False Positives

You may be asking what is a false positive. Well simply put it is a picture, audio or video clip which instead of containing something paranormal contains normal properties that may be mistaken for something else. Some examples of normal properties that might be mistaken for something else include climatic conditions that produce strange results, bugs flying through the air, a camera strap or hair getting into a picture etc. The most important thing is to always look for logical normal reasons for anomalies and never just assume. Once you have exhausted all possible normal causes for an anomaly then you can say that there is a real possibility that what you have has some paranormal properties to it. Below are some false positives for you to get a feel for what can be found in some pictures yet can be explained as not paranormal.  Hopefully in the near future we will include some additional photos, audio and video clips.

		Orb Storm? No just Fog	Fog and car lights reflecting	Ectoplasm? No fog and car exhaust	Dense Fog
		Created by shaking dust off a lamp shade	More dust from a lamp shade	Dust. Notice the different colored orbs	Dust right up against the camera lens

 

By

Steve Sarachman

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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