clittylicker said:
My maternal Grandpappy served for a number of years as secretary of the Society for Psychical Research, London, and had a special interest in telepathy, clairvoyance, and the evidence for existence of the human aura.
He invented what he called the "Ghost Detector," a complex apparatus consisting of a main control box containing the electronics, a camera loaded with infrared film, a wind vane and vibrator, an ordinary flash unit, a flash unit with an infrared filter, a tape recorder, a photoelectric cell, a microphone, a pilot light, and a thermostatic control.
It is often claimed that ghostly visitations are accompanied by drafts of air, vibrations, changes in the illumination of the room, noises, changes in temperature, or physical disturbances. If any such changes took place in a haunted room, the ghost detector operated automatically. The first camera took a photograph with infrared film. Simultaneously, a buzzer was automatically switched on. The investigator could then press the remote control bulb to take an ordinary photograph with the standard film unit. The arrangement also included a thin wire trained around the room that triggered the equipment if touched.
He spent the latter years of his life touring the world lecturing in various countries on the paranormal.
Great story. I have dabbled with the paranormal on and off for years, just a low level amateur though. I have had many experiences but mostly in my younger years and there is a reason for that. I have also seen a UFO coming home from work years ago. There was a clear blue sky and I seen a metallic object just sitting there. I kept driving and then trees interfered with my site of the object. When there came a clearing there was nothing to be seen. Now it was way in the sky and no way, if it were a jet or any other aircraft could it have disappeared out of view that quickly.
Guess what, it was more or less above the nuclear facility in West Milton, NY. UFO`s are known to be around such facilities.
Coast To Coast AM with George Noory has many guests and shows that deal with the paranormal and UFO`s as well as many other strange things. I used to listen to them every night when I worked driving at nights. Art Bell originally created the show years ago.