GEORGE KNAPP'S RESPONSE TO UUFOH
UUFOH - Alien Dave contacted George Knapp after the release of the Skinwalker Articles regarding the Sherman RaNcH and his involvement.
For obvious reasons its not the complete conversation - below is part of that conversation via email:
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Alien Dave
....George Knapp, We here at the Utah UFO Hunters have known about the Ranch for many years, spent untold hours collecting articles, stories and information on the Area.........
........It must have been nice to get unreleased reports from NIDS investigators and researchers in your hand about the unusual events that happened out there. Did any of them frighten you? I mean, did you read the reports before you agreed to be "Bait"? and if so were you armed? anyway...
what an opportunity!......................................
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George Knapp
Yes, I am familiar with your site and your interest in the ranch and have read about your expeditions to the area. In answer to your question, yes, I had already read the NIDS material before agreeing to act as bait. (I received the report a few years ago on the condition that I keep it to myself until receiving permission to do otherwise.) I don't want to oversell the "bait" experience --it was more of an experiment than anything. Although we were out in the fields for several hours that night, my time on the chair, alone, lasted about half an hour. It wasn't that big a deal...........................
........Yes, there is much more to say about the site, but for now I think I will back off. The NIDS folks are understandably apprehensive about reactions from the UFO faithful. Although activity in the area has all but evaporated over the past year, they don't want to see a wave of intrusions and campouts, not only because of what that might mean to the everyday operation of the ranch, but also because it might mean the phenomena itself would stay in hibernation. I'm sure that sounds weird, but I would implore you to show some restraint in whipping up support for future ranch excursions.......................
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Alien Dave
George, Thank you for your reply. As long time researchers of the ranch (one of our members was out there with the Shermans before NIDS was involved) We want to be up to date on information. I think that your articles do that to the best that is possible............
..........UUFOH only wants to be up to date, we don't want to be a nuisance or get in the way of the serious scientific study that NIDS is doing out there at the ranch..................Although we have made trips to the ranch area, we will show some restraint in future ranch excursions. ........We know what NIDS is doing out there is important, and probably the first of its kind..........We are glad that you got permission to do the articles, and I must say they are well done, and informative. We hope that you keep us in mind when and if you do any more articles on the ranch or about Utah..Also, if your ever in town, we would love to have you as a guest speaker for one of our UUFOH - MUFON meetings if that would interest you. We would love to meet you.
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George Knapp
I appreciate what you said in your note and will make this deal with you----as long as you agree to discourage your members from intruding on the ranch or its operations, I will be happy to keep you updated on any developments that I am at liberty to discuss. As you have surmised, there is quite a bit of info that never made it into print---for various reasons. When--- and if-- I get the green light from NIDS, I will strive to keep you and your folks informed...........
.....I'd be willing to speak to your group at some time...............I fully understand and respect the intense interest that you and your folks have in the ranch. I mean, how could you NOT be interested in something so intriguing. I've had a similar passion concerning Area 51 for many years and it drives me crazy to know that so many interesting things are underway there but which are inaccessible to me and the general public..............
The ranch isn't Area 51, by any means, but you can see the parallels.
Good luck to your organization and please stay in touch
