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Scotland: Photo spooks experts in hunt for ghost of Tantallon Castle

Face in the window
© Grace LambApparition: A figure can be seen looking through the window in the background of Grace Lamb’s photo of her late husband Hugh and children Paul and Kelly on a visit to Tantallon Castle
New evidence which appears to back up claims that a ghost is stalking a Lothians castle has been uncovered.

Speculation over the presence of a ghost at Tantallon Castle in East Lothian was sparked by a picture released last week as part of an online experiment into the photographic evidence of the paranormal.

The startling image, taken in May last year, appeared to show a figure in period costume. The photographer claimed that they were unaware of anyone present at the time the image was taken, and that there were no actors at the castle in period costume.

Now another image which could show the same ghost has been presented to psychologist Professor Richard Wiseman, who has been running the study.

Pumpkin

Second 'ghost' sighting at Tantallon Castle

'ghost' picture
© PAPhoto of a second 'ghost' picture taken at Tantallon Castle, which has emerged after 32 years
A second photograph of a "ghost" at Tantallon Castle has surfaced, taken more than three decades before another that recently emerged.

Last week a picture taken at the ruined Scottish castle on the East Lothian coast was voted the world's most convincing ghost snap.

It appeared to show a figure clad in Tudor dress and a ruff peering out of a crumbling window.

The photographer who took the picture last May claimed he saw no one there, and tests have ruled out digital tampering.

Binoculars

US: MUFON releases UFO sighting data for March

Fort Collins, Colorado - 4/2/2009 - The Mutual UFO Network (Mufon) has issued sightings data for March. There were a total of 439 sightings from throughout the United States during the month, with the following states having the most activity: California was first with 44 reported sightings, followed by Texas-34, Arizona-31, Florida-29, and Michigan with 21. Pennsylvania placed sixth with 20 sightings. The objects being reported were of various shapes, including: Star-like-106, Other-101, Disc-94, Sphere-86, Circle-85, Unknown 73, and Triangle-60.

There were 38 sightings where witnesses claimed the objects to be less than 100 feet away, and an additional 46 reported objects less than 500 feet away. Some even more startling data include 30 landings, hoverings, or take-offs reported, and 40 entities observed.

UFO

US: Vermont UFO witness searches for answers (2004)

Vermont ufo
© Illustration by Keith Bastianini.
A Canadian woman in her 70s staying with a friend in a remote Vermont cottage had an unusual encounter that caused the two to flee their surroundings in the middle of the night - only to come within a few feet of a UFO at ground level.

A friend of the woman from Montreal approached me wanting to know if any of my readers or colleagues have heard of any similar encounters.

We always ask our readers to please keep in mind that many UFO sightings can be discounted as natural occurrences or something manmade. You can report your personal UFO sighting at MUFON.com.

Attention

Virgin Blue passenger plane forced to land in Melbourne after being hit by lightning strike

Passengers on a Virgin Blue jet hit by lightning today say they were scared as the plane returned to Melbourne Airport after aborting a flight to Launceston.

Flight DJ1370 was 10 minutes into its journey this afternoon (AEDT) when the 737 was struck "multiple times'' by lightning, a Virgin spokeswoman said.

The captain of the aircraft, carrying 117 passengers and six crew, made an immediate decision to turn back to Melbourne.

Bizarro Earth

England: 'Strange hum is making our lives a misery'

Christine Bampton-Smith
© UnknownSomething in the air... Christine Bampton-Smith listens for the humming
A strange humming noise has been giving villagers headaches and keeping them awake at night.

Since October the vibrating noise has been affecting people living around the Nest estate, Mytholmroyd.

The noise is worse at night and is causing pressure headaches and loss of sleep - but not everyone can hear it.

Glenys Sutcliffe, who lives on the estate, said: "Last night I woke up and it felt like the washing machine was on full pelt. The pressure is shocking.

UFO

US: UFO traffic heavy closing out March

New Hampshire ufo
© UnknownWitness photo from March 12, 2009, New Hampshire sighting.
Reported UFO traffic includes 12 cases over 10 states, according to witness testimony logged recently into the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) database.

Ten boomerang objects were spotted over California on March 30. Two glowing cigar-shaped orbs were seen over California on March 31. An object hovered 200 feet off of the ground while a man watched in Minnesota on March 28. In New Hampshire on March 12, a triangular-shaped object with three blue lights was seen. A Pennsylvania witness described an oval-shaped craft as "sparkling" with many colors on March 31. A triangular-shaped object with five lights hung over the mountains April 1 in Nevada that was described as the size of six airplanes.

Other reports include a fast moving light over Georgia on March 30, a translucent, cool blue-colored object that crossed the skies over Florida on March 26, six unidentified lights over New York on March 17, an object approximately 3,000 feet up with multiple colored lights on March 31 over Arizona, an orange-reddish "bright as day" sphere at 9,000 to 10,000 feet over the Oregon outback that may have caused one witnesses car radio to go dead, and a report by multiple witnesses on April 1 over Nevada where a craft came out of a cloud formation that was silent and "highly refractive."

UFO 2

US: UFO caught on camera over Virginia Beach

Virgina ufo
© UnknownWitness Image # 3 - reduced in size for this page.
A Virginia Beach witness shot photos and video of two UFOs in the night sky March 29 - of objects "streaking back and forth."

Driving along after having dinner, he stopped the car to take photos when he spotted the strange lights.

Three of his images were uploaded to the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) database. The video is not yet available.

Below is the unedited report as filed with MUFON. Please keep in mind that some sightings can be explained as natural occurrences or manmade. We will report back with any MUFON findings they send our way - especially a photo analysis.

Eye 2

Russia: Search for Yeti finds nothing....yet

The much anticipated search for the legendary Snowmen that have recently been sighted by hunters in the vast wilderness in the vicinity of the city of Kemerovo in Russia has failed to find anything. Researchers remain hopeful however and plan to return for another more thorough expedition.

Stories of 'Yeti' style creatures described as human-like with black/brown hair have circulated in this region of Siberia for centuries and with recent reports of hunters witnessing the creatures in an area known as the Azasskoy caves it was decided that a proper academic search should take place.

UFO

Australia: Sanctury Cove, Goldcoast, Queensland - 30 to 40 Lights in a Circular Formation

Posted: April 1, 2009

Date: March 13, 2009
Time: 7:15 p.m.
Number of witnesses: 2
Number of Objects: 30-40
Shape of Objects: Bright circle lights.

Full Description of Event/Sighting: Me and my dad just dropped my girlfriend off home, and we were driving down Santa Barbra road. The sky was cloudy and had an orange tinge in the clouds and me and my dad thought we saw some bats fly over street light, we both said they looked far too big to be bats and then we saw these lights just appear in the sky, spiraling around in a circular formation like a light show, a really big light show.