Ghost Caught on Video

One of the most famous cases of a ghost caught on video was in 2002 when employees at Puckett Auto in Oklahoma City claimed to have captured the incredible image of a ghost in their junkyard on a surveillance camera.

In September 2002, Kathy Henley, an employee at Puckett's Wrecker Service, noticed an odd image appear briefly on the security camera. She sent another employee out to have a look around, and he couldn't find anything that could have explained the mysterious object. Later, Kathy and other employees of the auto yard took a closer look at the surveillance video and were shocked by what they saw. As they played back the recorded video, an apparition appeared and floated around in a circle. The ghost, if that's what it was, appeared to be dressed in overalls and was searching the vehicles for something. The employees reported the apparition to the local news stations, and shortly afterwards, a family stepped forward who claimed that the apparition making an appearance on the security cameras was of a woman named Tracy Martin who had died in a fatal car accident 18 days earlier.

Tracy Martin was a married, 33-year-old mother of twins who died in a fatal car crash on June 30 only eighteen days before the surveillance video surfaced on the news. Tracy Martin's car was completely wrecked in the collision, and police reported that she died because she wasn't wearing a seat belt. Tracy and her husband Brent were happily married and raising their two twins together. It was well known within the family that Tracy loved wearing her favorite overalls. Her wrecked vehicle was eventually brought to the Puckett's salvage yard, and then on July 17th, her truck was moved from the spot where the security camera was pointed. Five hours later, Kathy first spotted the apparition on the security cameras. Tracy's family is convinced that the ghost in the salvage yard is her.

One of the first groups to investigate this paranormal sighting was local paranormal group G.H.O.U.L.I., which stands for Ghost Haunts of Oklahoma & Urban Legend Investigations. The group claimed they were contacted in September 2002 and asked to investigate the video. Tonya, an investigator with the group, went on location and met the owners and staff of Puckett's. Ghouli and several other local groups tested the area for any other paranormal activity such as authentic orbs, EVPs (electronic voice phenomenon), EMF readings (electro-magnetic frequencies) or temperature anomalies. They found no evidence of any other "haunting" activity tied to this location.

GHOULI sent copies of the tape to reputable sources such as video editing groups and video surveillance specialists, all of whom agreed that the video could not be easily explained. Most of those who analyzed the video agreed that to recreate an exact replica would require thousands of dollars on high tech video imaging, editing and special effects equipment. Well-known paranormal researcher Richard Senate viewed the recording and was quickly convinced that the tape reflected an authentic ghostly apparition.

Rocky Mountain Paranormal Group also asked for a copy of the video and conducted their own investigation. After carefully reviewing the 29 second clip of the apparition, the group believed that they had noticed one frame where a support line could be seen holding up the ghost. The group attempted to recreate the video using the stage illusion called "Pepper's Ghost". Pepper's Ghost was a theater stage effect starting in the 1800s where illusionists would flash a very bright light onto a glass that's angled at 45 degrees toward the viewing audience. The reflection appears transparently to the viewer. Using a Radio Shack camera, a G.I. Joe action figure, string, a flashlight and plexiglass, the group claimed that they were able to successfully recreate the video. View the recreated video and decide for yourself.

The Puckett's video remains controversial and unexplained. GHOULI reported that they believed the video contained an authentic unexplainable apparition for the following reasons.

1. They called attempts to recreate the video with string and a doll "amusing" and an invalid lead.
2. They concluded that all attempts to recreate the video, so far, have failed.
3. Their analysis of the video concluded that it would take thousands of dollars to recreate the effect.
4. After meeting witnesses and staff personally, they found no reason for the staff or owners to hoax the video for extra publicity since the business did not desire extra publicity.

Whether or not you believe in ghosts, anyone would agree that the Puckett salvage yard video is very eerie and surreal. The similarity to the accident victim, both the long hair and the overalls, is uncanny. Most importantly, after investigations were conducted by a variety of paranormal groups using many different methods, no one was able to come up with an acceptable explanation for the apparition that appeared in this video. The fact that this case remains so controversial means that this example of a ghost caught on video should remain in the "unexplainable" category of paranormal evidence.

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