Meet the dedicated alien investigator who has spent his life chasing extraterrestrials along America’s ‘paranormal highway’
Chuck Zukowski's 1,000 separate investigations have seen him come across plenty of grizzly discoveries
MEET the self-proclaimed "UFO nut" who has dedicated his life to scouring America's most supernatural spots in search of alien activity.
Chuck Zukowski has devoted the last 30 years to finding proof that extraterrestrials have been walking among us - and he has encountered some grizzly discoveries on his quest to expose 'the truth'.
The Colorado-based alien hunter, who runs the , claims that one stretch of his country is particularly prone to supernatural activity.
According to Chuck, America is home to a UFO highway called the '37th Parallel', a line which cuts across the country along the 37th degree on the map.
And the alien-obsessed investigator claims this expansive paranormal hotspot has been the site where many of his closest encounters have taken place.
Chuck, who works as a microchip designer, has investigated over 1,000 paranormal events in the last 30 years, and he claims that as many as 200 of them have occurred along the 37th degree.
He claims that this UFO highway is the place where "cattle mutilations, UFO sightings and major events like Area 51 all line up."
One recent investigation saw Chuck travel to a local ranch to inspect a mutilated cow - something he claims must have been the work of an extraterrestrial.
He says that aliens experiment on the abducted livestock with surgical precision, before sending them crashing back down to Earth as soon as they're done with them.
Chuck believes that these unnerving events are more common in places close to underground water sources with a high level of hydrogen, which aliens allegedly use for energy.
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Ever since the late 1980s, the tooled-up alien enthusiast has spent his weekends cruising the States in his battered RV on the hunt for UFOs.
He said: " I never go anywhere without a tactical vest, a gun, a full-spectrum camera, a handheld metal detector, binoculars, a range finder and glass tubes for samples."
Having spent eight years working for the El Paso County Sheriff's Department, Chuck has honed his investigation skills, although he lost his job in law enforcement because of his UFO obsession.
He said: "They thought it hurt the integrity of the department and were embarrassed."
But one person who won't be scoffing at Chuck's outlandish beliefs is Ben Mezrich, a prominent author investigating the 37th parallel.
His new book, The 37th Parallel: The Secret Truth Behind America’s UFO Highway, saw him spend six months investigating Chuck's wildest theories about the alien highway.
Chuck said: "He swept me up from the airport, gave me a bulletproof vest and a gun and said, ‘Lets go investigate UFOs.'"
And the writer believes that Chuck has good reason to be so obsessed with aliens, having spent time researching his book with him.
Ben said: "I was blown away by his obsession.
"Over the course of my research, I’ve determined it’s incredibly likely that we have been visited by aliens at least once."