# Van Eyck 1997: No UFOs or ETs Have Dropped In at Spooky Ranch

> Zack Van Eyck, 1997. 6 records on Mysteries Department cite it. The earliest on-record statement of what NIDS had observed.

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# No UFOs or ETs Have Dropped In at Spooky Ranch

Zack Van Eyck, 1997. _Deseret News_.

The 27 April 1997 report that NIDS, seven months in, had seen none of what the Shermans described. NIDS's John Alexander: "There have been some minor observations, but nothing you would stand behind." The county sheriff had received no reports from the ranch since the sale.

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## What it's used for here

The earliest on-record statement of what NIDS had observed.

## Cited by on this site 6 records

[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)

Answer

ANS

[NIDS field records and samples from the ranch, 1996-2004](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/skinwalker-ranch/artifacts/ART0D015SGA1NV6/nids-field-records-and-samples-from-the-ranch-1996-2004)

ART

[In April 1997 NIDS's spokesman said there had been minor observations, nothing he would stand behind, and…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/skinwalker-ranch/evidence/EVD0D014WY826T3/in-april-1997-nidss-spokesman-said-there-had-been-minor)

Evidence

EVD

[In April 1997 a magazine article added blood-covered sheets and scoop marks on the family's thumbs.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/skinwalker-ranch/evidence/EVD0D014TG43HYC/in-april-1997-a-magazine-article-added-blood-covered-sheets)

Evidence

EVD

[Seven months after NIDS arrived its spokesman said there had been minor observations but nothing he would…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/skinwalker-ranch/evidence/EVD0D01495E55PK/seven-months-after-nids-arrived-its-spokesman-said-there-had)

Evidence

EVD

[Skinwalker Ranch](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/skinwalker-ranch)

The mystery article

MYS

## Cite it

```
Van Eyck, Z. (1997). No UFOs or ETs Have Dropped In at Spooky Ranch. Deseret News. https://www.deseret.com/1997/4/27/19308958/no-ufos-or-ets-have-dropped-in-at-spooky-ranch/
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[Read it free at deseret.com](https://www.deseret.com/1997/4/27/19308958/no-ufos-or-ets-have-dropped-in-at-spooky-ranch/)

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