Robert Bigelow Attributed Statement: Turquoise Orbs and Certainty of Death at Skinwalker Ranch

On August 18, 2026, the X account @InterstellarUAP published a three-minute video attributing the statement, 'There are turquoise orbs that leave you in no doubt you are going to die,' to Robert Bigelow. Its accompanying text places the claim at Skinwalker Ranch and further claims that astrophysicist Dr. Eric Davis received a telepathically perceived message there while orbs bounced near a creek. The account contrasts this with alleged turquoise 'liquid glass' orbs said to induce an immediate certainty of death.

**What is supported:** Bigelow owned Skinwalker Ranch from 1996 to 2016, funded NIDS research, and has spoken publicly about UFOs, consciousness, and his afterlife research. George Knapp's 2021 reporting documents Bigelow's own interest in possible survival of consciousness and the historical context of NIDS, the ranch, and AAWSAP.

**What is not supported:** No complete original recording, Davis primary account, field log, sensor record, or independent confirmation was found for the exact sentence, the claimed turquoise orbs, their psychological effect, the specific creek episode, or a telepathic Eric Davis message. The available 2023 Bigelow interview on New Thinking Allowed provides general ranch context but does not explicitly mention these details. The X post's wider interpretation concerning near-death experiences and a brain-independent 'layer' of consciousness is the account's text, not an established scientific conclusion. This entry therefore documents the verifiable circulation of an attribution — not a confirmed event or demonstrated mechanism.