These two
videos were recorded at the Coleman Theatre on March
10th, 2007. On that particular investigation, we had this
DVR camera placed on the stage, facing towards the
audience (foreground) and the double audiotorium entry
doors (Back-ground). During the time this clip was
recorded, C.O.P.S. had divided in two and left Conrad to
be our DVR and radio monitor. The two teams were dived as
such: One team was positioned on the stage, directly to
the left of the camera position; one team in the
basement, completely out of eye sight of the camera; and
our DVR monitor station was set up in the lobby of the
Coleman.
We only had
a small lamp on in the lobby of this theatre. The light
from that lamp can be seen illuminating the north lobby
behind the double entry doors in the back-ground of this
video. Watch those double doors as the video plays. You
will see the shillouette of a person move from left to
right quickly across the windows.
In 2.5 feet
(width of the door on the right), the figure moves in
.066 seconds (two frames). Knowing the distance and the
time C.O.P.S. is able to calculate, in miles per hour,
that the figure traveled across the right door at
25.82mph. According to the Guiness Book of
World Records, the fastest man alive is
Michael Johnson, a United States Olmpyian from Atlanta,
Georgia, who, in 1999 set the world record by completing
a 200 meter race in 10.352m/s (23.15 mph). In short, the
figure in the window is moving 2.67 miles per hour faster
than the man who holds the record for being the "Fastest
Man In The World."
Here is how we calculated the speed of the figure:
2.5ft = Width of Door
.066 seconds = (1 seconds/30 frames)(2) The rate of 2 frames of video
3600 seconds = 1 hour
1 mile = 5,280 feet
So:
(2.5ft/.066 seconds)(3600 seconds/ 1 hour)(1mile/5280ft)= 25.82 mph
An
interesting point to note is that the team on stage saw
this shadow as it moved across the doors while Conrad,
who sat at our monitor station and also had a clear view
of the front side of these doors, reported seeing no
shadows nor no one move infront of them.
This
movement happens one more time that same night, three
minutes after the first video clip. Watch the video below
to see the shadow move in the exact same fashion and
speed of the first.