Bigfoot, UFOs, and the Alien Connection: Why Sasquatch Might Be Extraterrestrial

Daniel Wood
2026-01-15T16:41:27-05:00

Is Bigfoot a lost ape, or an alien scout? We investigate the 1973 Uniontown UFO sighting, the "portal beasts" of Skinwalker Ranch, and the disturbing theory that Sasquatch is actually an interdimensional traveler.

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Overview

For decades, researchers have treated Bigfoot as a biological animal—a lost ape hiding in the woods. But this theory has a massive hole: we never find a body, a bone, or even a grave. A growing number of ufologists and witnesses suggest a different, stranger explanation. Bigfoot isn't an ape; it is an interdimensional entity or an alien biological robot often seen near UFO landing sites. We explore the "High Strangeness" connection that links Sasquatch to the stars.

Table of Contents

The Problem: Where are the Bones?

The 1973 Uniontown Case: Bigfoot Steps Out of a UFO

Skinwalker Ranch: The Portal Beast

The "Chewbacca" Theory: Is It a Bio-Suit?

What Then? The Interdimensional Guardian

If Bigfoot is just a monkey, where are the bodies? Every other animal leaves a trace. Bears die, wolves die, and we find their skeletons. But Sasquatch vanishes. This lack of physical evidence has led researchers down a rabbit hole that ends not in biology, but in Ufology. What if the reason we can't catch Bigfoot is because he doesn't live here?

The Problem: Where are the Bones?

The primary argument against Bigfoot being a flesh-and-blood animal is the "fossil record" problem. To maintain a breeding population, you would need thousands of individuals roaming North America. Yet, in 200 years of hunting:

No hunter has ever shot one and retrieved the body.

No car has ever hit one (a statistical impossibility given the sightings).

No hiker has stumbled upon a carcass or grave.

This suggests two possibilities: either Bigfoot doesn't exist, or Bigfoot has a way of leaving the environment entirely. Witnesses often report tracks that simply stop in the middle of a snowy field, as if the creature was lifted up—or phased out.

The 1973 Uniontown Case: Bigfoot Steps Out of a UFO

The "smoking gun" for the UFO-Bigfoot connection happened on October 25, 1973, near Uniontown, Pennsylvania. This wasn't a lone nut in the woods; it was a mass sighting involving 15 witnesses that became a cornerstone of high strangeness research.

Witnesses saw a large, red, glowing sphere land in a field. When they approached, expecting little gray men, they saw two tall, hairy, ape-like creatures with glowing green eyes walking near the craft. When a witness fired a tracer round at the creatures, the saucer began to flash, and the creatures simply vanished into the woods (or dematerialized). This case, investigated by Stan Gordon, proved that "hairy humanoids" and flying saucers often operate in the same theater.

Skinwalker Ranch: The Portal Beast

More recently, the infamous Skinwalker Ranch in Utah has provided data linking cryptids to portals. Researchers on the ranch, including astrophysicist Dr. Travis Taylor, have documented "Dire Wolf" type creatures and large hominids appearing out of nowhere.

In one chilling account, a large creature was seen crawling out of a "tunnel" of light that opened in mid-air. It ran off into the darkness, leaving tracks that were impossible to follow. This aligns with the Native American "Star People" legends, which view Sasquatch not as an animal, but as a guardian of the veil between worlds.

The "Chewbacca" Theory: Is It a Bio-Suit?

Here is where it gets really weird. Some abductees and theorists claim that Bigfoot is actually a biological robot or a suit used by the Greys.

Why send a fragile, small alien into the rough, dangerous terrain of Earth when you can send a 500-pound, all-terrain biological drone? This would explain:

The lack of culture (no fire, no tools).

The robotic behavior often described by witnesses (stiff movements, lack of fear).

The ability to survive extreme cold without clothing.

Bigfoot might just be the alien equivalent of a Mars Rover—built to sample the environment, scare away the locals, and be retrieved by the mothership when the mission is done.

What Then? The Interdimensional Guardian

At What Then Studio, we lean toward the "High Strangeness" explanation. Bigfoot is too consistent to be a myth, but too elusive to be an animal.

If we accept that UFOs can manipulate gravity and spacetime, why is it so hard to believe they have a ground crew? The next time you see a blurry photo of a hairy monster, don't look for a cave nearby. Look up. He might not be lost; he might just be waiting for his ride.