The UFO Ranch Tech Prep
For most investigations, the Tech side of PRS has a distinct plan that’s been slowly evolving with each new case. Setup up the cameras and HQ, run the baselines, do whatever new experiments we’ve decided upon for that case, do the DT shuffle, review data, repeat, and pack up. Of course each case has its idiosyncrasies, but they generally have a similar methodology about them. While coming up with new techniques and technology represents its own challenges, it can get down right monotonous. Which is why Serg and I dived right into the unique opportunities that the UFO ranch afforded us.
Ever wonder what goes through our minds prior to a case? By some miracle (read: laziness) when the old office migrated to the new one, it was right after the UFO ranch case and not everything made the transition. That includes the massive white board we drew our plans on. By some further stroke of fortune, the plans are legible despite the board remaining outside. Here it is:
Figure 1. White Board Blast from the Past
For those with poor vision, and to cover up the vast number of spelling errors, here’s a transcription:
UFO
Cameras Mounted Skywards
with CHDK motion detection
Aerial Photography via weather balloon
–or rocket
Thermal camera—to find people in the woods or craft heat signature
Frequency jammer at 27-49 maybe 2.4/5.8GHz
-Rules out R.C. Hoax
Video Cameras with 120X Zoom – Chad
Modify High Res WebCam with IR filter removed & zoom
EMF grid of entire property
-Google maps & GPS
Investigate Mountain “Doorway”
Stereo Photography –IR camera
Check Meditation mound
Long distance laser range finder (1 mile)
Nightvision Binocular scope
Telescope
Spotlight
Light speaker
Light microphone
Scanner
Yacuma Tribe Lore
Ley Lines
And now the run down on all that nonsense. Cameras mounted skyward only makes sense—how else is one supposed to capture lights in the sky? More on this later. CHDK is the Canon Hackers Development Kit, an alternate firmware for Canon cameras. The motion detection script would have allowed us to ascertain where and when something in the sky was mobile—this proved to be unnecessary as the objects were more easily observed that we had originally anticipated. Aerial photography would give a good look at the property and possibly the ever elusive…BatSquatch! You never know. The thermal camera was to find out if there were hoaxers in the woods, find the the cryptoid, and if the alleged semi-translucent craft got close enough determine the heat signature and a sense of the shape of the object.
The frequency jammer was to block out RC transmitters in the event that this was all a hoax. Video cameras with 120X zoom. Chad was supposed to supply us with a number of cameras with third generation nightvision scopes, but there was a SNAFU along the way—he did get us a number of cameras though for which PRS was quite grateful. The modified webcams were to get around bringing the surveillance system, something that did not travel well. The previous flight had crushed the surveillance computer like a tin can.
The unique qualities of the ranch prompted the idea to map out the EMF of the property—after all, there were UFOs, Cryptoids, and the Ranch was being used as an energy workers playground. If there was some correlation between this and EMF it could prove interesting to experiment with in the future. The property was too large to grid, however we did check out the most reportedly active locations to nothing of intrigue. The mountain doorway is allegedly the approximate location where the crafts were seen to appear and disappear but which upon further investigation appears to be solid rock. We were unable to make time for the trek out.
Stereo photography would give us a better spatial representation of the craft while the IR camera might reveal other properties. We brought the IR camera we had borrowed from the PSU forensics lab, but found nothing to note. There is a mound on the property referred to as the meditation mound, upon which we attempted to find something unique to this pile of earth. Nada. A laser range finder would be used to find out just how close the craft is getting and verify that it is in fact something large at a distance instead of something small yet close.
Nightvision binocular scope. We had a few generation threes, as did James—they were particularly efficacious at picking up the lights and tracking them when they were far from standard visual discernment. Telescope is an obvious choice, but one we forgot about getting once we were in Washington. The spotlight served a few purposes, pointing out a BatSquatch for instance. But there was also reports that the UFOs responded to flashed of light. Compounding this, we considered making a light speaker/light microphone. By using a photocell as a microphone, it’s possible to listen to a modulated light source and by modulating a light source with an amplified voice, it might be possible to communicate. It was a theory at least.
Scanner…you know, I can’t really remember what this was to be used for. Peculiar, I know, considering its normalcy. Yacuma Tribe Lore—we’d heard that there was some folklore involving beings from the sky. No, it’s not part of tech, but I do have other interests. Including mythology. Similarly the ley lines, or natural energy lines were something that were investigated to no avail.
If this doesn’t strike up some unusual conversations at the trip, I don’t know what will. See you all there!
