Students of a college in the United Kingdom have been left in a state of shock after a ghost was reportedly sighted inside their classroom.
The alleged ghost sitting attentively inside computer classroom
Students of Stockton Riverside College in Thornaby-on-Tees, North Yorks in the have been left shocked after what appears to be a ghost was spotted in a classroom.
Dozens of students and staff have been queueing up to get a glimpse of the spectre in an IT lab after it was caught on camera, Sun UK reports.
The figure was caught on camera sitting attentively in front of a computer in the classroom at Stockton Riverside College in Thornaby-on-Tees, North Yorks.
However, some of the lecturers have said it might actually not be a ghost. Paul Abley, a games design lecturer at the college, told Gazette Live: “We’ve had some people come down and look at it, and they’ve been shocked.
“But simply, it’s a reflection in the window from another classroom.
“It’s improbable, but if a student is in the other classroom then the light must bounce off about four windows and the door of a server cabinet.
“All the angles are just right, and makes this semi-transparent reflection show up in the perfect place.
“It looks like a ghost and a fair few people have thought it was one, as you don’t immediately know where it could have come from.
“Quite a few people get freaked out by it. We’ve been having a bit of fun with it.
“It’s not as if it’s a direct reflection, the other classroom is separated from this one by a brick wall. If you’re stood looking at the reflection, you wouldn’t be able to see the student that’s being reflected.”
Paul, who has worked at the college for around two years, said the phenomena must have been happening since the college was built but was only noticed last week.
The computer suite, which is in the media and games department, is only in use for around two thirds of every day so is often empty and has its lights switched off – the best time to see the illusion.
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