R.M.S. Queen Mary, September 2009


The above photograph was taken in September 2009 aboard the legendary R.M.S. Queen Mary permanently docked in Long Beach California by OKCGC investigator Andy. The photo shows the bunk area of the captain’s chartroom. The photo was taken with a modified Aiptek DV-4100 digital camera. The camera is modified to only shoot in near infrared light (>700nm). The camera is not equipped with a flash, so that pretty much relegates the camera to daylight use only.

Looking to the right of the bed there appears to be a figure leaning up against the chart drawers. It should be noted that there is a pane of plexiglass that covers the vantage point, however attempts to recreate via reflection failed. It should be noted that the bridge structure (wheelhouse, captain’s and officer’s chartrooms, connecting hallways) were empty of people with the exception of my wife, Nonie. At the time of this photograph, she was sitting on a couch in the officer’s chartroom approximately 15 feet behind me as I took this picture. The chance for reflection was nonexistent due to her separation from the vantage point by a wall and I was blocking the only doorway with a view. In an attempt to replicate via reflection, a person had to be standing to my right approximately 10 feet in the doorway connecting the hallway to the chartrooms and the aft section of the wheelhouse.

Being unable to replicate the figure when I returned the next day, it is my belief and conclusion that the anomaly is interior of the separation and approximately four feet away from me at the time of the photo. As always, with any photographic submissions, be your own judge. I encourage anyone planning a visit to the QM to attempt to debunk it.

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