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Located in Chugiak, Alaska,
the Birchwood Saloon was originally the Pilot's Grille. It was a very
popular bar and eatery among the bush pilots and military pilots
assigned to nearby Elmendorf Air Force Base. Now it is a famous watering
hole popular with the locals and national motorcycle clubs.
(907) 688-2827 - 20146 Pilots Rd.,
Chugiak AK 99567
In 1980, Galen Atwater owned the Pilot's
Grille and it was his son that
died at their home nearby. Twenty-six year old Jack was shoveling snow
off the roof of their house when his metal snow shovel contacted the TV
antenna. Overhead power lines, laden with heavy snow were also resting
on the TV antenna. Needless to say, Jack was electrocuted.
Our first investigation of the Birchwood
Saloon yielded mostly EVP. Two distinct voices were on the recordings.
One voice identified itself as being that of Jack. The other, an as of
yet unidentified female.
Jack was very interactive with us during our
investigation. The team lead, Deana, had heard her name called out.
Janet was a witness to hearing Deana's name being called. Other investigators also heard a male voice but didn't hear clearly what
was actually said. Doug was the only male investigator present this evening and was in
another room trying to capture audio ITC. He also heard the male voice
call out.
None of the investigators heard any other
voices the remaining evening, but several were caught on tape and digital audio.
Jack was trying to communicate with us. Knocking sounds were heard on
the recordings after we asked for him to knock as a sign of his
noise making. His response (unknown and unheard by us at the time)
indicated he wasn't making the clicking sounds ~ and he wasn't making
the sounds! As we discovered almost immediately after asking him this
question, it was our shifting bodyweight on the stage that was causing
the floorboards to make clicking sounds. During another request for Jack to knock, he replied, " I am
knocking."
Sounds of a billiard ball being struck with a
stick were recorded, but only while the balls were put away inside the
table. The sounds were not recorded afterwards, even after the table was
set with balls to entice Jack to play.
Deana had asked Doug if
extra flashlights had been brought along. The investigator had
forgotten. A female whisper was captured speaking after this exchange
between the investigators. "Now that wasn't right" was clearly and
distinctly recorded.
During the presentation of evidence to the
current owners, the owner brought to our attention the story of her
granddaughter who was killed by a drunk driver on the Seward Highway. We
will try to determine if the female voice is the granddaughter during
future investigations.
Investigation Evidence: 12 November 2006
Some sounds are difficult to hear. We recommend using high quality
headphones.
» Deana: "Doug, did you bring extra flashlights?" Doug: "No." EVP: "Now that wasn't right."- Sounds of Deana, Janet, Mandy & Bianca conversing in the background
- Class 1A
» Doug:"Jack, are you here with us right now?" EVP: "Yesss." Doug: "Can you give us a sign of
your presence, please?" Class 1B
»
Doug: "Jack, can you knock on a wall for us, please?
Give us a sign of your presence?" EVP:
"I am"
(pause) "knocking."- Sounds of Deana and Janet conversing in the background -
Class 1B
» Doug: "Who's making that clicking sound?" Deana: "Can you hear that, too?" "What is that?" Doug: "Jack, is that you making that clicking sound?" "Can you knock on the wall
for us, please?" Deana: "What is that sound coming out of there?" Doug: "Can you give us
a knock if your making that sound? One... one knock for yes, two knocks for no?" EVP: KNOCK KNOCK
Deana: "Is that you making that noise?"
We found that our bodies were causing the floorboards
to creak. Jack wasn't making the clicking sounds! Class 1A
» Doug: "Do you like being here?" EVP:"No." This response is very hard to hear. It's
located at :06 seconds. Class 1C
Photo of an apparition seated in a bar chair.
The cap and uniform could be that of an aircraft pilot.
ABOVE: Original unenhanced photo.
BELOW: Enhanced positive and negative images, cropped.
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