The Bodmin Beast thing always struck me as slightly suspect because it got massive media attention in the 80s and then sightings kind of... dried up.
Did you experience any electronic device malfunctions? Phone battery drain, watch stopping, compass going haywire? That's sometimes associated with genuinely anomalous aerial phenomena.
Could've been a genuinely unusual geological or meteorological phenomenon causing shared hallucination? The Underground gets weird atmospheric conditions.
Mate, I'm about 20 minutes from you (near Calderdale) and my sister swears blind she saw something identical in late September.
The mobile version is genuinely terrible on my phone too. I basically have to use the desktop version and zoom out, which defeats the purpose.
Cost a fraction of the price Yeah but are you accounting for your time? If you're spending 3-4 hours building and testing, that's worth something.
Fair warning: I'm usually quite harsh about paranormal media because most of it's sensationalist nonsense with dramatic strings playing over people reading Wikipedia articles.
"Mice. It's always mice." should be the tagline for 60% of paranormal investigation shows honestly. How many poltergeists are actually just vermin?
This is the most relatable post I've seen in months. There's definitely a stigma around taking this seriously. But honestly, we're just curious people. That shouldn't be embarrassing.
FilmAnalysis_Mark: The Patterson-Gimlin film is brilliant misdirection either way. If real, it proves nothing about current populations. If fake, people use it to dismiss all other evidence.
Same cab - same colour, same damage on the back panel, same number plate. Did you actually check the number plate, or did you assume it was the same? Because that detail is crucial.
HistoryNerd_Lucy: "the paranormal equivalent of a tabloid headline" This is exactly it. The original reports from the 1800s were actually pretty mild.
Peak District? The Lake District has more credible sightings tbh. Did you manage any photos? Even blurry ones help. Also, what size would you say - feet tall roughly?
I'm planning a four-night solo investigation of Bodmin Moor, specifically around the Beast of Bodmin hotspots, but I want to be smart about it.
Are you planning to investigate licensed locations or just your mates' houses? That matters because public sites have rules about equipment (can't leave stuff unattended, no electromagnetic...
