WEATHER INFORMATION

Temperature:
78 avg
Humidity:
55% avg
Barometric Pressure:
994
EQUIPMENT USED

Digital audio recorders
3
Digital still cameras
3
EMF detectors
3
Handheld temperature sensor
2
 
 
Chatooga Academy - Lafayette, Ga

Investigation Date: June 27th 2009
Investigation Time: four hours
Investigators: 3
Total photographs: 143
Positive Photos: 0
EVP's: 0
Anomalous EMF readings: 1
Anomalous temperature changes: 0
Video: 0
 
BACKGROUND INFORMATION & INVESTIGATION NOTES

 There was no reported paranormal activity. However there was one suspicious occurrence which occurred. Lead Investigator/Tech Manager, Jeff Holder, reports: “Kelly, Joe and myself went outside to take some photo’s and do some EVP work. All three of us heard tapping on the back corner window towards the Marsh House and it was coming from the inside as if someone was trying to get our attention. I thought that it was Catherine Edgemon, but she was upstairs reading a book. We finished the outside part of the investigation and decided to call it and go in and download the evidence upstairs. Kelly went upstairs first followed by Joe then myself. I downloaded Joe’s memory card from his digital camera to my laptop with my card reader. Using the same card reader I tried to download Kellys’ memory card and nothing would happen. The computer didn’t show it or anything. I had Kelly put the card back in her camera, it showed “Card error”. I gave her my extra memory card to try in her camera and it worked (so it was not her camera). I put her card in my camera and was able to format the card. I took a photo and it worked. I formatted the card again and gave it back to her to try in her camera and it worked. It seems there was a quick and very strong EMF (electro-magnetic field) that deleted her card. This incident happened between the bottom step and the table upstairs.”

Conclusion -  Since we cannot say the possible EMF anomaly involving the memory card was paranormal or natural combined with the tapping on the window, neither of which is conclusive for or against “paranormal” our conclusion is “Paranormal activity may be present”..