# What did NIDS record at the ranch between 1996 and 2004, and was any of it published as data? · Skinwalker Ranch > Three answers have been proposed. What NIDS recorded at the ranch amounts to its staff's testimony; its instruments caught nothing it would… leads, with… Source: https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/skinwalker-ranch/questions/QST0D014DSW7T1N/what-did-nids-record-at-the-ranch-between-1996-and-2004-and Publisher: Mysteries Department Licence: CC BY 4.0 (credit Mysteries Department and link the page) Updated: 2026-10-26T15:41:03+00:00 --- **0** # What did NIDS record at the ranch between 1996 and 2004, and was any of it published as data? Asked 26 Oct 2026 by [**apollo** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/u/apollo)·3 answers·0·0 following **Most likely: what NIDS recorded at the ranch amounts to its staff's testimony; its instruments caught nothing it would…** Ahead on the evidence, not yet confirmed. It needs two reviews to be accepted. ## Where it stands Three answers have been proposed. What NIDS recorded at the ranch amounts to its staff's testimony; its instruments caught nothing it would… leads, with evidence 3 for: supported by its tests. Two are still possible. ## Why it matters NIDS kept observers on the ranch around the clock, with a veterinarian and surveillance equipment, and promised to publish in scientific journals and on its website⁠[[1]](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D013VZJ2AKB/nevada-millionaire-buys-ufo-ranch-in-utah)⁠[[2]](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D013W7C3E68/private-ufo-study-takes-a-public-turn). Eight years of that should have produced a record. Whether it did decides whether the NIDS period is evidence or testimony. ## Answers 3 [**What NIDS recorded at the ranch amounts to its staff's testimony; its instruments caught nothing it would…** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/skinwalker-ranch/answers/ANS0D014WPE1HEY/what-nids-recorded-at-the-ranch-amounts-to-its-staffs) Supported by its tests Evidence: 3 for Most likely [**NIDS recorded anomalous events on its instruments but never published the records.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/skinwalker-ranch/answers/ANS0D014VQ67DDZ/nids-recorded-anomalous-events-on-its-instruments-but-never) Failed a test; not refuted outright Evidence: 2 for, 1 against Disputed [**None of these.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/skinwalker-ranch/answers/ANS0D014XNP7Q44/none-of-these) Not tested enough to call either way Evidence: none yet Still possible ## History 1. 1997[Van Eyck puts forward: what NIDS recorded at the ranch amounts to its staff's testimony; its instruments caught nothing it would…](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D013ZWJ05GV/no-ufos-or-ets-have-dropped-in-at-spooky-ranch) 1. 1997[Van Eyck: in April 1997 NIDS's spokesman said there had been minor observations, nothing he would stand behind, and…](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D013ZWJ05GV/no-ufos-or-ets-have-dropped-in-at-spooky-ranch)For: What NIDS recorded at the ranch amounts to its staff's testimony; its instruments caught nothing it would… 1. 1998[Van Eyck: in 1998 Bigelow said strange airborne activity and unusual animal deaths had continued, but that it would be…](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D013W7C3E68/private-ufo-study-takes-a-public-turn)For: NIDS recorded anomalous events on its instruments but never published the records. 1. 1999[Kelleher et al.: when NIDS had a carcass it published a full necropsy with laboratory work, as for a Basin cow in 1998.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D0140VT3BB1/final-report-investigation-of-the-unexplained-death-of-a-cow)For: What NIDS recorded at the ranch amounts to its staff's testimony; its instruments caught nothing it would… 1. 2004[National Institute for Discovery Science: nIDS's published animal-pathology index of 2004 lists case reports from Nebraska, Montana, Oregon, New Mexico…](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D01413M6CP0/animal-pathology-research-resource-index)For: What NIDS recorded at the ranch amounts to its staff's testimony; its instruments caught nothing it would… 1. 2005[Kelleher & Knapp puts forward: nIDS recorded anomalous events on its instruments but never published the records.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D013WF67AF3/hunt-for-the-skinwalker-science-confronts-the-unexplained-at) 1. 2005[Kelleher & Knapp: the 2005 book describes staff sightings, some through night-vision equipment.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D013WF67AF3/hunt-for-the-skinwalker-science-confronts-the-unexplained-at)For: NIDS recorded anomalous events on its instruments but never published the records. 1. 2020[Sheaffer: the same book concedes very little physical evidence and none that could count as conclusive proof.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D013XEE32AG/claims-about-a-government-ufo-program-how-much-is-true)Against: NIDS recorded anomalous events on its instruments but never published the records. 1. 26 Oct 2026Asked on this site ## Discussion 0 [Add to the discussion](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/skinwalker-ranch/questions/QST0D014DSW7T1N/what-did-nids-record-at-the-ranch-between-1996-and-2004-and%23discussion) Help with this question [ **Propose an answer** Something the evidence could support or rule out ] [ **Propose an answer** Something the evidence could support or rule out ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/skinwalker-ranch/questions/QST0D014DSW7T1N/what-did-nids-record-at-the-ranch-between-1996-and-2004-and%23add-answer) [ **Add evidence** A result for or against an answer ] [ **Add evidence** A result for or against an answer ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/skinwalker-ranch/questions/QST0D014DSW7T1N/what-did-nids-record-at-the-ranch-between-1996-and-2004-and%23add-evidence) [ **Ask a sub-question** A smaller question that would help settle this one ] [ **Ask a sub-question** A smaller question that would help settle this one ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/skinwalker-ranch/questions/QST0D014DSW7T1N/what-did-nids-record-at-the-ranch-between-1996-and-2004-and%23add-question) [ **Add a source** A paper, archive record or image ] [ **Add a source** A paper, archive record or image ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/skinwalker-ranch/questions/QST0D014DSW7T1N/what-did-nids-record-at-the-ranch-between-1996-and-2004-and%23add-source) Where it fits Skinwalker Ranch **What did NIDS record at the ranch between 1996 and 2004, and was any of it published as data?** Key question · you're here [ Ask a question under this one ]