Tuesday, August 21, 2007

UFO Video - Parma, Italy


Series of bright stationary lights above the Parma, Italy horizon. These are similar to those witnessed several years ago over Phoenix, Arizona. No official statement or explanation has been made by the Italian government. This video was shot on August 10, 2007.


Ghosts Uncovered in Dayton, Nevada


When Sandie LaNae and Marilyn Laffoon walked into the historic general store building in Old Town Dayton, you could feel their excitement. They looked like a couple of kids in a candy store. But they weren't looking for candy -- they were looking for spirits of Dayton's past.

LaNae and Laffoon are partners in Thin Veil Investigators, a business that as LaNae's business card aptly puts it, involves "Discreetly encountering your ghosts."

The pair, along with a third partner, John Martinez, investigates historical buildings and cemeteries while seeking to make a connection with the spiritual world.

What the ghost hunters found in the general store at 65 Main St. were more than 40 spirits, some of them children, said Laffoon.

LaNae said she believed that the spirits were congregating in the store because of the high level of construction activity that the area of Old Town is experiencing lately: the Corner Bar is being completely gutted and renovated, the Odeon Hotel is being readied to become Chuck's Old West Grill, and the Union Hotel is being worked on to become a bed and breakfast.

Claude Sapp currently owns the general store and agreed to have Thin Veil investigate the spirit history of his building. Sapp was particularly interested in finding out who J A Bonham was. Bonham had signed a ceiling beam in heavy pencil in the stone basement on July 1886.

In LaNae's report of their experience in the old building, she said, "This is always an impressive little town for spirits. I'd been anxious for weeks about investigating this fabulous building."

She went on to explain that while waiting on the front stoop of the general store she noticed that the building across the street, the old Corner Bar, was notably haunted with piano music.

Once inside the quaint building, Sapp gave everyone a tour, and the investigation began: Laffoon, Martinez and LaNae began placing recorders in strategic locations to capture sounds that are called electronic voice phenomenon (EVP), and took photos throughout the investigation.

In her "Spiritual Encounter" report, LaNae wrote, "Down the wonderful steep staircase we go, how fascinating." In the basement, the report pointed out a number of spirits gathered: a balding old man wearing a printed shirt, a Chinese fellow named Quin and numerous others huddled in the corner.

The three partners investigate the paranormal and try to catch a glimpse of something or someone on film or on audio recordings that are believed to be spirits or ghosts. When talking to the other worldly entities, investigators talk in a soothing, calming tone, always introducing themselves, reassuring the spirits that they are just visiting and indicating they want to communicate. They always thank the spirits for allowing them to intrude.

LaNae said many people are skeptical and even fearful because they are afraid to believe there is something more out there.

On the other hand, she said, sometimes the spirits make it obvious that the investigators are not welcome. She said investigators then oblige the sometimes not- so-friendly warnings.

Laffoon's report says the building from the front appears to be small. But once inside the long floor plan opens up to a surprising size. She said she could feel the many spirits in the stone basement.

They said Sapp was a good sport and they valued the experience of investigating the historic building, even though he did not get to find out who J A Bonham was.

Are there ghosts and spirits in Old Town Dayton?

Thin Veil Investigators says yes. The team has conducted investigations in a number of Old Town Dayton locations as well as Carson City, Virginia City and Genoa. They are members of the Northern Nevada Ghost Hunters Society, and welcome inquiries from people who want to learn more about ghost hunting.


Penn State University Paranormal Research Society is Searching for Local Cases in Centre County

Renowned college-aged group looking to investigate the supernatural for new A&E television series

STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA -- Is there something strange in your neighborhood? Are you being tormented and haunted by spirits in the night? Do you have reason to believe ghosts are in your town? If so, Penn State University's Paranormal Research Society (PRS) is here to help. A student club sanctioned by the University, this organization has gained nationwide recognition by working with local police authorities and families across the country who have encountered inexplicable paranormal phenomenon. Now, the PRS is looking for local cases in Centre County, as well as cases throughout Pennsylvania, for a new real-life series for the A&E Television Network.

This series follows the dramatic life of Penn State University college student Ryan Buell and the other student members of one of the first university sanctioned PRS's in the country as they seek to find the truth behind terrifying real life mysteries. Although the members of PRS are your basic college kids - they are definitely looking into "other" worlds as well, working on cases that include poltergeists, hauntings and the darkest areas of the unknown. Each week they are contacted for help by outside parties - ranging from The Catholic Church to ordinary families - who are terrified by unusual events in their homes.

Now, Ryan Buell and the PRS are looking for local cases. Not only can the team help solve area supernatural concerns, but all cases will have a chance of getting broadcast on national TV. Potential cases for the Paranormal Research Society can be e-mailed to Pahaunted@yahoo.com.


Monday, August 20, 2007

Strange UFO Sighting in St. Petersburg


This unusual object was filmed over St. Petersburg, Russia. Notice the trail behind the object that broadens. As well, the object seems to widen in size and becomes more definitive resembling a swirl shape. Very interesting sighting.


Ghost Hunters Investigate Fire Station

Firefighters are renowned for their valour, but they have been left unnerved inside their fire station in Drove Road.

Poltergeists are said to haunt the building, which lies on the route of the old canal, in which people are thought to have drowned.

Ghostbusters examined the station's poltergeist trouble spots on Saturday to unearth the truth.

And evidence garnered during the seven-hour operation reinforced the station's haunted reputation.

Former firefighter Paul Rowland remembers spooky moments during his 30 years working at the station.

"There were always weird goings-on at the station. I never liked staying there on my own," said the 61-year-old.

"There were doors creaking and footprints. It would put the fear of God in you."

The muster room, where hard hats, coats and boots hang, was checked by the Paranormal Site Investigators (PSI).

The officers' gear, which hangs next to where the fire engines stand ready, looked as if it could be the target of a mischievous ghost.

But so far the ghosts of the fire station have shown no interest in floating around in firefighter gear.

Instead they have concentrated on leaving mysterious footprints on floors, banging doors and setting off alarms.

Two gloomy, dingy corridors on the second and first floor are favourite haunts.

According to Mr Rowland, years ago, one firefighter's dog constantly refused to venture into the halls.

PSI investigators recorded eerie activity in the gym at the end of the corridor on the first floor.

Nicky Sewell, of PSI, said: "Our investigators heard voices from the gym area - but when they rushed towards it, the heavy fire door of the gym started to slowly close.

"It was certainly an interesting night, but too early to draw concrete conclusions."

Other mysteries from the night included clanks from the engine room, ghost detection equipment mysteriously failing and the unexplained sound of footsteps.

Firefighters laughed off the concept of ghosts, but admitted they too had heard stories.

Mr Rowland said: "Years ago we had to clean the station as part of our duties.

"I remember putting polish on the floor and leaving it all night.

"We would get up in the morning and find little footsteps running down the middle. There is no way anyone would do it.

"There were always doors banging and noise. One firefighter, who was Irish, swore he saw a figure stand at the end of his bed."

The Fire Service will be presented with a detailed report of the PSI investigation. The results will also be posted on the group's website at www.hauntedswindon.com.


Earthlights on Peru’s Earthquake?



Following the terrible natural disaster on Peru, which caused hundreds of casualties, some local news agencies are also speaking about reports from locals of flashes of light in the sky both before and after the event.

According to El Comercio from Peru,

“During the night … before and after the stron earthquake, neighbours from the districts of Miraflores, La Molina and Cercado de Lima assured having seen the sky light up because of an unexpected lightning in the middle of the night. Nevertheless, the National Hydrology and Meteorology told El Comercio that it didn’t detect any anomaly in Lima’s skies, and assured that this phenomenon could have been caused by the light of a beacon or some spinning panels that exist in the city”.

Over at MarcianitosVerdes, Luis Ruiz Noguez is receiving and collecting more reports from multiple witnesses who also claim to have seen the lights. Noguez prudently warns that before speculating if the incidents were indeed earthquake lights, the prosaic explanations must be ruled out first.

The video above, posted on Marcianitos, is allegedly of one of the incidents. It was suggested to Noguez, and has been also featured over at this blog, that suggests it’s triboluminescence.

I think the point of light that can be seen in the video along with the flash is from a conventional source (an emergency light), maybe it’s the same point of light that can be seen before the blackout. But the flash of light itself must have been indeed intense, and as there’s no sound along with it, and apparently the local institutions did not report any weather anomaly, it may possibly be the record of an earth light.

For those who don’t know about it, there’s a quick summary about earthlights on Wikipedia. In Spanish, MarcianitosVerdes have in-depth dossiers on the subjects — one of the reasons people looking for more info on Google ended up finding his excellent blog: Las luces de los terremotos.

Update: Marcianitos just posted another video:


Several flashes, including a big one around 40 seconds after the video starts, can be seen over the horizon. Noguez remarks once again that it must be verified if they weren’t explosions from the power transmission lines and transformers.

According to the reports the flashes were not accompanied by any sounds, and some say they originated in the sea. As we all know, light travels a lot faster and farther than sound, so explosions on one place could have been noticed as just lights from far away.

But at first glance, the flashes are so bright that one suspects that if they had conventional causes, then even if the sound was not heard, the causes would be quickly pointed to their origins, as the explosions themselves may have been quite significant, probably injuring or killing people.

There still seems to be much confusion, and the Peruvians need more urgent help and solidarity for their death and injured. Which also doesn’t mean we should ignore the possibility of so many records and reports of what may have been a poorly understood phenomenon associated with earthquakes.

We follow all the news with great interest and hope for the best. Check Marcianitos in Spanish for the latest updates.

UPDATE: Check the latest post on the subject, Earthquake lights or Electrical transformers? The answer seems to be electrical transformers, though there may still have been erthquake lights involved.


Sunday, August 19, 2007

Chupacabras Strikes Again in Reynosa, Mexico

Translated from Spanish:

According to an article published by journalist Armando Garcia in the En Linea Directa newspaper, rural growers of Reynosa fear for the lives of their animals...and their own lives as well, since a strange animal has appeared out of nowhere to mutilate cattle.

A rancher from the "El Porvenir" collective farm reported the deaths of several animals on the property, since after a two day absence from the farm, the owner returned to find that part of his herd was also dead, while other animals were still dying. Alarmed, he informed the authorities in hopes of starting an investigation.

Ricardo Humberto Varela, 50, lives at Rio Alamo 61, Colonia Longoria, and filed his complaint before Gerardo Trevino, a public magistrate, who in turn reported what had taken place at the "Artecitas" ranch in the El Porvenir collective farm.

The statement said that the rancher was startled to see what was happening in his ranch, since after a two-day absence, he found part of his herd dead. He checked each animal physically and found two puncture marks on their necks through which something had exsanguinated them.

He then inspected each corner of the ranch to determine what had taken place. He found the print marks of two small feet or claws, seemingly those of a strange entity or animal that broke into the ranch several times, slaying the livestock. The rancher lost 14 sheep, 10 chickens and five goats.While this official report makes no mention of the Chupacabras, it is believed that the modern mythical entity is responsible for this attack.

Ricardo Humberto Varela noted that he would destroy the carcasses by fire, but before doing so, he took several photographs that were appended to the investigation, which was given the number 295/007, as evidence of what had transpired at the "Artecitas" ranch in the El Porvenir collective.

It will be up to the police to ascertain the nature of the mysterious assailant on the ranch. It should be noted that in previous years, similar cases had been reported. If a new "Chupacabras" wave is involved -- a creature believed by some to be an invention or pure fiction, the collective ranchers of Reynosa will fear for the lives of their animals and their own, as no one has been able to guess the creature's true nature.


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