December 24, 2006 – Camp Hero, Long Island, New York

Camp Hero, located on the South-Eastern tip of Long Island, NY has been the inspiration for popular folklore and tales of paranormal activity, government conspiracies, and military cover-up’’s. Fort Hero was established in 1929, named after Major General Andrew Hero, Jr to protect Long Island’’s vulnerability against invasion. During World War II, the US Army upgraded Fort Hero to Camp Hero in 1942. In November, 1957 the Army closed the military portion of Camp Hero since advancing technology made the installation obsolete. The Eastern portion of the site was donated to New York State, but it remained unused because of its close proximity to a high-security facility. Radar Tower using GPS through the tough underbrush.

The Air Force officially shut down radar operations on July 1, 1980, leaving the huge radar dish “abandoned in place.” They removed its controlling motors and electronics which allows the dish to move with the wind. The dish now serves only as a navigation aid to ships and general aviation aircraft. The site, Camp Hero State Park, was opened to the public on September 18, 2002. The NYS Department of Parks and Recreation petitioned the Federal Government to change the camp into a golf course, but was denied. There are plans in the works for a museum and an interpretive center that will focus on World War II and Cold War history.

Folklore and legends surrounding Camp Hero were the inspiration for the Philadelphia Experiment, which includes tales of brainwashing, mental telepathy, 4th dimensional creatures, secret underground bases, women and children being confronted and intimidated by men carrying automatic weapons, military style aircraft which continue to circle the area, and HAARP– the futuristic nightmare project which is supposed to beam massively powerful radio signals into targeted regions of the ionosphere.

We began our planned assault on Camp Hero by gathering intelligence, aerial reconnaissance, and GPS map coordinates. We had planned to park a mile away in the parking lot where many fisherman stop, so as not to attract attention to ourselves. We would walk along the road – and if stopped by armed patrols we would retreat and proceed along the beach, cutting into the woods behind the patrols in a half-pincer movement, making our way to the radar tower using GPS through the tough underbrush.

Once we arrived, we improvised “Plan B,” as we drove to the base of the tower following clearly marked signs to the pubic parking area. Although the group of buildings near the infamous radar tower were fenced off, there was a section labeled “Picnic Area” close-by. A kiosk provided maps and historical data on the facilities. We immediately noticed the absence of guards with automatic weapons as we parked to assemble our investigative gear. We also noticed the absence of any aircraft whatsoever, military or general aviation.

Our general impressions of the area was that it was “creepy” and the radar dish was big, ugly, Gothic, and sort of Frankenstein-ish. The hanging vines and low scrub pines cast eerie shadows along the dirt trails, which were still muddy from the previous day’’s rain. We dismissed the stories of women and children being chased away by armed guards. In fact, typical of most New York State parks, the picnic area and public facilities were well-kept and inviting – if you don”t mind having a picnic at the base of some WW-II junk.

On December 24th, 2006 at 15:00 we hiked South along Col. John Dunn Road to the Transmitter Building, #103 and took some environmental readings.

It was 55 degrees Fahrenheit at 39% humidity. The ground was damp and muddy. No RF, HF, LF, or natural electrical fields were present. All instruments measured dead zero, but we had two bars on our cellphone thanks to a tower about five miles down the road.

There was one power line running through the woods just south of the radar dish. At a distance of roughly 40 feet, I observed 10mg of magnetic radiation – indicating the power to be live. However, no electricity appeared to be running to any of the buildings.

Our team also did some background research on HAARP. Rather than being some sort of ionic death ray based underground in the flooded structures beneath Camp Hero, the HAARP project turns out to be located in Gakona, Alaska in a facility along Tok highway. The actual phased array transmitter array is on 33 acres and consists of 180 towers, each 72” in height. So, if HAARP has been hiding at Camp Hero, it’’s the best camouflage job in history. We also checked the air navigation charts for the area. There are no flight restrictions or NOTAM’’s. If Camp Hero was still an active military base, I would expect the military to put up a “no fly” zone directly over the base. We dismissed any military conspiracy theories.

We found Camp Hero to be dead quiet with no electrical, RF, paranormal, or military activity. The scariest attribute of the area are the indigenous deer ticks. Ground surveys are ongoing to look for UXO’’s (Unexploded Ordinance) since the US Air Force used it for target practice between 1951 and 1957. If there are anyone scaring away visitors, they are most likely property owners from the next town over. Our conclusions are that nothing is going on at Camp Hero except the gradual decay of half-century old buildings and rusting antique military hardware. If you”re looking for a great place to relax after photographing the Montauk Lighthouse, follow the signs to the picnic area at Camp Hero – but, be prepared to pay a nominal entrance fee during the peak season.

December 2, 2006 – East End of Long Island, New York

We were given the opportunity to conduct a preliminary investigation of a residential home on Long Island. The house was built in the late 1800’s, an ordinary-looking home except for the low ceilings inside which was done to conserve heat. Reports included objects being misplaced, light switches turning on and off, doors opening and closing, and at least one ghostly apparition of a domestic cat – this is in addition to the three cats which freely roam the house.

The conditions of our investigation were that we be discreet and we needed to perform all of our work during a noisy dinner party. We thought it a good idea to check the place out before we brought in the heavy gear. I brought a small bag of instruments, including a tri-field natural field meter and several small compasses.

None of the compass needles moved at any time during our investigation. I placed the tri-field meter on the dining room table and the needle jumped wildly for five minutes with peaks of nearly 10 milligauss. I moved the meter into the area where the “ghost cat” was spotted.

In the second room, the needle did not show any movement when observed for another five minutes. No movement showed on any of the small compasses. I then placed the needle on a table next to a burial urn which contained the ashes of a close relative. After the meter settled down, I observed what appeared to be a heartbeat pattern. There were two peaks on the needle, one at 3mg, followed by a peak at 2mg a second later, followed by 2.5 – 3 seconds of quiet, a thump-thump, thump-thump rhythm.

I searched for alternate sources of EMF radiation and regrettably found a near-by source which could have contaminated my findings. I was using an insulated lunch bag to carry my equipment. It is a rectangular canvas bag with a padded lining, designed to be a good-quality, stylish insulated bag – about the size of small camera bag but at a fraction of the price. The insulation inside the bag was apparently crushed Styrofoam or other similar type of material. Styrofoam maintains a constant, “natural” EMF field. When I moved or crushed the bag, the needle on the tri-field meter jumped.

I moved the bag ten feet away and placed it on the floor. By this time, the needle had stopped moving.

During this time, my partner reported seeing the door in the dining room open and close for a period of about five minutes. It was described as perhaps the effect of a small animal, such as a cat, trying to push or pull the door open. The door had almost random movements, opening slowly a bit, the jerked sharply in the opposite direction.

We look forward to conducting a more formal investigation when the residents feel comfortable with us bringing in video equipment. As it stands now, they are concerned that paying too much attention to their resident spirits could cause the activity to become malevolent. If any of us had to describe the “feeling” of the house, we all would agree it is “cozy,” “comfortable,” or “restful” – probably not what you would expect to find in an alleged haunted house.

To be continued…