Foxford Services’ Stephen Boot conducted a routine photoshoot in November 2006, blissfully unaware he was being watched by a strange hooded figure in the background.

It was only when MD Leigh Darby started downloading the images that he discovered the unexplained appearance in the shot.

Systems Designer Stephen said: “I was taking some pictures by the side of a busy road in Stafford, for a website I’m working on.”

“It was a standard shoot, done in twilight at about 4pm on Friday November 3rd, so there was a bit of traffic but not many people on the street; when I reviewed the photo back at the office, there was something not quite right about it...”

Leigh added: “When I downloaded Stephen’s pictures to my PC, I spotted a very shadowy figure alongside one of the cars. We have absolutely no idea where it came from, because there was no-one around, based on the previous photo taken about 10 seconds before.”

“We did some analysis on the shots to see if we could identify it, but that only made us more confused, and we’re still at a loss to explain it.”

“We also created a movie of the photos with our analysis explained and posted on YouTube, so far nobody can provide a logical answer.”

“I’ve checked - searching on the internet - there are some local stories of strange phenomena though and apparently there was a witches’ drowning pool in the area – maybe that could have something to do with it?”

“The shoot was quite close to the river…”

Anyone interested in paranormal activity, or who could offer a reasonable explanation, can see the evidence on the following link: http://www.foxfordservices.co.uk/news/Dec_06.asp

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