The Presidio of San Francisco is one of the city's hot spots, known for its panoramic view of the Golden Gate Bridge, rich military history, lush forests — and ghosts.
Mia Andrade, manager of the Lost Ladle Cafe, is convinced she's not alone, even when she's the only person in the former military post's Officers Club.
"From the corner of my eye, I caught a green blur. It could have been a man in a green uniform, in a coat, which some people say they have seen before," she said.
She is not alone. Others have reported sightings of men in old war uniforms and the sound of loud knocks from deserted rooms at the former Army post, which became part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area in 1994. In addition to the United States using the area as a post from 1848 to 1994, the Presidio served as a military post under the flag of Spain from 1776 to 1822 and of Mexico from 1822 to 1848.
Hunting Ghosts
Parapsychologist Loyd Auerbach has known about the "hauntings" at the Presidio since 1999, when he and a team of paranormal investigators toured the grounds.
Today, armed with a TriField Natural EM Meter and a tiny pad of paper, he wanders around the ballroom, assessing the moves of the needle as it jumps and spikes.
"What we have here is an unusual reading. We have an anomaly in the environment," he said as he moved the meter from ceiling to floor.
Tool of the Trade
The TriField Meter is a magnetometer that measures variations in magnetic fields. It was originally designed to detect environmental pollution, but Auerbach discovered its usefulness for paranormal sleuthing.
As a professor of the paranormal, he investigates supernatural occurrences with the help of the TriField Meter, and usually works in conjunction with a team of paranormal specialists.
"The technology was always to see if there were any environmental disturbances or if there was a physical something that we could measure that connected to the human experience. But it was always about the human experience," he said. "You wouldn't walk into a place just because it looks spooky to see if you could measure something with technology. You'd have a story first."
The tech comes in to verify the witness' accounts.
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Mia Andrade, manager of the Lost Ladle Cafe, is convinced she's not alone, even when she's the only person in the former military post's Officers Club.
"From the corner of my eye, I caught a green blur. It could have been a man in a green uniform, in a coat, which some people say they have seen before," she said.
She is not alone. Others have reported sightings of men in old war uniforms and the sound of loud knocks from deserted rooms at the former Army post, which became part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area in 1994. In addition to the United States using the area as a post from 1848 to 1994, the Presidio served as a military post under the flag of Spain from 1776 to 1822 and of Mexico from 1822 to 1848.
Hunting Ghosts
Parapsychologist Loyd Auerbach has known about the "hauntings" at the Presidio since 1999, when he and a team of paranormal investigators toured the grounds.
Today, armed with a TriField Natural EM Meter and a tiny pad of paper, he wanders around the ballroom, assessing the moves of the needle as it jumps and spikes.
"What we have here is an unusual reading. We have an anomaly in the environment," he said as he moved the meter from ceiling to floor.
Tool of the Trade
The TriField Meter is a magnetometer that measures variations in magnetic fields. It was originally designed to detect environmental pollution, but Auerbach discovered its usefulness for paranormal sleuthing.
As a professor of the paranormal, he investigates supernatural occurrences with the help of the TriField Meter, and usually works in conjunction with a team of paranormal specialists.
"The technology was always to see if there were any environmental disturbances or if there was a physical something that we could measure that connected to the human experience. But it was always about the human experience," he said. "You wouldn't walk into a place just because it looks spooky to see if you could measure something with technology. You'd have a story first."
The tech comes in to verify the witness' accounts.
Want to learn more?
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/WNN/DailyNews/wnn_ghosts020917.html