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Location: Private yard, Burien, WA Date: c. 1995, October Time: evening, after dark Conditions: unknown Camera/Photographer: unknown

This photograph is both mysterious and delightful. At first you will notice the bright mist that appears to form in the lower right half of the photo and trail diagonally across to the top left.

This "mist" is almost surely not smoke from the fire because it originates from in front of the fire (not from the fire itself) and also because the people in the picture are sitting comfortably and close to the fire, they would probably not do that if the fire was producing a great deal of smoke.

However, I feel doubtful that the "mist" is paranormal in nature this time. It very well might be (given the floating head in the background) but it is my guess that the photographer was holding the camera to his eye while holding a cigarette in his mouth.

Now notice the row of young men in the background, specifically the third from the left. This particular young man appears to be no more than a floating head.

If you look closely you can see an orange shelving unit lying upside down on a staircase behind the men, the bottom corner is clearly visible between man in the dark shirt and the man in the white shirt (lower detail image). Also, there is a fence or heavy table in the background directly above the shelving unit, you can see that the table is behind the men and spans from the man in the black shirt to directly below the elbow of the man in the white shirt, the table and the corner of the shelving unit would not be visible if the floating head had a body. Besides, he has no arms, legs or feet.

Detail Image: In the close up below the contrast and brightness have been adjusted to bring out the anomaly.

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