CASE FILE #: 2007-2
VACATION HOME - NEAR ROSCOMMON, MI NOV 2, 2007
The homeowners contacted us via our website. They actually live outside of Michigan but use the
property near Roscommon as a vacation home and are in Michigan frequently. Although we were still
trying to build our equipment base, we agreed to do the investigation as long as the homeowners
understood it would be several more months before we had the rest of our equipment. They understood
and were very excited to have us come out immediately to do an investigation. We considered our first
visit there to be preliminary, although we did do a full investigation at that time. Very nice family, lots of
help with history of the property and very interested in what we were doing, however at the family's
request, no more personal information will be posted.
BRIEF HISTORY:
(see above)
PHENOMENA REPORTED:
*Several family members reported being touched when no one was there, at separate times and in
different situations, usually a touch on the arm or shoulder. One family member reported feeling
someone brush up against them in the kitchen, as if someone had passed behind them close to their
back, but when they turned, no one was there.
*Feeling of being uncomfortable and unable to sleep in the back bedroom, which is where a family
member passed away some time ago.
*The property has been in the family for many years. The homeowner's son reported when he was a
small child, there was a trailer home that was at the back of the property and all the kids in the family
were afraid of it, even the dogs would growl at the doorway and bark from the yard. When he was about
5 years old, he was sent out to the trailer to get something. The family heard him screaming and when
they got to the trailer he was alone but said he had seen a monster-like man in the trailer and that was all
her could remember.
EQUIPMENT USED:
Sperry EMF meter; T2 type thermocouple; digital camera; sony camcorder with night vision; digital voice
recorder; laser level; blacklight light bulbs
WEATHER/ASTROLOGICAL READINGS:
Temperature outside was 35-40 degrees that night, wind was at 7 mph SW. Moon phase was last
quarter with 41% illuminated and rose at 12:41 a.m./set at 3:30 p.m. Sun rise was 8:17 a.m./set at 6:26
p.m.
METER READINGS:
Baseline remained throughout the house except in the back bedroom, which is where a family member
passed away. Over the bed, readings were inconsistent and ranged from 2 to 3 over the middle of the
bed, then up to 4 over the pillows, then up to 5 to 7 over the middle of the bed while we were attempting
to get EVPs. There was an old fuse box on the far side of the room which is close to where the bed was.
EMF readings by the box reached over 100 as well as near an old wind up alarm clock that was on the
other side of the bed, on a dresser. While the fuse box could have influenced the fluctuations over the
bed, when we did temperature readings in the bedroom, they ranged from 59 to 61 as the room baseline
and over the bed, but went up to 67 periodically and inconsistently between the bed and the bedroom
door, then stayed fairly consistent around 63 during EVPs.
While doing EVPs, a scratching was heard on the outside wall of the bedroom and the investigator asking
questions got a tingling in her right hand (not the hand holding the recorder) but her hand stayed warm.
Otherwise, no other abnormal EMF or thermocouple readings.
VIDEO:
We placed the camcorder in the dining room, facing down the hall toward the back bedroom door. A
blacklight light bulb was placed in a hanging lamp and left in the bedroom to create a slight light under
the door, so that while we were in the kitchen/dining room, we could record any movement of shadows
from under the door. None were found, however there was a light abnormally that appeared between the
entrance of the hallway and the edge of the dining room, which is where the camcorder was setup. The
abnormality is very white, seemed to be self-lit, was about the size of a finger and in the shape of an L.
It appears to be solid.
One investigator was sitting next to the camera tripod looking toward the bedroom door and never saw
anything flying by. Another investigator was leaning against the kitchen sink, facing the area where the
abnormality was found, and never saw anything floating around either. No other movement in the area. .
The object was too consistently shaped and never shifted shape (meaning the L shape never bent to a
straight line or altered in any way). It moved slowly from the right side of the picture parallel to the
kitchen table, then moved at an angle to the left straight up toward the ceiling, then disappeared. It was
way too large for a bug or particle of dust and wasn't close enough to the lens to distort the picture or
make the edges appear fuzzy. At this time, it is unexplained.
AUDIO:
There were no audio abnormalities or EVPs found.
PICTURES :
We took lots of pictures. Note: our team is not very big on "orbs" unless they fit the definition of a "real"
paranormal energy orb, so please read our explanations on the pictures that show "orbs" before
commenting or emailing us.
There were a few things found on analysis and they are as follows:
(1) this is considered a dust orb because, even though it is very bright, it doesn't appear to be lit from
within, nor does it appear to be in motion, it is slightly transparent and has a tell-tale nucleus/cell
appearance.
(2) there appears to be a white object on the left side of the photo that would be unexplained.
All that was on that wall was pine paneling and no one in our group had anything that was white on. The
investigator taking the picture was blonde, and you can see a few strands of hair on the left above the
white object, but this same investigator was totally in black. There were no camera straps on the camera
nor did the investigator have her finger over the lens. We have no explanation for this, however this is
the bedroom we found all the EMF/temperature fluctuations in, and in which a family member passed
away.
(3) This, too, appears to be an orb, but what sets it apart from the first one is that it appears to be in
motion.
It is only slightly brighter than the other "orbs" we found and appears to have the same basic "cell" look to
it. It has been discounted as a probable ladybug (there were many dead ladybugs in the house).
(4) This picture excited me at first because Id never seen anything like it before. I attempted to research
and find something similar with other teams/investigators, but was unable to find anything even remotely
similar.
Thanks to Roger, a very good friend who is also an investigator, who was kind enough to give me his
opinion and I have to agree, it appears that this is probably just a reflection of the IR light on the door
hinge. Kind of a cool picture, though. Interestingly, there were three pictures taken in succession from
the same position, same distance from the door, and this was the only one with any reflection of this kind.
SUMMARY:
The investigation was somewhat short, only about four hours, mainly because there was very little heat
and we were very cold after four hours, but also because it was a very small house trailer and we felt we
had thoroughly covered everything. We all felt uncomfortable there, uneasy feelings, especially in the
back bedroom, but also in the small guest bedroom off the hall, of which no abnormal readings were
found. When we called to set up the "reveal," the homeowners son said he had had another experience
shortly after we were there, whereas he felt someone touching his shoulder and leaning on him. We are
still hopeful the family will contact us again so that we can come back out and investigate further.
The homeowners contacted us via our website. They actually live outside of Michigan but use the
property near Roscommon as a vacation home and are in Michigan frequently. Although we were still
trying to build our equipment base, we agreed to do the investigation as long as the homeowners
understood it would be several more months before we had the rest of our equipment. They understood
and were very excited to have us come out immediately to do an investigation. We considered our first
visit there to be preliminary, although we did do a full investigation at that time. Very nice family, lots of
help with history of the property and very interested in what we were doing, however at the family's
request, no more personal information will be posted.
BRIEF HISTORY:
(see above)
PHENOMENA REPORTED:
*Several family members reported being touched when no one was there, at separate times and in
different situations, usually a touch on the arm or shoulder. One family member reported feeling
someone brush up against them in the kitchen, as if someone had passed behind them close to their
back, but when they turned, no one was there.
*Feeling of being uncomfortable and unable to sleep in the back bedroom, which is where a family
member passed away some time ago.
*The property has been in the family for many years. The homeowner's son reported when he was a
small child, there was a trailer home that was at the back of the property and all the kids in the family
were afraid of it, even the dogs would growl at the doorway and bark from the yard. When he was about
5 years old, he was sent out to the trailer to get something. The family heard him screaming and when
they got to the trailer he was alone but said he had seen a monster-like man in the trailer and that was all
her could remember.
EQUIPMENT USED:
Sperry EMF meter; T2 type thermocouple; digital camera; sony camcorder with night vision; digital voice
recorder; laser level; blacklight light bulbs
WEATHER/ASTROLOGICAL READINGS:
Temperature outside was 35-40 degrees that night, wind was at 7 mph SW. Moon phase was last
quarter with 41% illuminated and rose at 12:41 a.m./set at 3:30 p.m. Sun rise was 8:17 a.m./set at 6:26
p.m.
METER READINGS:
Baseline remained throughout the house except in the back bedroom, which is where a family member
passed away. Over the bed, readings were inconsistent and ranged from 2 to 3 over the middle of the
bed, then up to 4 over the pillows, then up to 5 to 7 over the middle of the bed while we were attempting
to get EVPs. There was an old fuse box on the far side of the room which is close to where the bed was.
EMF readings by the box reached over 100 as well as near an old wind up alarm clock that was on the
other side of the bed, on a dresser. While the fuse box could have influenced the fluctuations over the
bed, when we did temperature readings in the bedroom, they ranged from 59 to 61 as the room baseline
and over the bed, but went up to 67 periodically and inconsistently between the bed and the bedroom
door, then stayed fairly consistent around 63 during EVPs.
While doing EVPs, a scratching was heard on the outside wall of the bedroom and the investigator asking
questions got a tingling in her right hand (not the hand holding the recorder) but her hand stayed warm.
Otherwise, no other abnormal EMF or thermocouple readings.
VIDEO:
We placed the camcorder in the dining room, facing down the hall toward the back bedroom door. A
blacklight light bulb was placed in a hanging lamp and left in the bedroom to create a slight light under
the door, so that while we were in the kitchen/dining room, we could record any movement of shadows
from under the door. None were found, however there was a light abnormally that appeared between the
entrance of the hallway and the edge of the dining room, which is where the camcorder was setup. The
abnormality is very white, seemed to be self-lit, was about the size of a finger and in the shape of an L.
It appears to be solid.
One investigator was sitting next to the camera tripod looking toward the bedroom door and never saw
anything flying by. Another investigator was leaning against the kitchen sink, facing the area where the
abnormality was found, and never saw anything floating around either. No other movement in the area. .
The object was too consistently shaped and never shifted shape (meaning the L shape never bent to a
straight line or altered in any way). It moved slowly from the right side of the picture parallel to the
kitchen table, then moved at an angle to the left straight up toward the ceiling, then disappeared. It was
way too large for a bug or particle of dust and wasn't close enough to the lens to distort the picture or
make the edges appear fuzzy. At this time, it is unexplained.
AUDIO:
There were no audio abnormalities or EVPs found.
PICTURES :
We took lots of pictures. Note: our team is not very big on "orbs" unless they fit the definition of a "real"
paranormal energy orb, so please read our explanations on the pictures that show "orbs" before
commenting or emailing us.
There were a few things found on analysis and they are as follows:
(1) this is considered a dust orb because, even though it is very bright, it doesn't appear to be lit from
within, nor does it appear to be in motion, it is slightly transparent and has a tell-tale nucleus/cell
appearance.
(2) there appears to be a white object on the left side of the photo that would be unexplained.
All that was on that wall was pine paneling and no one in our group had anything that was white on. The
investigator taking the picture was blonde, and you can see a few strands of hair on the left above the
white object, but this same investigator was totally in black. There were no camera straps on the camera
nor did the investigator have her finger over the lens. We have no explanation for this, however this is
the bedroom we found all the EMF/temperature fluctuations in, and in which a family member passed
away.
(3) This, too, appears to be an orb, but what sets it apart from the first one is that it appears to be in
motion.
It is only slightly brighter than the other "orbs" we found and appears to have the same basic "cell" look to
it. It has been discounted as a probable ladybug (there were many dead ladybugs in the house).
(4) This picture excited me at first because Id never seen anything like it before. I attempted to research
and find something similar with other teams/investigators, but was unable to find anything even remotely
similar.
Thanks to Roger, a very good friend who is also an investigator, who was kind enough to give me his
opinion and I have to agree, it appears that this is probably just a reflection of the IR light on the door
hinge. Kind of a cool picture, though. Interestingly, there were three pictures taken in succession from
the same position, same distance from the door, and this was the only one with any reflection of this kind.
SUMMARY:
The investigation was somewhat short, only about four hours, mainly because there was very little heat
and we were very cold after four hours, but also because it was a very small house trailer and we felt we
had thoroughly covered everything. We all felt uncomfortable there, uneasy feelings, especially in the
back bedroom, but also in the small guest bedroom off the hall, of which no abnormal readings were
found. When we called to set up the "reveal," the homeowners son said he had had another experience
shortly after we were there, whereas he felt someone touching his shoulder and leaning on him. We are
still hopeful the family will contact us again so that we can come back out and investigate further.
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