While I was with S.G.R.G., we caught an orb pass thru a wall, move thru the air along the wall, and then take a very significant turn around a corner.

I really do believe that paranormal orbs exist. They are, as we all know, incredibly easy to fake, but I have seen some pretty solid footage of them that really can't logically be explained. I also have (or had, at least) pictures with tons of orbs in them. A few years ago, I was on vacation with my family. We were on out way to Myrtle Beach in South Carlolina, but we stopped in Athens, Ohio for a few days. Athens is considered to be one of the most haunted towns in all of the U.S. and after being there, I know why. Anyways, we were in one of the cemeteries in the town. A lot of weird stuff happened in that place, but on one occurance, we took a picture of the exact same spot two times, only a few seconds apart. One picture was perfectly clear...no dust, dirt, or moisture to be seen, the second picture was literally filled with orbs....I'm talking at least 30 or 40 of them. There was no way we could explain it. My dad, who took the picture, did not move in inch between the two shots. It was quite creepy. There were plenty of other orb shots, but none as interesting as that. I was always pretty skeptical towards orbs, and I still am, but that is almost full-proof evidence right there. I'm wondering if my dad still has the pictures from the trip? I'll see if I can find them.

While I was with S.G.R.G., we caught an orb pass thru a wall, move thru the air along the wall, and then take a very significant turn around a corner.

Orbs don't do it for me either - long ago, when people used film in their cameras, orbs were a rarity - now, everybody has an orb photo somewhere.

FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE <snip>

Okay I agree that most orbs are not paranormal. The word fake doesn't apply. That word makes it seem like you think anyone who ever had an orb in their picture faked it. The truth is, most of them are dust, moisture or reflection. I really think you went a little overboard typing fake that many times.

Agreed. Not "fake". More appropriately "misunderstood", "misinterpreted", or "overly dramatic".

Or FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE...lol....

"Fake" means someone made it happen. Someone purposely made the event occur knowing it wasn't genuine. I don't think too many people make orbs happen. Just totally, grossly over believe them to be paranormal.

Orbs have only recently started showing up all over the place since the advent of cheap digital cameras. I spent £140 on mine, but this is still considered a 'cheap' one. The only way to capture a 'real' orb is to purchase a top end very expensive digital camera (£900+) that has an anti-dust feature so that if you did capture an orb on a photograph you can rule out things like dust, pollen, rain or anything else that it could logically be.

I'd consider an 'orb' photo worthy for full investigation and analysis when it has been taken with a camera on which the flash was turned off and the IR focus beam (and any other focus assist illumination) was disabled

Ords are definately real, if they weren't real they would not show up on a photograph.

I wonder though on who was the first gave the world the wrong impression that orbs are spirits..now everything is a mess. What picture was it?

When we coined the term "orb" back in 1996 to explain the supernatural anomalies that we were capturing on film and digital format, we never thought that our coined term "orb" would become the label used to describe these spheres of light by the entire ghost hunting community.

We created the Orb Theory based on the findings of our field investigations and through our research. We discovered that an orb represented the soul of a departed person. The soul being the essence of who they were in life, complete with their intelligence, their emotions and their personality. The orb or sphere is common in our every day lives. The earth and moon are spheres. Our blood cells are sphere shaped. The vision of Black Elk describes hoops within hoops. We use the symbol of the circle to represent eternal existence, with no beginning nor end.

Funny he even edited the fake posts.

I'm not saying that orbs are just light for no reason. But false orbs are more commonly a microscopic spec of dust or moisture reflecting light. So yes, those orbs are "real" in that there is something underlying it. But not real as in paranormal.