733 --> 00:17:29,483 We're gonna go to the tree lines. 433 00:17:29,650 --> 00:17:31,733 I'm gonna go and find where the next post would be. 434 00:17:31,900 --> 00:17:33,500 - THOMAS: All right, sounds good. - Okay. 435 00:17:38,192 --> 00:17:39,817 It is thick in here. 436 00:17:42,442 --> 00:17:43,733 KALEB: Hey, Travis. 437 00:17:43,942 --> 00:17:46,192 - Yeah. - Look, look. What's over here? 438 00:17:48,358 --> 00:17:50,650 TRAVIS: You got to be kidding me. 439 00:17:54,733 --> 00:17:56,483 TRAVIS: You've got to be kidding me. 440 00:17:56,692 --> 00:17:59,192 It's one of the GPS bottles we lost? 441 00:17:59,358 --> 00:18:00,525 Yeah. 442 00:18:00,692 --> 00:18:02,650 It's been... three years 443 00:18:02,817 --> 00:18:04,362 since we dropped them things out of the helicopter. 444 00:18:04,442 --> 00:18:05,983 That's crazy. 445 00:18:06,108 --> 00:18:09,608 Holy crap. Just as we were about to mark another spot 446 00:18:09,775 --> 00:18:11,692 right at the western boundary of the bubble, 447 00:18:11,817 --> 00:18:14,733 Kaleb and I found a bottle with a GPS device in it 448 00:18:14,900 --> 00:18:18,525 that we lost back in 2021. 449 00:18:18,650 --> 00:18:20,567 - I've got the triangle. - CAMERON: Yep. 450 00:18:20,733 --> 00:18:23,233 - Package away. - TRAVIS: Package away. 451 00:18:23,400 --> 00:18:26,983 After detecting some strange radio frequency signals 452 00:18:27,108 --> 00:18:28,358 high above the triangle, 453 00:18:28,525 --> 00:18:30,067 we dropped bottles 454 00:18:30,275 --> 00:18:32,112 with devices in them from Brandon's helicopter, 455 00:18:32,192 --> 00:18:35,733 hoping to collect data between 5,000 feet 456 00:18:35,900 --> 00:18:38,025 and the ground to see if we could pinpoint 457 00:18:38,108 --> 00:18:39,862 - the source of the signals. - It looked like, 458 00:18:39,942 --> 00:18:42,692 uh, it pulled the bottle behind us. 459 00:18:42,858 --> 00:18:44,942 - That makes no sense. - Makes no sense. 460 00:18:45,108 --> 00:18:47,317 TRAVIS: But several of them seemed to bounce off 461 00:18:47,525 --> 00:18:49,567 of something invisible in midair, 462 00:18:49,733 --> 00:18:52,025 and then we never found them again. 463 00:18:52,150 --> 00:18:54,400 Did they bounce off of this bubble? 464 00:18:54,608 --> 00:18:55,983 Look what Kaleb found! 465 00:18:56,192 --> 00:18:57,817 What? 466 00:18:57,983 --> 00:18:59,400 (laughing) 467 00:18:59,567 --> 00:19:02,233 We dropped that three years ago, 468 00:19:02,400 --> 00:19:06,150 610 meters that way over the triangle. 469 00:19:07,275 --> 00:19:08,275 THOMAS: Three years ago. 470 00:19:08,358 --> 00:19:09,942 Th-That's crazy, man. 471 00:19:10,108 --> 00:19:12,525 - Good eyes. - TRAVIS: Erik's gonna be excited. 472 00:19:13,442 --> 00:19:15,900 Hey, Erik. You copy? 473 00:19:16,108 --> 00:19:17,775 Yeah, Travis. Go ahead. 474 00:19:17,942 --> 00:19:20,317 Man, you ain't gonna believe this. 475 00:19:20,483 --> 00:19:22,900 Kaleb found one of the yellow bottles 476 00:19:22,983 --> 00:19:26,317 that we dropped from the helicopter three years ago 477 00:19:26,525 --> 00:19:28,525 just outside the bubble. 478 00:19:28,692 --> 00:19:29,942 That's incredible. 479 00:19:30,108 --> 00:19:31,733 Good find, guys. 480 00:19:31,942 --> 00:19:34,567 All right, man, we're gonna head on across to the south field now 481 00:19:34,733 --> 00:19:36,650 to keep on with the post exercise. 482 00:19:36,775 --> 00:19:38,817 - Copy that. - Okay. 483 00:19:39,858 --> 00:19:42,025 I have to say, it's almost surreal to find 484 00:19:42,233 --> 00:19:44,567 this bottle that was dropped out of the helicopter 485 00:19:44,733 --> 00:19:45,983 at about 5,000 feet 486 00:19:46,150 --> 00:19:48,608 years after the actual experiment 487 00:19:48,775 --> 00:19:51,150 on the edge of what we're calling the bubble. 488 00:19:52,192 --> 00:19:54,358 TRAVIS: How are we where we are right now, Erik? 489 00:19:54,483 --> 00:19:55,983 You're right on top of it. 490 00:19:56,150 --> 00:19:57,442 All right, man. 491 00:19:57,608 --> 00:19:58,483 We're marking the spot. We're gonna dig 492 00:19:58,608 --> 00:20:00,108 a hole, put a post in it. 493 00:20:01,108 --> 00:20:03,442 ERIK: I'm not really sure what mechanism 494 00:20:03,650 --> 00:20:04,983 would transport the bottle 495 00:20:05,108 --> 00:20:07,067 from the place where it was dropped 496 00:20:07,233 --> 00:20:09,817 along that bubble to the very edge. 497 00:20:09,942 --> 00:20:12,192 - TRAVIS: Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. - There we go. 498 00:20:12,358 --> 00:20:13,900 I mean, it's... (chuckles) 499 00:20:14,067 --> 00:20:15,733 it's such an improbable outcome. 500 00:20:19,025 --> 00:20:21,067 ROYSTON: This is it. Let's crown it 501 00:20:21,233 --> 00:20:23,192 and get out of here. 502 00:20:23,358 --> 00:20:25,942 TRAVIS: Hey, Erik, I think we're gonna call it and head back. 503 00:20:26,150 --> 00:20:28,817 All of you guys have done some amazing work. 504 00:20:29,025 --> 00:20:31,400 You have landed every single one of those things 505 00:20:31,567 --> 00:20:33,608 within a very tight margin. 506 00:20:33,775 --> 00:20:35,733 TRAVIS: Can't wait to see it from the sky. 507 00:20:35,900 --> 00:20:38,150 -(steady beeping) -I'm walking now with this GPS tracker, 508 00:20:38,275 --> 00:20:39,900 so if you want to log it... 509 00:20:40,108 --> 00:20:41,150 Hey, Travis! 510 00:20:42,567 --> 00:20:43,567 TRAVIS: What?! 511 00:20:43,733 --> 00:20:45,400 You're not gonna believe this! 512 00:20:45,608 --> 00:20:47,025 What is it? 513 00:20:49,733 --> 00:20:51,233 Are you kidding me? 514 00:20:51,400 --> 00:20:52,692 THOMAS: What is it? 515 00:20:52,858 --> 00:20:54,178 TRAVIS: Kaleb just found a bottle! 516 00:20:54,275 --> 00:20:55,900 Another one? 517 00:20:56,108 --> 00:20:57,358 Yeah! 518 00:20:57,525 --> 00:20:59,067 It's just unbelievable. 519 00:20:59,275 --> 00:21:01,567 First we find one of the missing GPS bottles 520 00:21:01,775 --> 00:21:03,692 at the western boundary of the bubble 521 00:21:03,858 --> 00:21:07,608 and then another one right outside the southern boundary. 522 00:21:07,775 --> 00:21:09,817 It's like they literally hit the top of the bubble 523 00:21:09,942 --> 00:21:13,233 and then slid down its barrier to land in these spots. 524 00:21:14,275 --> 00:21:15,653 I mean, look at over there, look how far we are 525 00:21:15,733 --> 00:21:16,973 from the center of the triangle 526 00:21:17,067 --> 00:21:18,858 on top of the mesa, way over there. 527 00:21:19,025 --> 00:21:20,400 How did that bottle get to here? 528 00:21:20,567 --> 00:21:21,900 Look how far that is. 529 00:21:22,067 --> 00:21:24,275 TRAVIS: We put up 30 posts today 530 00:21:24,442 --> 00:21:26,650 to mark the bubble's boundary on the ground 531 00:21:26,775 --> 00:21:28,983 and made two incredible discoveries. 532 00:21:29,108 --> 00:21:31,400 Now we need to do another experiment 533 00:21:31,567 --> 00:21:35,233 to see if we can figure out what this invisible phenomenon is 534 00:21:35,442 --> 00:21:38,650 and how it's able to deflect our instruments away from it. 535 00:21:38,775 --> 00:21:40,567 It's been a long day. 536 00:21:40,733 --> 00:21:42,942 We'll get your drone, we'll head back. 537 00:21:48,775 --> 00:21:52,150 THOMAS: We're facing a potential problem. 538 00:21:52,317 --> 00:21:54,150 - Right? -Yep. - TRAVIS: Such as? 539 00:21:54,317 --> 00:21:55,695 ALLAN: I'm hitting a layer that's almost harder 540 00:21:55,775 --> 00:21:57,692 than granite. 541 00:21:58,942 --> 00:22:00,400 TRAVIS: How far in? 542 00:22:00,608 --> 00:22:02,233 ALLAN: I'm about 130 feet in. 543 00:22:03,400 --> 00:22:05,567 TRAVIS: The next day, as we were getting ready 544 00:22:05,775 --> 00:22:07,150 for a new experiment at the bubble, 545 00:22:07,317 --> 00:22:09,067 the drillers called us out to the mesa 546 00:22:09,275 --> 00:22:11,567 to see their progress in Borehole 2. 547 00:22:11,775 --> 00:22:13,983 They got past that strange void 548 00:22:14,150 --> 00:22:17,233 and drilled up to about the 130-foot level 549 00:22:17,442 --> 00:22:18,733 through the sandstone. 550 00:22:18,858 --> 00:22:20,775 But then, they hit an obstruction 551 00:22:20,900 --> 00:22:24,483 that didn't sound at all like natural rock. 552 00:22:24,650 --> 00:22:26,108 So, what do we do? 553 00:22:26,275 --> 00:22:28,067 ALLAN: So, I'm trying to carve up through it, 554 00:22:28,275 --> 00:22:32,025 but it's way harder than I was expecting to hit. 555 00:22:32,192 --> 00:22:34,032 TRAVIS: All right, man. Keep us posted on this. 556 00:22:34,150 --> 00:22:36,028 - Yep. - And Thomas, if he sees anything in the spoils, 557 00:22:36,108 --> 00:22:38,525 - make sure you let us know. - THOMAS: Will do. 558 00:22:38,692 --> 00:22:40,237 - Just wanted to let you guys know. - ERIK: Okay, guys. 559 00:22:40,317 --> 00:22:41,525 TRAVIS: All right, man. 560 00:22:44,358 --> 00:22:46,525 THOMAS: Look at how much that pipe is flexing. 561 00:22:48,942 --> 00:22:50,900 A lot of pressure. 562 00:22:51,067 --> 00:22:52,900 TRAVIS: After a couple hours of grinding away, 563 00:22:53,025 --> 00:22:55,275 the drillers were able to get through the obstruction 564 00:22:55,442 --> 00:22:56,775 and move forward. 565 00:22:56,942 --> 00:22:59,358 CHRIS (over radio): Hey, Thomas, it's Chris. 566 00:22:59,567 --> 00:23:01,983 Uh, this is Thomas. Go ahead. 567 00:23:02,150 --> 00:23:03,820 So I got something over here you guys should take a look at 568 00:23:03,900 --> 00:23:05,900 in the spoils. 569 00:23:06,900 --> 00:23:08,567 All right, Chris, I'll let the guys know. 570 00:23:08,692 --> 00:23:10,150 We'll head right over. 571 00:23:18,983 --> 00:23:20,442 (vehicle doors closing) 572 00:23:21,858 --> 00:23:23,320 - Hey, guys, thanks for coming over. - TRAVIS: What's going on, Chris? 573 00:23:23,400 --> 00:23:24,987 I got something that you guys would probably 574 00:23:25,067 --> 00:23:26,567 be interested in right here. 575 00:23:26,733 --> 00:23:29,358 Well, I've been, uh, sorting the spoils, 576 00:23:29,525 --> 00:23:31,165 kind of looking at it a little bit closer, 577 00:23:31,317 --> 00:23:35,025 broke out my magnet, and this is what I found. 578 00:23:35,900 --> 00:23:37,817 Wait, what? 579 00:23:38,983 --> 00:23:40,150 THOMAS: Son of a gun. 580 00:23:40,358 --> 00:23:43,192 CHRIS: Yeah, it's very suspicious. 581 00:23:43,400 --> 00:23:46,400 If you look closely at this one right here... 582 00:23:46,567 --> 00:23:49,233 Man, look at this. 583 00:23:49,400 --> 00:23:53,192 This looks just like what we pulled out before, Thomas. 584 00:23:54,275 --> 00:23:56,025 Exactly the same. 585 00:23:56,983 --> 00:23:58,570 TRAVIS: We'll be collecting anything strange 586 00:23:58,650 --> 00:24:01,442 that comes out of Borehole 2 for thorough testing. 587 00:24:01,608 --> 00:24:05,317 But these metal pieces looked just like the ones 588 00:24:05,483 --> 00:24:07,775 we found while drilling in the mesa three years ago 589 00:24:07,942 --> 00:24:10,692 when we first identified the huge object buried in there. 590 00:24:10,817 --> 00:24:14,025 And again, these metal pieces turned out to be very similar 591 00:24:14,150 --> 00:24:16,275 to what NASA and SpaceX use 592 00:24:16,483 --> 00:24:19,067 to protect the surfaces of spacecraft. 593 00:24:19,192 --> 00:24:21,192 It looks layered to me. 594 00:24:21,317 --> 00:24:23,150 Wow. 595 00:24:23,275 --> 00:24:24,987 TRAVIS: Like, there's multiple layers of different things. 596 00:24:25,067 --> 00:24:27,817 If it is layered, what would that tell you? 597 00:24:27,983 --> 00:24:30,400 Well, that means it's a manufactured material. 598 00:24:31,692 --> 00:24:33,233 Did we just find more major clues 599 00:24:33,400 --> 00:24:36,525 about what the drill just hit and what's buried 600 00:24:36,608 --> 00:24:38,025 inside there? 601 00:24:38,192 --> 00:24:40,067 We don't know yet, but we're dang sure glad 602 00:24:40,233 --> 00:24:42,525 that we have Chris looking through all the spoils. 603 00:24:43,692 --> 00:24:45,052 Th-That's jackpot right there, man. 604 00:24:45,192 --> 00:24:46,442 That's-that's amazing, Chris. 605 00:24:46,608 --> 00:24:48,483 - It's a needle in a haystack. - Absolutely. 606 00:24:48,650 --> 00:24:50,025 Thanks. I'll look for more. 607 00:24:50,192 --> 00:24:51,900 All right, well, stay with it, 608 00:24:52,108 --> 00:24:54,268 and let us know if you find anything else that awesome. 609 00:24:59,483 --> 00:25:01,900 TRAVIS: Pete Kelsey, ladies and gentlemen. 610 00:25:02,025 --> 00:25:03,362 - KALEB: Hey, Pete. - How you doing, man? 611 00:25:03,442 --> 00:25:04,942 Good to see you. 612 00:25:05,108 --> 00:25:06,695 TRAVIS: After marking the western boundary 613 00:25:06,775 --> 00:25:08,150 of the bubble earlier in the day 614 00:25:08,358 --> 00:25:11,067 and finding those two GPS bottles, 615 00:25:11,275 --> 00:25:12,900 we asked lidar expert Pete Kelsey 616 00:25:13,108 --> 00:25:14,483 to help us with an experiment 617 00:25:14,650 --> 00:25:16,817 to learn more about the western boundary 618 00:25:16,942 --> 00:25:19,067 out by Homestead Two. 619 00:25:19,233 --> 00:25:21,567 Yeah, what's up for tonight? 620 00:25:21,733 --> 00:25:24,233 We're standing not too far from that boundary of that bubble. 621 00:25:24,358 --> 00:25:26,400 - Right. - You know, this is a spot 622 00:25:26,608 --> 00:25:29,775 where we have seen that rocket freeze in the airspace 623 00:25:29,942 --> 00:25:31,822 from the perspective of observers on the ground. 624 00:25:31,942 --> 00:25:33,403 - That was here? - TRAVIS: That... and it stayed there for, like, 625 00:25:33,483 --> 00:25:35,275 six or seven seconds without moving. 626 00:25:35,442 --> 00:25:36,608 Wow. 627 00:25:38,150 --> 00:25:41,067 TRAVIS: Last year, before we knew about the bubble, 628 00:25:41,192 --> 00:25:42,692 we launched a rocket in this area 629 00:25:42,858 --> 00:25:45,483 where we had detected a strange radio frequency signal 630 00:25:45,608 --> 00:25:48,108 coming from somewhere up above the ranch. 631 00:25:48,317 --> 00:25:51,067 And on its way down, the rocket froze 632 00:25:51,275 --> 00:25:53,567 at a few hundred feet high for several seconds. 633 00:25:53,692 --> 00:25:55,903 - Dude, it looks like it's stuck there. Look. - KALEB: Yeah. 634 00:25:55,983 --> 00:25:57,733 TRAVIS: So, was that somehow related 635 00:25:57,900 --> 00:25:59,858 to the western boundary of the bubble? 636 00:26:00,025 --> 00:26:03,692 All right, so we're at the westernmost boundary 637 00:26:03,858 --> 00:26:05,483 of the bubble for this experiment. 638 00:26:05,650 --> 00:26:07,362 So, we've got just a few minutes of daylight left, 639 00:26:07,442 --> 00:26:10,108 and I want to get this first launch before the sun goes down. 640 00:26:10,275 --> 00:26:11,778 You know I'll be monitoring this part of the ranch 641 00:26:11,858 --> 00:26:13,025 while we're doing all this. 642 00:26:13,192 --> 00:26:14,528 So let me get out of here and let you guys 643 00:26:14,608 --> 00:26:15,862 - get to work. - All right, let's get to work. 644 00:26:15,942 --> 00:26:17,275 Let's go. 645 00:26:17,442 --> 00:26:19,817 Tonight, Erik and I want to see what'll happen 646 00:26:19,942 --> 00:26:22,108 if I launch a new rocket in that same place 647 00:26:22,275 --> 00:26:23,983 near the western boundary of the bubble, 648 00:26:24,150 --> 00:26:26,067 where the other one froze last year. 649 00:26:26,233 --> 00:26:28,525 Whoa, the sun's sinking quick. 650 00:26:29,733 --> 00:26:31,192 Meanwhile, Pete will run 651 00:26:31,400 --> 00:26:34,067 his terrestrial lidar scanner on the ground, 652 00:26:34,233 --> 00:26:37,275 which is what first detected the bubble earlier this year. 653 00:26:37,442 --> 00:26:39,525 And Jim Royston is going to attempt to fly 654 00:26:39,692 --> 00:26:42,400 his lidar drone through the barrier of the bubble 655 00:26:42,483 --> 00:26:44,567 while looking out for anything strange 656 00:26:44,733 --> 00:26:48,275 that would otherwise be invisible to our naked eyes. 657 00:26:48,442 --> 00:26:51,233 Tracker's mounted, and we're ready to go. 658 00:26:51,358 --> 00:26:53,112 Well, let's get everything in the air, and I'll launch 659 00:26:53,192 --> 00:26:55,192 as soon as I see the drones in the sky. 660 00:26:55,317 --> 00:26:56,862 Okay, guys, I'm gonna get up in the air. 661 00:26:56,942 --> 00:26:58,525 I'm gonna do a scan. 662 00:27:02,275 --> 00:27:03,900 TRAVIS: While we work in the field 663 00:27:04,025 --> 00:27:05,817 and I monitor my spectrum analyzer 664 00:27:05,942 --> 00:27:07,525 for any strange signals... 665 00:27:07,650 --> 00:27:09,733 - All right. - Erik will be watching us 666 00:27:09,858 --> 00:27:12,400 on his surveillance cameras in the command center 667 00:27:12,567 --> 00:27:15,150 and monitoring his own spectrum analyzer. 668 00:27:15,358 --> 00:27:16,612 THOMAS (over radio): Hey, Erik, uh, 669 00:27:16,692 --> 00:27:19,108 Jim's drone is in the air and flying. 670 00:27:19,275 --> 00:27:20,650 ERIK: Copy that, Thomas. 671 00:27:20,817 --> 00:27:22,567 I am data-logging the position of his drone. 672 00:27:23,775 --> 00:27:25,150 TRAVIS: He'll also be tracking 673 00:27:25,275 --> 00:27:27,942 the real-time GPS data of Jim's drone, 674 00:27:28,150 --> 00:27:30,233 looking out for any errors like we've seen 675 00:27:30,400 --> 00:27:33,233 at other spots along the bubble's boundaries. 676 00:27:34,275 --> 00:27:36,192 All right, everybody, the rocket is going hot. 677 00:27:37,108 --> 00:27:39,442 Here we go, in five, 678 00:27:39,608 --> 00:27:41,567 four, three, 679 00:27:41,775 --> 00:27:43,567 two, one. 680 00:27:47,108 --> 00:27:48,908 ROYSTON: Look at how fast that thing's moving. 681 00:27:49,025 --> 00:27:50,233 TRAVIS: Beautiful! 682 00:27:50,442 --> 00:27:52,233 It's going to exactly the right place! 683 00:27:52,442 --> 00:27:54,442 Wow. 684 00:27:55,400 --> 00:27:57,608 TRAVIS: Oh, it's moving fast. 685 00:27:57,775 --> 00:27:59,567 Crap. 686 00:27:59,692 --> 00:28:02,692 The rocket's completely changed direction. 687 00:28:06,275 --> 00:28:09,608 Hey, Thomas? I think that the rocket 688 00:28:09,775 --> 00:28:11,733 made a turn when it got to about 689 00:28:11,900 --> 00:28:13,567 the, uh, the barrier wall 690 00:28:13,733 --> 00:28:15,983 of the bubble, over Homestead Two. 691 00:28:16,150 --> 00:28:17,025 - Now, that's interesting. - Yeah... 692 00:28:17,150 --> 00:28:18,567 That's interesting. 693 00:28:18,775 --> 00:28:21,192 It's like the bubble deflected it. 694 00:28:22,192 --> 00:28:24,483 Well, the rocket didn't freeze this time, 695 00:28:24,692 --> 00:28:27,608 but there was definitely a point when it suddenly veered away 696 00:28:27,775 --> 00:28:30,025 from the believed boundary of the bubble, 697 00:28:30,192 --> 00:28:32,567 which is something we've seen with other rockets 698 00:28:32,733 --> 00:28:33,900 that got close to it. 699 00:28:34,067 --> 00:28:36,025 What in the world is this thing? 700 00:28:36,192 --> 00:28:38,608 Uh, how's your... Are you getting good connectivity? 701 00:28:38,775 --> 00:28:41,317 - No errors? - (chuckles) 702 00:28:41,442 --> 00:28:42,528 SAM: He's got errors already. 703 00:28:42,608 --> 00:28:44,233 ROYSTON: Right when you said that. 704 00:28:44,442 --> 00:28:45,692 - Look at that. - SAM: Nice. 705 00:28:45,858 --> 00:28:47,275 ROYSTON: Uh-oh. 706 00:28:48,275 --> 00:28:49,862 TRAVIS: You getting errors? You losing it? 707 00:28:49,942 --> 00:28:52,400 Right when I asked him, it popped up on the screen. 708 00:28:52,567 --> 00:28:54,362 ROYSTON: Oh, yeah, it's... it lost everything. 709 00:28:54,442 --> 00:28:56,028 THOMAS: Where was it at when you lost it? 710 00:28:56,108 --> 00:28:57,362 ROYSTON: Right over the barrier. 711 00:28:57,442 --> 00:28:58,900 TRAVIS: Yeah, it was. 712 00:28:59,108 --> 00:29:00,733 Unbelievable. 713 00:29:05,858 --> 00:29:07,733 TRAVIS: That's interesting. 714 00:29:07,900 --> 00:29:09,108 - THOMAS: What? - Look, 715 00:29:09,275 --> 00:29:12,192 I'm getting a 1.2 gigahertz signal, y'all. 716 00:29:12,400 --> 00:29:13,733 We're not transmitting. 717 00:29:13,900 --> 00:29:15,150 - Look at that. - Whoa. 718 00:29:16,692 --> 00:29:18,025 Hey, Erik, you copy? 719 00:29:18,192 --> 00:29:19,692 ERIK: Yeah, what's up? 720 00:29:19,817 --> 00:29:24,525 1.2 gigahertz is going absolutely nuts. 721 00:29:25,483 --> 00:29:28,275 Copy that. I'm gonna tune into that range. 722 00:29:30,233 --> 00:29:33,233 You know, I'm seeing a strong 1.2 gigahertz signal. 723 00:29:33,442 --> 00:29:36,233 My antennas show the signal is coming from the west, 724 00:29:36,400 --> 00:29:39,067 somewhere near your location. 725 00:29:39,233 --> 00:29:40,525 Copy that. 726 00:29:41,483 --> 00:29:43,192 This was so creepy. 727 00:29:43,275 --> 00:29:46,650 Erik had broadcast a 1.2 gigahertz signal 728 00:29:46,817 --> 00:29:48,900 earlier this year just to monitor it for interference 729 00:29:49,067 --> 00:29:51,067 during another experiment. 730 00:29:51,150 --> 00:29:54,233 Something is strange going on here. 731 00:29:54,442 --> 00:29:56,275 And then something on the ranch 732 00:29:56,442 --> 00:29:58,317 appeared to clone it and broadcast 733 00:29:58,483 --> 00:30:00,567 an identical signal back at us. 734 00:30:00,733 --> 00:30:04,025 Since then, we've detected this signal over and over 735 00:30:04,233 --> 00:30:05,733 while investigating the bubble. 736 00:30:05,942 --> 00:30:09,567 It's like something related to it is trying to taunt us. 737 00:30:09,775 --> 00:30:12,442 We don't have anything transmitting from on property. 738 00:30:12,567 --> 00:30:14,862 -That's the middle of dirt. (laughs) -That's... well, that's... 739 00:30:14,942 --> 00:30:16,822 it's right down there on the edge of the bubble. 740 00:30:16,983 --> 00:30:18,320 - Right where we put those posts. - It's right where we put those posts. 741 00:30:18,400 --> 00:30:20,192 It sure is, Thomas. 742 00:30:20,358 --> 00:30:22,233 - I'll fly the drone down. - Yes, yes. Can you? 743 00:30:22,442 --> 00:30:24,317 - Yeah. - All right, man. 744 00:30:24,483 --> 00:30:26,445 - If you can fly, we'll do it. - We'll get the thermal, yeah. 745 00:30:26,525 --> 00:30:28,925 - I'm gonna go down there and look for it. All right. - Yeah. 746 00:30:29,442 --> 00:30:31,108 TRAVIS: I wanted to see if Jim's drone, 747 00:30:31,275 --> 00:30:33,817 which is equipped with a lidar scanner, 748 00:30:33,983 --> 00:30:35,317 could finally get through 749 00:30:35,525 --> 00:30:37,400 the western boundary of the bubble 750 00:30:37,567 --> 00:30:39,442 and pick up infrared images 751 00:30:39,608 --> 00:30:42,233 of a potential invisible source of that signal. 752 00:30:42,400 --> 00:30:44,150 All right, let's go. 753 00:30:44,358 --> 00:30:46,650 I want to follow that drone over there. 754 00:30:47,608 --> 00:30:49,070 THOMAS: So, you're approaching as, uh... 755 00:30:49,150 --> 00:30:50,608 - See the post right there? - Yeah. 756 00:30:50,775 --> 00:30:53,025 So you're not quite to the bubble yet. 757 00:30:53,192 --> 00:30:54,483 Uh-oh. 758 00:30:54,608 --> 00:30:56,900 - THOMAS: There you are. - Look at this. 759 00:30:57,108 --> 00:31:01,233 ERIK: Be advised, I am seeing some of the GPS data corruption errors 760 00:31:01,317 --> 00:31:05,775 as he's flown out, uh, towards the edge of the bubble. 761 00:31:05,942 --> 00:31:08,108 THOMAS: So, right when you get to the bubble wall, 762 00:31:08,233 --> 00:31:10,650 your errors start popping up like crazy. 763 00:31:12,483 --> 00:31:13,858 ROYSTON: Well, you see that? 764 00:31:13,942 --> 00:31:14,945 Every time I try to push through the barrier, 765 00:31:15,025 --> 00:31:16,192 look what happens. 766 00:31:16,358 --> 00:31:18,650 THOMAS: It's like it's pushing you back. 767 00:31:19,858 --> 00:31:23,775 ROYSTON: So, I'm literally trying to push through the barrier, right? 768 00:31:23,942 --> 00:31:25,942 I'm right up against it. 769 00:31:26,108 --> 00:31:28,237 THOMAS: He's trying to push the drone through the bubble, 770 00:31:28,317 --> 00:31:29,733 and it won't go. 771 00:31:29,900 --> 00:31:31,233 No kidding. 772 00:31:31,442 --> 00:31:33,567 Yeah, look it. It's just right there. 773 00:31:38,317 --> 00:31:40,442 TRAVIS: That is crazy. 774 00:31:41,608 --> 00:31:43,400 It's just stuck right there. 775 00:31:43,567 --> 00:31:46,358 - That's crazy, dude. - KALEB: That's freakin' nuts. 776 00:31:50,442 --> 00:31:52,233 TRAVIS: The drone is stuck in the air. 777 00:31:52,442 --> 00:31:54,442 That is crazy. 778 00:31:54,650 --> 00:31:56,317 It's just stuck right there. 779 00:32:00,275 --> 00:32:01,775 ROYSTON: Uh-oh. 780 00:32:01,942 --> 00:32:03,775 THOMAS: I'm watching you try to fly forward, 781 00:32:03,942 --> 00:32:05,695 - and then the camera starts shaking. - No, it's... yeah. 782 00:32:05,775 --> 00:32:08,067 THOMAS: Like it's up against something. 783 00:32:09,442 --> 00:32:11,525 TRAVIS: We've been trying to figure out 784 00:32:11,692 --> 00:32:14,817 what causes all the high strangeness on Skinwalker Ranch, 785 00:32:14,983 --> 00:32:17,733 and it really looks like this huge, invisible bubble 786 00:32:17,858 --> 00:32:19,192 could be the answer. 787 00:32:19,317 --> 00:32:22,525 And its barrier is like a physical wall 788 00:32:22,692 --> 00:32:25,400 that Jim Royston's lidar drone is bumping up against 789 00:32:25,567 --> 00:32:27,858 as it tries to fly into it. 790 00:32:29,692 --> 00:32:31,237 THOMAS: It's like he's being pushed back. 791 00:32:31,317 --> 00:32:32,983 He can't get it to advance any further. 792 00:32:33,108 --> 00:32:36,900 Guys, I'm seeing a pile of GPS error messages 793 00:32:37,067 --> 00:32:38,983 with this drone. 794 00:32:39,150 --> 00:32:41,650 Something's corrupted in the data, and it correlates 795 00:32:41,817 --> 00:32:43,567 with what you guys are talking about. 796 00:32:43,775 --> 00:32:45,900 - That's amazing. - That's nuts. 797 00:32:51,150 --> 00:32:52,358 ROYSTON: I'm almost out of... 798 00:32:52,525 --> 00:32:53,775 communication here with it. 799 00:32:55,275 --> 00:32:56,983 I'm gonna try to get it home. 800 00:32:57,150 --> 00:33:00,483 THOMAS: We lost all communication. He's bringing it home. 801 00:33:01,442 --> 00:33:03,358 Or it's bringing itself home. 802 00:33:08,692 --> 00:33:10,775 ROYSTON: That's crazy, man. 803 00:33:10,942 --> 00:33:13,733 TRAVIS: Erik, there's not much more we can do, then. 804 00:33:13,858 --> 00:33:15,775 Why don't you head down and we'll wrap 805 00:33:15,942 --> 00:33:17,275 this thing up? 806 00:33:17,442 --> 00:33:19,122 ERIK: Copy you, Travis. I'm on my way over. 807 00:33:21,442 --> 00:33:23,275 Tonight is one of those nights on the ranch 808 00:33:23,442 --> 00:33:25,317 that I won't forget anytime soon. 809 00:33:25,525 --> 00:33:28,567 It showed us once again that the bubble is real. 810 00:33:28,775 --> 00:33:31,400 And somehow it's able to stop our equipment 811 00:33:31,525 --> 00:33:33,525 from going inside its boundaries 812 00:33:33,650 --> 00:33:35,733 to figure out what it actually is. 813 00:33:35,858 --> 00:33:37,900 All we can hope is that crunching the data 814 00:33:38,108 --> 00:33:39,567 we collected tonight 815 00:33:39,692 --> 00:33:41,900 might get us closer to an answer. 816 00:33:42,108 --> 00:33:44,567 What a night. 817 00:33:44,775 --> 00:33:46,358 What do you think about that barrier? 818 00:33:46,483 --> 00:33:47,737 KALEB: Well, you got to see a... 819 00:33:47,817 --> 00:33:51,192 a recording of that drone just stuck there. 820 00:33:51,358 --> 00:33:53,608 - It was the craziest thing. - Wow. 821 00:33:53,817 --> 00:33:57,525 I think this turned out to be a fascinating experiment, guys. 822 00:33:57,692 --> 00:34:00,442 And I think we've added more data to th-this bubble. 823 00:34:00,650 --> 00:34:03,733 - This barrier is something real. - Mm-hmm. 824 00:34:03,942 --> 00:34:05,302 - Amazing. All right. - Good night. 825 00:34:05,400 --> 00:34:07,567 - Yeah, it was a good night. - Yeah. 826 00:34:14,733 --> 00:34:16,400 ERIK: Wait till you see the data 827 00:34:16,567 --> 00:34:18,358 from last night's experiment. 828 00:34:18,525 --> 00:34:19,845 ROYSTON: Oh, absolutely. It was... 829 00:34:19,942 --> 00:34:22,442 just like something stopped my drone. 830 00:34:22,608 --> 00:34:24,233 - (laughs): Right. - Literally 831 00:34:24,400 --> 00:34:27,150 pushing the joysticks as far forward... 832 00:34:27,317 --> 00:34:28,567 It would not move. 833 00:34:28,733 --> 00:34:30,900 - TRAVIS: That's crazy. - THOMAS: Wow. 834 00:34:31,025 --> 00:34:34,108 So, I've got the GPS tracker data for the drone. 835 00:34:35,483 --> 00:34:37,483 Here we see the entire flight path. 836 00:34:37,608 --> 00:34:40,400 Blue points are GPS points that report back good. 837 00:34:40,608 --> 00:34:42,817 TRAVIS: So, what are the orange dots? 838 00:34:42,983 --> 00:34:45,483 ERIK: So, those orange dots represent the posts 839 00:34:45,692 --> 00:34:48,233 that we've put out at the edge of the bubble. 840 00:34:48,442 --> 00:34:49,942 Right, I get it. 841 00:34:50,108 --> 00:34:51,150 I'm gonna dive in. 842 00:34:54,525 --> 00:34:55,900 Look at the red dots. 843 00:34:57,108 --> 00:34:58,650 Let me rotate it. 844 00:34:58,775 --> 00:35:02,400 Those are error points at the edge of the bubble. 845 00:35:02,608 --> 00:35:05,608 First errors is at the frozen rocket spot, 846 00:35:05,775 --> 00:35:07,567 and then the next big bunch of errors 847 00:35:07,775 --> 00:35:09,483 is right as you enter the bubble. 848 00:35:11,400 --> 00:35:12,733 Wow. 849 00:35:13,775 --> 00:35:14,942 TRAVIS: This is crazy. 850 00:35:15,108 --> 00:35:16,775 The GPS data errors from the drone 851 00:35:16,942 --> 00:35:19,525 started glitching right at about the same place 852 00:35:19,733 --> 00:35:22,442 where our rocket froze midair last year. 853 00:35:22,608 --> 00:35:25,233 And then the GPS data was completely corrupted 854 00:35:25,442 --> 00:35:27,567 when Jim's drone bumped up against 855 00:35:27,733 --> 00:35:29,483 the invisible barrier of the bubble. 856 00:35:29,650 --> 00:35:31,317 It's like a literal wall 857 00:35:31,483 --> 00:35:33,900 that stops both entry and data collection. 858 00:35:34,108 --> 00:35:35,733 What the crap? 859 00:35:35,900 --> 00:35:37,780 ERIK: Next, I'm gonna ask you to walk us through 860 00:35:37,900 --> 00:35:40,608 some of the video from the drone perspective. 861 00:35:40,733 --> 00:35:42,400 Yeah, let's look at it. 862 00:35:42,567 --> 00:35:44,207 ERIK: Guys, you're not gonna believe this. 863 00:35:46,108 --> 00:35:50,525 This is from right when you got stuck along the bubble barrier. 864 00:35:52,192 --> 00:35:54,400 I mean, obviously, something looks wrong with this. 865 00:35:54,525 --> 00:35:55,942 I'm seeing a horizon that's... 866 00:35:56,108 --> 00:35:57,942 TRAVIS: Why don't you freeze it first, Erik? 867 00:35:58,108 --> 00:36:00,483 - ERIK: Okay. - Now, Jim, why don't you go up there 868 00:36:00,650 --> 00:36:02,817 - and tell us what it all means? - Yeah. 869 00:36:03,817 --> 00:36:05,695 ROYSTON: Here, this is the indicator right here, 870 00:36:05,775 --> 00:36:08,442 though, my radio control is having problems. 871 00:36:08,650 --> 00:36:11,567 So the controller that I'm using 872 00:36:11,775 --> 00:36:13,400 is having trouble talking to the drone. 873 00:36:13,608 --> 00:36:15,483 Something's interfering electromagnetically 874 00:36:15,650 --> 00:36:17,025 with the drone. 875 00:36:17,192 --> 00:36:18,733 At that same time, 876 00:36:18,900 --> 00:36:22,275 we see that bundle of red GPS error points. 877 00:36:22,442 --> 00:36:24,067 All right, and then the "H" is what? 878 00:36:24,275 --> 00:36:25,775 ROYSTON: This is my home. 879 00:36:25,942 --> 00:36:27,692 Every time I leave the ground, 880 00:36:27,858 --> 00:36:30,900 before I take off, it registers a GPS home point. 881 00:36:31,108 --> 00:36:33,608 And it also tracks my distance from that point, 882 00:36:33,775 --> 00:36:35,358 so it knows, if anything happens, 883 00:36:35,483 --> 00:36:37,400 how to get right to home. 884 00:36:37,567 --> 00:36:38,820 ERIK: So, Jim, is this a good time 885 00:36:38,900 --> 00:36:40,567 to let this continue to play? 886 00:36:40,733 --> 00:36:42,653 - Yeah. Yeah, let's go ahead and play it. - Okay. 887 00:36:46,150 --> 00:36:48,190 TRAVIS: Look at the home, how it's going everywhere. 888 00:36:48,317 --> 00:36:49,695 - It's even up in the sky. - ROYSTON: Oh, that's crazy. 889 00:36:49,775 --> 00:36:51,150 How did home ever get in the sky? 890 00:36:52,525 --> 00:36:53,862 ROYSTON: The drone's stuck, but yet 891 00:36:53,942 --> 00:36:56,108 it's thinking the home point's changing. 892 00:36:57,858 --> 00:37:00,028 At this point, the drone doesn't know where the hell it is. 893 00:37:00,108 --> 00:37:01,733 ROYSTON: Yeah. 894 00:37:01,900 --> 00:37:04,567 ERIK: Let me play it again, watch this number. 895 00:37:04,733 --> 00:37:06,525 This is how far the drone currently is 896 00:37:06,692 --> 00:37:09,525 from its takeoff location, from home. 897 00:37:09,650 --> 00:37:12,567 Look here, that says 850 feet. 898 00:37:12,775 --> 00:37:14,608 Which is pretty accurate. 899 00:37:18,775 --> 00:37:20,025 ROYSTON: What the hell? 900 00:37:20,942 --> 00:37:22,150 So he's coming backwards. 901 00:37:23,775 --> 00:37:25,112 TRAVIS: Something pushed it backwards 902 00:37:25,192 --> 00:37:26,608 to 645. 903 00:37:26,775 --> 00:37:28,358 It went 200 feet back. 904 00:37:28,525 --> 00:37:29,775 What did we just witness here? 905 00:37:35,775 --> 00:37:36,903 TRAVIS: Something pushed the drone back. 906 00:37:36,983 --> 00:37:40,067 Did it get pushed back 200 feet? 907 00:37:40,983 --> 00:37:43,900 ERIK: Yeah, so, let's play that again. 908 00:37:44,067 --> 00:37:46,608 TRAVIS: As we're reviewing last night's camera data 909 00:37:46,733 --> 00:37:48,358 from Jim Royston's drone, 910 00:37:48,483 --> 00:37:51,608 it appears that the western boundary of the bubble 911 00:37:51,775 --> 00:37:54,983 pushed the drone backwards about 200 feet 912 00:37:55,150 --> 00:37:57,233 in just a couple of seconds. 913 00:37:57,317 --> 00:38:01,400 That's not at all what we saw in the moment. 914 00:38:01,608 --> 00:38:03,733 Is this the dang Twilight Zone? 915 00:38:03,942 --> 00:38:07,108 What pushed the dad-gum drone 200 foot backwards? 916 00:38:07,275 --> 00:38:08,400 That is not wind. 917 00:38:08,567 --> 00:38:10,317 THOMAS: No. There's no way. 918 00:38:10,483 --> 00:38:12,900 TRAVIS: Do we have this on another angle by any chance? 919 00:38:13,108 --> 00:38:14,692 Absolutely. 920 00:38:15,817 --> 00:38:17,233 Okay, here we go. 921 00:38:17,442 --> 00:38:20,233 Now we're looking from west of Homestead Two, 922 00:38:20,400 --> 00:38:21,942 looking back towards the east. 923 00:38:22,108 --> 00:38:24,067 Okay. 924 00:38:30,400 --> 00:38:33,567 Would you rewind it real quick and kind of zoom in 925 00:38:33,650 --> 00:38:34,945 to where you can get some airspace 926 00:38:35,025 --> 00:38:37,108 - on the left side of the drone? - Yeah. 927 00:38:42,483 --> 00:38:43,858 What? 928 00:38:45,942 --> 00:38:48,025 Is anyone else seeing something over here? 929 00:38:48,192 --> 00:38:49,487 All right, let me take it back. You point it out 930 00:38:49,567 --> 00:38:51,108 when I, when I get to it, okay? 931 00:38:53,775 --> 00:38:55,108 THOMAS: There it is. 932 00:38:56,233 --> 00:38:58,442 I see a green flash. 933 00:38:58,650 --> 00:39:00,358 TRAVIS: I did see it. I did see it. 934 00:39:01,775 --> 00:39:03,233 Frame through it, Erik. 935 00:39:03,400 --> 00:39:04,733 See how long it stays there. 936 00:39:07,192 --> 00:39:09,067 ERIK: So, I'm gonna dive in. 937 00:39:10,108 --> 00:39:11,868 - TRAVIS: There it is. - THOMAS: There it is. 938 00:39:12,817 --> 00:39:14,653 - TRAVIS: Holy crap. Look at that. - KALEB: Yeah, there's something 939 00:39:14,733 --> 00:39:16,358 right next to the drone. 940 00:39:17,358 --> 00:39:20,150 There is something absolutely right next to the drone. 941 00:39:21,400 --> 00:39:24,692 A light that appeared there kind of following the drone. 942 00:39:24,900 --> 00:39:26,567 What does that mean? 943 00:39:26,775 --> 00:39:28,862 ERIK: And we have the errors thrown by multiple systems 944 00:39:28,942 --> 00:39:30,483 during the flight. 945 00:39:30,692 --> 00:39:34,067 You're getting, uh, messages coming back on your display. 946 00:39:34,192 --> 00:39:37,567 I'm getting data corruption at very specific locations 947 00:39:37,733 --> 00:39:39,150 during the course of the flight. 948 00:39:40,317 --> 00:39:42,067 TRAVIS: So many crazy things happened 949 00:39:42,275 --> 00:39:43,942 in a short period of time last night 950 00:39:44,108 --> 00:39:46,442 along the western barrier of the bubble. 951 00:39:46,608 --> 00:39:50,567 We had the strange 1.2 gigahertz signal that we detected, 952 00:39:50,733 --> 00:39:53,233 the rocket and GPS malfunctions, 953 00:39:53,400 --> 00:39:56,567 and something pushed the drone back 200 feet. 954 00:39:56,692 --> 00:39:58,567 Could this UAP have been connected 955 00:39:58,775 --> 00:40:00,400 to all these things? 956 00:40:00,483 --> 00:40:02,445 Uh, you know, I-I don't know what else to say about it 957 00:40:02,525 --> 00:40:04,405 other than we need to keep studying this bubble. 958 00:40:04,567 --> 00:40:06,025 - Right. -I love it. - Yeah. 959 00:40:06,192 --> 00:40:07,608 ERIK: Well, if nothing else, 960 00:40:07,775 --> 00:40:08,862 this certainly makes me want to return 961 00:40:08,942 --> 00:40:10,150 to that part of the ranch. 962 00:40:10,275 --> 00:40:11,858 - Absolutely. - TRAVIS: Yeah, I agree. 963 00:40:11,983 --> 00:40:13,150 - Thank you, guys. - Yep. 964 00:40:14,442 --> 00:40:16,162 ERIK: Well, that was a deep dive, wasn't it? 965 00:40:16,275 --> 00:40:18,067 ROYSTON: It's unbelievable. 966 00:40:19,108 --> 00:40:21,192 ERIK: We have what appears to be the confirmation 967 00:40:21,358 --> 00:40:24,692 of some kind of 2,000-foot-radius structure 968 00:40:24,858 --> 00:40:26,358 above the ranch. 969 00:40:26,483 --> 00:40:29,692 Something that is potentially energetic, 970 00:40:29,858 --> 00:40:33,025 that can sometimes result in data loss 971 00:40:33,233 --> 00:40:34,733 on some of our equipment. 972 00:40:34,900 --> 00:40:36,067 I'm still trying to sort out 973 00:40:36,233 --> 00:40:38,358 what could be responsible for that. 974 00:40:38,525 --> 00:40:41,442 TRAVIS: Every method that we've used to study this bubble 975 00:40:41,567 --> 00:40:44,942 has led us to something new that defies expectation. 976 00:40:45,108 --> 00:40:46,900 I know it sounds crazy, 977 00:40:47,108 --> 00:40:49,900 but the data keeps showing that it is real 978 00:40:50,067 --> 00:40:52,567 and it correlates with a lot of other phenomena 979 00:40:52,775 --> 00:40:54,275 that makes no sense. 980 00:40:54,442 --> 00:40:57,733 We need to figure out what the hell this thing is 981 00:40:57,942 --> 00:41:01,025 and what it's doing here on Skinwalker Ranch. 982 00:41:01,108 --> 00:41:05,358 BRANDON: What we are seeing shouldn't be possible. 983 00:41:05,525 --> 00:41:09,900 That phenomenon that we refer to as the bubble 984 00:41:10,025 --> 00:41:13,358 continues to be mapped with diligence. 985 00:41:13,525 --> 00:41:16,817 Pressing forward with the next series of experiments 986 00:41:16,942 --> 00:41:19,358 as we enter and exit the bubble 987 00:41:19,442 --> 00:41:22,317 will be more important than ever before. 988 00:41:22,483 --> 00:41:24,150 As we look to the future, 989 00:41:24,275 --> 00:41:27,817 we hope to find even greater insight and answers 990 00:41:28,025 --> 00:41:32,025 about what is happening at Skinwalker Ranch. 991 00:41:34,483 --> 00:41:35,650 THOMAS: Lasers are up. 992 00:41:35,858 --> 00:41:38,900 I'm just hitting the bubble barrier. 993 00:41:39,025 --> 00:41:40,692 KALEB: Dude, 994 00:41:40,858 --> 00:41:42,362 it looks like you just flew through something. 995 00:41:42,442 --> 00:41:44,025 What? 996 00:41:45,067 --> 00:41:47,025 KALEB: Hey, guys, that laser just went out. 997 00:41:47,192 --> 00:41:48,567 I-I don't understand it. 998 00:41:48,775 --> 00:41:50,317 I took this picture. 999 00:41:50,483 --> 00:41:52,733 TRAVIS: Something flying through the laser beam. 1000 00:41:52,858 --> 00:41:54,525 -Oh. -What's beeping? 1001 00:41:54,692 --> 00:41:57,067 TRAVIS: Oh, my God, we're getting huge gamma rays. 1002 00:41:57,275 --> 00:42:00,150 - THOMAS: Guys, it's going off! - Everybody out now! 1003 00:42:02,983 --> 00:42:05,142 <font color="#ffff00">oakislandtk<<<<<</font> <font color="#ffff00">www.opensubtitles.org</font>