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Don't try to provoke activity - that's theatre, not investigation Needed to hear this. I've been watching some paranormal investigation shows and they basically do nothing but provoke and shout at...
Edward A. in Ghost Hunting Techniques 4 years ago thumb_up 3
I've been doing EVP (Electronic Voice Phenomenon) work for about 6 years now and I've learned a lot about what actually produces useful results versus what's just confirmation bias and audio...
What lens specs would you recommend for someone just starting out? I don't want to drop £800 immediately if I'm just doing this as a hobby.
The microwave example is brilliant because it shows exactly why proper investigation matters. The client in that case probably would've believed their house was haunted forever if you'd just said...
Freddie White50 in Ghost Hunting Techniques 4 years ago thumb_up 3
Bodmin Moor is genuinely eerie - been there loads of times for hiking and the whole place has a weird vibe. Could be an undocumented primate population, could be something else entirely.
CornwallLurker in Sightings & Reports 4 years ago thumb_up 5
GPS coordinates, describe weather conditions, get witness statements from at least one other person This is what separates actual research from fan fiction.
Sofia V. in Skywatching & UAP Monitoring 4 years ago thumb_up 1
I'd argue Spring-heeled Jack is less about cryptozoology and more about the history of mass panic and media. Still fascinating, but for different reasons than Bigfoot or the Loch Ness Monster.
ParanoidCornwall in Cryptozoology General 4 years ago thumb_up 3
This is solid guidance. The 'rule out the mundane' step is the one most amateurs skip because it's boring, but it's the most important.
Dozy Falcon in Ghost Hunting Techniques 4 years ago thumb_up 4
like it wanted to be seen This is the detail that actually interests me most. If it was a genuine craft doing reconnaissance, would it deliberately make itself obvious? Or would it try to hide?
George E. in Alien Contact & Abduction Accounts 4 years ago thumb_up 1
This is fascinating and honestly more credible than most Rendlesham accounts because you're being honest about what he did and didn't know.
All well and good but honestly the authorities don't care how good your documentation is. They've known about UAPs for decades and they're not interested in what some bloke from Yorkshire filmed...
Owen P. in Skywatching & UAP Monitoring 4 years ago thumb_up 2
A separate "professional services" section where people could advertise without it cluttering the discussion forums might be better than just banning commercial content entirely.
Did either of you feel anything unusual before or during the sighting? Electromagnetic interference, temperature change, that odd tingling feeling?
Bev75 in Sightings & Reports 4 years ago thumb_up 1
The best academic source is actually in the British Library archives - original newspaper accounts from the period.
The shape was vaguely humanoid but the proportions were off - too-long arms, oddly jointed movement. This is the kind of detail that actually makes your report credible to me.
Devil's advocate though - some of these people genuinely do offer useful services and they're just mentioning what they do when it's relevant.
I use a Canon EOS M50 with a telephoto lens mounted on a tripod, proper tripod not a cheap Argos one.
ActualFlux in Skywatching & UAP Monitoring 4 years ago thumb_up 2
Could have easily been someone in fancy dress or just a person whose proportions looked weird in the failing light. Twilight messes with depth perception and shadows can create strange shapes.
Secret Wendigo in Sightings & Reports 4 years ago thumb_up 5
This is going to sound mad, but I've been sitting on this for years and thought the forum might appreciate it.
Following a few questions on the forum about poltergeist investigations, thought I'd share a methodology that's worked well for me over about 15 years of investigations.