Jonathan Axelrod

Axelrod served as a senior aerospace engineer within U.S. Navy Intelligence, attaining the rank of two-star admiral. He garnered recognition for his leadership and extensive experience in investigating anomalous phenomena, notably including his involvement with the "Tic Tac" UFO incident associated with the Nimitz Aircraft Carrier Strike Group.

In July 2009, Axelrod led an investigative team comprising Jim Costigan and David Wilson after receiving an invitation from Bigelow Aerospace Advanced Space Studies (BAASS) to examine mysterious phenomena occurring at Skinwalker Ranch in Utah. This investigation formed part of his participation in the Advanced Aerospace Weapon Systems Applications Program (AAWSAP), an initiative established by the Defense Intelligence Agency. During the course of this ranch investigation, he encountered a frightening anomaly.

Following his visit to Skinwalker Ranch, Axelrod experienced severe paranormal "hitchhiker effects" that extended to his family at their Virginia residence. The reported phenomena included manifestations of dogmen in the backyard, multicolored orbs, and transferable anomalies that subsequently affected neighbors and his children's friends. These disturbances persisted for years, establishing the Axelrod family as key examples in subsequent studies concerning Skinwalker Ranch's lingering anomalous effects.

No specific publications or public testimony by Axelrod have been documented. His role in these events is detailed pseudonymously in Skinwalkers at the Pentagon, authored by James Lacatski, Colm Kelleher, and George Knapp. Various experts have suggested that Axelrod is in fact Jay Stratton, a U.S. Navy intelligence executive.