Palace 'ghost' caught on camera (with pic)

[DS1]

LONDON, England (AP) -- Are there ghostly goings-on at Henry VIII's palace, or is that hazy image of a fellow in fancy robes just a bit of Christmas cheer?

Closed-circuit security cameras at Hampton Court Palace, the huge Tudor castle outside London, seem to have snagged an ethereal visitor. Could it be a ghost?

"We're baffled too -- it's not a joke, we haven't manufactured it," said Vikki Wood, a Hampton Court spokeswoman, when asked if the photo the palace released was a Christmas hoax. "We genuinely don't know who it is or what it is."

Wood said security guards had seen the figure in closed-circuit television footage after checking it to see who kept leaving open one of the palace's fire doors.

http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/europe/12/19/hampton.ghost.ap/index.html

[jpgray]

1. Creepy! Is it Anne? :-) (nt)

[Loonman]

2. Could be.....

Ghosts show up on security tapes all the time.

SOP is to either erase them or say you saw nothing.

[lazarus]

6. If

the SOP is to erase them or deny they exist, how is it you know they show up on scurity tapes "all the time"?

Just curious.

[damnraddem]

8. Loonman could tell you ...

but then he'd have to kill you -- and then exorcise you.

[lazarus]

11. I've been told

I need more exorcise...:evilgrin:

[Screaming Lord Byron]

3. Looks fake from this angle, the figure is very well defined

accepted ghost photos are usually much hazier.

[damnraddem]

10. Well, then, maybe this is a photo of a ghost ...

that isn't accepted.

[htuttle]

4. It's Prince William

Judging by the way he's dressed, he's probably sneaking out to a rave...

[waylon]

5. Oh thanks, im not getting ANY sleep tonight

HEHHEEEEEHEEE, fun food for thought but I cant help see Elvis looming in the background. Peanut butter and nanna sandwiches for everyone

[damnraddem]

7. Are you sure that it's a camera ...

that the ghost is standing on?

[nini]

9. why would a ghost need to open the door?

.

[Enraged_Ape]

22. That's a good question

It reminds me of Captain Kirk's question, "Why does God need a starship?"

[pansypoo53219]

12. shouldn't it e headless?

oh wait, tha would be in the tower.

[NJCher]

13. here's a pic of a ghost cat

Look at the upper right hand part of the photo.

As the Web page explains, the cat you see playing with the person had a sister. The sister was unfortunately run over by a car at the age of four months. The owner of the cat feels certain this is the kitty's sister.

If you want to read more on it, go to this URL:

http://riptx.dns2go.com/ghost_cat.htm



Cher

[RebelOne]

21. Wow, that's eerie!!

And I am a skeptic, but I bookmarked that Web site.

[rbnyc]

14. I was gonna post this, too.

It is creepy.

:scared:

[nosmokes]

15. what, no 'merkun ghosts?

we hafta outsource our poltergiests now...

[LeftPeopleFinishFirst]

16. for the ultimate creepy effect

i suggest brightening it using a graphics program.

it is really creepy.

[NJCher]

17. at your suggestion...

I enlarged it and lightened it and posted it for all to see:



I looked at it in a variety of different sizes. One thing that struck me is that the top of the head looks like a flash going off.


Cher

[Orrin_73]

18. Isn't that Bush

:evilgrin:

deanforamerica.com
clark04.com
kucinich.us
sharpton2004.org

[bushedout]

19. Fake

[foreigncorrespondent]

20. They showed this on the news here...

...in Melbourne last night, so I got to see the actual video of it, and from what I saw, it is a fake for sure.

The so called ghost is just way to solid for my liking.