Thanks for the information Doc.  Interesting that I go through this area quite frequently to visit friends who live minutes away and none of us heard anything about this.  There is an article which I found in the NLHS November newsletter on page 4.

http://www.nlhs.com/newsletter/09-nov.pdf

Apparently there was another New Jersey investigation @ December 3-5.  Not exactly sure where they were but as soon as something pops up, I'll post it.

Looks like they just landed at PHL about an hour ago as I write this.  Still have no idea where they investigated but definitely in South Jersey.  Only a hour from airport to location?  Somewhere in the near vicinity of Orion, Oubliette or myself.

Nothing in the trades about the GHA renewal but if they are casting, they were renewed.  By the way, here's the payoff for GHA:

"Ghost Hunters Academy features a group of aspiring ghost hunters exploring some of the most haunted locations in the country and around the world. Led by veteran ghost hunters Steve Gonsalves and Dave Tango, the students train, hands on, in the paranormal arts. The new recruits venture outside conventional classroom walls tackling new paranormal hotspots as well as favorite old haunts from Ghost Hunters including Fort Mifflin (Pennsylvania), Eastern State Penitentiary (Pennsylvania), and St. Augustine Lighthouse (Florida). By passing the course, students can graduate into investigating on Ghost Hunters or Ghost Hunters International."

New Jersey investigation Tweets:

Per Grant's Twitter:  Investigating in Jersey. 5:46 PM Dec 2nd from TwitterRide

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Per Jason's Twitter:  Chillen in New Jersey. Darn rain is making me feel tired. Pretty cool case were on 2nite.Hope you all enjoy the show 2nite. Mark Twain house 4:35 PM Dec 2nd from Tweetie

This rain is brutal tonight.Hard rain can really contaminate an investigation. Makes it so you can't hear anything going on except the rain! 7:54 PM Dec 2nd from Tweetie

Well 2nite is gonna suck.lol. Investigated last night till late. up since 5am with a fever And investigating tonight as well. Should be fun. 10:25 AM Dec 3rd from Tweetie

Still feel like crap. Cameras are set up and were ready 2 investigate.Prob is that It's only 6pm? Wow it gets dark early this time of year. 2:55 PM Dec 3rd from Tweetie

Sitting in Philly airport waiting 2 catch plane. Can't wait to get home to the family.Love Philly but the Airport I can deal without.lol 10:05 AM Dec 4th from Tweetie

Getting ready to board plane out of Rhode Island bound for Philly.Still says on time,come on US air, actually be on time for a first please! about 4 hours ago from Tweetie

Landed in Philly. Now for hour car ride to location. And then video chat with kids. about 1 hour ago from Tweetie

I'm going to have to look into tonight's (12/9) episode in Willow Grove, PA.  Not sure when that was taped but Willow Grove is about an hour or so away.  Would be interesting if that was a 2 night investigation although I can't imagine an "American Legion" would require 2 nights.

Now…I might be just a simple caveman…but something caught my eye during this episode…

Remember when Jason and Grant were marveling at the "shadow person" that they were tracking in the hanger?  I believe Jason even exclaimed that it was looking over the railing at them.  Ok…yet…they were also showing wide-shots using the FLIR.  And nothing was showing up.

We have five options concerning these "shadow people."

A)  They are hotter than room temperature. 

No unusual heat signatures were picked up by the FLIR.

B) They are room temperature.

The hanger seemed to consist of metal, wood, glass, and probably plaster.  All of these surfaces were registering different heat signatures on the FLIR.  If something was exactly at room temperature, then it would still show up on the FLIR since it would contrast the other materials.

C) They are colder than room temperature.

No unusual cold images were detected using the FLIR.

D)  They are magical and mystical and do not conform to the laws of physics.

Great…

E)  They are tricks of light and misconception by the viewer.

Can't have a shadow without a solid object being in the way of a light source.  And that solid object has to have a temperature. 

Anyone else care to chime in on these "shadow people" and why nothing was seen using the FLIR?

Revenant said:

Now…I might be just a simple caveman…but something caught my eye during this episode…

Anyone else care to chime in on these "shadow people" and why nothing was seen using the FLIR?

Revenant,

I'm specifically going with D and E here.  Being a simple cavewoman, I saw absolutely nothing myself and I kept looking and looking and looking.

Had a phone call from a friend who lives down the street from Lakehurst and who watches GH.  He just kept laughing.

Nosfer said: "Well one must also consider that shadow can be a very generic term and applied to some darkish entity that may not be solid. What I mean is that it does not necessarily have to be generated by the blocking of light. If so, but neglecting the idea of how they see something dark in the dark, if it is a dark vaporous "thing", the FLIR would not register it regardless of it's temperature. At least not that particular camera."

This is not necessarily true.  There are models of FLIR that are used for gas detection.  In the GF-series, gas shows up as smoke on the screen.  If GH is maintaining that these "shadow people" are not actual shadows (areas absent of light) cast by solid "ghostly objects" but vaporous beings themselves, then I do not see why they wouldn't use this specific model of FLIR.

And really, this wouldn't be only for shadow people.  Appariations as well are often described as vaporous.  If these reports are to be taken at face-value, then having the ability to detect gaseous masses might come in handy…

Here's the link for the FLIR GF-series:

http://www.flir.com/thermography/APAC/en/content/?id=13950 

Also, do we know what exact model of FLIR that they are using?

Nosfer said: "I don't think there has been any consensus on what exactly a shadow person is. It sounds like a term used for any dark entity, ie something not glowing like ghosts are often thought of to do."

Agreed.  From what is described from the paranormal TV shows, it seems that "shadow people" are completely different from "ghosts."  If both are proven to exist, which is a monumentally huge "IF," then I would have to imagine that the science behind each of them would be radically different.

I haven't been looking very much at paranormal investigatory websites lately.  Does anyone know if their prevailing belief is that shadow people and ghosts are  different or that they are interchangeable?