Unexplained Orb Floating Around Dumbbells Baffles Gym Owners
Security Company Rules Out Bug, Dust, Car Lights
POSTED: Thursday, September 25, 2008
UPDATED: 8:55 am EDT September 25,
2008
 Representatives said the system is activated by motion but a bug would not activate the model of cameras used at the gym. They also ruled out dust or headlights passing by from outside the gym. A KSHB-aired image shows the orb in the bottom right of the photo. |
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. -- A white orb repeatedly seen on motion-detecting cameras inside a Kansas gym has baffled owners and a security company.
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Security cams at the Overland Park gym videotaped the image hovering and lingering around dumbbells between 2 a.m. and 4:30 a.m.The motion-detecting system has been activated nine times at the business.Gym owner Kim Peterson said she's sure there is a logical explanation but her security company is unable to explain the events.Representatives from the security company said the system is activated by motion but a bug would not activate the model of cameras used at the gym. They also ruled out dust or headlights passing by from outside the gym."I called my security company and said, 'Is there a lightbulb going out or do I need to get up and clean the lens?" Peterson said. "They reviewed it and said, 'We have no idea what that is.'"The security representative said 600 other clients have the same system and had problems."My 8-year-old said, 'Maybe Grandpa is just making sure you are OK in your new business, mom,'" Peterson said."It could be a spirit," a woman at the gym said. "Nothing is impossible."Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.
VIDEO: See The Story Security cams at the Overland Park gym videotaped the image hovering and lingering around dumbbells between 2 a.m. and 4:30 a.m.The motion-detecting system has been activated nine times at the business.Gym owner Kim Peterson said she's sure there is a logical explanation but her security company is unable to explain the events.Representatives from the security company said the system is activated by motion but a bug would not activate the model of cameras used at the gym. They also ruled out dust or headlights passing by from outside the gym."I called my security company and said, 'Is there a lightbulb going out or do I need to get up and clean the lens?" Peterson said. "They reviewed it and said, 'We have no idea what that is.'"The security representative said 600 other clients have the same system and had problems."My 8-year-old said, 'Maybe Grandpa is just making sure you are OK in your new business, mom,'" Peterson said."It could be a spirit," a woman at the gym said. "Nothing is impossible."Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.
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