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This section contains descriptions of unexplained facts provided by eyewitnesses or published in the media, as well as the results of their analysis by the group.

Poltergeist. United Kingdom

ID	#1686589880
Added	Mon, 12/06/2023
Author	July N.
Sources	en.wikipedia.org
Phenomena	Poltergeist
Status	Hypothesis

Initial data

Initial information from sources or from an eyewitness

Incident date:

02.02.1834

Location:

Грейт-Билингс

United Kingdom

While Major Moore was living in Great Bilings, he experienced what he thought was the ghostly ringing of servants' bells in the house. It began on February 2, 1834, and allegedly lasted fifty-three days. He described his experience in the book Bealings Bells, published in 1841.

The mysterious bell ringing was presented by paranormal writers as evidence of poltergeist activity. However, the case has been critically examined By Trevor H. Hall, who concluded that Moore was not a reliable witness and was deceived by one of his servants who played a practical joke. Other authors have suggested that Moore was responsible for the ringing of the bell, and the whole case was a hoax. Writer Daniel Cohen wrote that there was "more than suspicion."

Original news

While Major Moor lived in Great Bealings he experienced what he believed was a ghostly ringing of the servants' bells in the house. This began on 2 February 1834 and was alleged to have lasted fifty three days. He described his experiences in the book Bealings Bells, published in 1841.[2]

The mysterious bell ringing was sensationalised by paranormal writers as evidence for poltergeist activity. However, the case was critically examined by Trevor H. Hall who concluded that Moor was not a reliable witness and had been duped by one of his servants playing a practical joke.[2][5] Other writers have suggested that Moor was responsible for the bell ringing and the entire case was a hoax. Author Daniel Cohen wrote that there was "more than a suspicion" that Moor had played a joke on everyone and his book "may have been conceived as a gentle satire on investigations of other odd phenomena."

Hypotheses

List of versions containing features matching the eyewitness descriptions or material evidence

Deliberate falsification

This version includes any falsifications that imitate unexplained phenomena both from the outside: practical jokes, flash mobs, fake news, witness fraud, staging, etc.

There are many ways to make something similar to a ghost or a flying saucer from improvised materials, without using video and photomontage.

Many homemade things made for the sake of a joke, a practical joke or a direct imitation of a mystical being or event can be taken as unexplained not only in photos and videos, but also in reality.