ANTHONY CHADWELL, seeing LIGHTS

[KRAMER]

This application came in a few months ago, and we have had several investigators decline to become involved in the testing of this claim. Only recently were we able to locate someone willing to put the time into this one. There have been several sticky issues in the protocol design, but we're hoping to have these ironed out soon enough so that we might proceed toward testing.
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I am writing because I can make light appear from thought.
I only need my music and a dark room. Technically, just a dark room. You should see white or gold lights. If you have patience you shall see. Please contact me at _________________ so we can make a test appointment. My name is Anthony Chadwell if I don't answer leave a message and I will call back asap. If I do make light appear then you might want to take a look at some of my blood. This will make sense later.

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In cases such as these wherein the possibility of self-deception seems so very likely, we ask applicants to provide 3 notarized affadavits from person who have witnessed this phenomenon and can offer no rational explanation for it.

Sure enough, a week or so later, we got the 3 notarized affadavits from Tonia, Michelle, and Shawn.

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Hello Kramer, just letting you know I have the three notarized letters from people who've witnessed my lights. I have to say that asking people to write these letters stating they see these lights was an unforgettable experience, but nevertheless, the first three people I asked sayd YES. So enclosed are the letters and I hope this satisfies any doubts that any other people see these lights.
Anthony Chadwell

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Out attempts to secure an independent investigative team was very frsutrating. We received no response whatsoever to numerous emails and letters sent to Daniell Kafka at the Midwest Committee for Rational Inquiry in Des Plaines, IL...and no response whatsoever from Bob Ladendorf at REALL.
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Hello Kramer, I'm just writing to tell you that I have received no response from Ms. Kafka or from Mr. Ladendorf. It has been over 4 months now since I wrote Ms. Kafka and over 3 months since I wrote to Mr. Ladendorf. I think it is safe to say now that they are not going to write back. So my question to you is, where do we go from here? Anthony Chadwell

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Hello Anthony,
I'm very sorry that we have as yet been unable to find someone willing to help us in testing your claim.
The problem is that, quite frankly, your claim is not an entirely reasonable one, and most qualified investigators do not feel that it is worthy of their time, and, in this case, of even a response to our correspondence. I say this NOT as a judgement by JREF regarding your claim, but only as an explanation as to why this process is taking so much longer than it should. It is not an excuse. We appreciate your continued patience, and we will continue to do our very best to secure someone qualified to test your claim. We deeply regret these delays. - KRAMER< JREF

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Hello Kramer,
Well I am sorry to hear that my claim is not as believable as your other claims. On a personal note, they're all unreasonable claims and for someone to say that one claim is more reasonable than another is absurd. --Anthony Chadwell

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Good point.

 

[KRAMER]

Protocol Accepted:

Here is the test protocol Mr. Chadwell accepted recently. All that awaits now is to determine the actual test date and location.

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Prior to the test it will be necessary to check your person for artificial sources of light. If we don't do that, we will need to have some other way to verify that you are not concealing an artificial light source. The test will take place in a room with a basic rectangular shape. You will sit (or stand) in a corner, in the dark. Any music you may want is irrelevant to the test but we will stipulate that you not be able to touch the cd player during testing, and that the device is not within the area that the light will be observed. A video recorder will be placed in the room to record the test. The light in the room will be darkened to mutually agreeable level by a means as yet undetermined. Two other observers will witness the proceedings from within the room. A time limit of 30 minutes will be set. Passing the test will consist of your successful manifestation of a light that is observable to the observers and recorded on video tape. At any time during the test, the observers may move around the room to look for concealed light sources. If no light is produced within the time limit, or if you state that you are giving up, this will constitute a failed test.

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Here is another email from Anthony subsequent to his having accepted this protocol.

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The lights almost always seem to happen in thin air. Although sometimes they may happen against a surface, but that's because the light is actually touching the surface. As to whether I have tried to take a picture or tape record these events, yes I have tried to tape record this phenomenon with a tape recorder but was unsuccessful. The tape recorder I was using at the time was at least ten years old and the tracking was awful. So the tape I took had a bunch of lines running through it and made it impossible to tell whether or not I was really making these lights. As for taking a picture, I can't control when they happen, I know they happen because I feel them. Usually in my head. But by me not having control over these lights it would be almost impossible for me to take a picture considering the lights only last a second or two. So if we were to record this phenomenon I would ask that it be done by some type of tape recorder. So I hope this answers your questions and if you have any more you know where to reach me.

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[KRAMER]

- a trip to Detroit

So, in the end, no one could be found in this applicant's vicinity (Indiana-Illinois) who was willing to test his claim, so Mr. Chadwell is making the journey by bus to the Detroit area where he will be met at the bus station by our intrepid investigator, Matthew Johns, who is going the distance with this one on behalf of the JREF and its One Million Dollar Paranormal Challenge.

THANKS, MATT!!!

We wish the applicant would not have had to travel so far to be tested, but this sequence of events happens more often than one might think.

 

[KRAMER]

Dead Silence

Our investigator just emailed me to say that he had not heard a peep from this applicant for many weeks, until today, when an email came in stating simply...

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I will get back to work on my claim after the new year.
-Anthony Chadwell

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And so it goes.

 

[KRAMER]

A Test forthcoming?

From our investigator to this applicant...

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Anthony, I can now get back to work on your preliminary test.

Previously, I had written the following:

Prior to the test it will be necessary to check your person for
artificial sources of light. If we don't do that, we will need to have
some other way to verify that you are not concealing an artificial light source. The test will take place in a room with a basic rectangular shape. You will sit (or stand) in a corner, in the dark. Any music you may want is irrelevant to the test but we will stipulate that you not be able to touch the cd player during testing, and that the device is not within the area that the light will be observed. A video recorder will be placed in the room to record the test. The light in the room will be darkened to mutually agreeable level by a means as yet undetermined. Two
other observers will witness the proceedings from within the room. A time limit of 30 minutes will be set. Passing the test will consist of your successful manifestation of a light that is observable to the observers and recorded on video tape. At any time during the test, the observers may move around the room to look for concealed light sources. If no light is produced within the time limit, or if you state that you are giving up, this will constitute a failed test.

There are a few problems with the above procedure. The greatest problem being that it does define what is a failure and not what would be considered a success.

A successful test is one in which visible light is observed by all
designated observers and captured on digital videotape.

I have also thought of a way to eliminate most of the need for searching you for an artificial light source. However, this requires two trials.

The first would be an open trial. The lights would be dimmed and the observers would be present as described in the previous draft protocol. You would be free to do as you please during the first trial. If you produce light in the room and anyone observer sees it, we can move on to the second more formal trial. It will not matter if the camera picks up the light or not. If the light appears outside of the camera’s field of view, we can adjust either the camera or your position somewhat if you request.

However, the adjustments would be limited in scope to make sure you are always fully in the frame of the image. If you do not produce light that is visible to at least one observer, we will not move on to the second trial and the test will be over.

The second trial is the one that counts for passing. A plastic tarp,
blanket or other covering would be used to cover your body from the neck down and fastened behind your back with whatever materials deemed necessary by the testers. This should eliminate most of the need to search your person for a light source. However, the testers reserve the right to check any part of you after observing the open trial.

Both trials are to last 30 minutes and will be recorded on the same tape.

I have done some experimenting with my camera and simple ways to dim the lights in a room. I used a battery powered florescent lantern in a box and used the lid of the box to control the amount of light emitted. This could eliminate the need for a testing location with a dimmer switch.

The camera I used for my experiment, which is the same one to be used for the test, is a Sony Handycam model DCR-HC20 digital video camera. It is capable of operating down into the infra red range and would be operating in that mode during the test. The experiment I conducted involved having the camera on a tripod approximately 9 feet from the chair where you would be sitting. The width of the field at the chair was about 8 feet. In the test, the width of the field of view would be marked with whatever objects are available to indicate area you have available to you for success.

The reason for informing you about the camera now is so that you have a chance to test yourself and determine if you can work within a field of view for the test. I recommend that you test yourself with a camera, (any video camera,) before agreeing to this procedure. If you agree to this I can write it up a bit more formally in the near future.

Again, I highly recommend that you test yourself with a camera to prove to yourself that you can get this on a tape. If not, then traveling this far would just be a waste of time for all involved.

Matt Johns

 

[KRAMER]

FILE CLOSED

After long months of no activity whatsoever, our investigator emailed us to say that he was convinced this applicant was just going to continue to lead him on a wild goose chase that would never result in a test. Additionally, he was unable to find anyone anywhere willing to witness the test. He refused to be involved any further.

I finally got this after our investigator CC'd me a copy of his "resignation" to Mr. Chadwell.

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Hello Kramer,

It's been a while since i've wrote you but there have been some recent developments with Matthew Johns regarding his involvement in seeing me tested. I guess he no longer help me. I am not really sure as to why, but, I wrote him like a week ago stating that I was fine with either one of his proposed protocols. Also, that I would still appreciate his help in this matter seeing as how we haven't talked in about three months prior to that email. He then wrote me back stating that he can no longer test me because he has been busy. He had already proposed a protocol in which I agree too, except for a few things. So my question to you is where do we go from here? Thanks for you continued help in seeing me tested it is appreciated.

Sincerely,
Anthony J. Chadwell

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Mr. Chadwell,

You've stated before that you were "fine with the protocol", and then backed out.

If you were serious about your claim being tested, you would have agreed to a protocol and submitted to a test long, long ago. We go through this kind of stuff a lot, and have little time for it. Henceforth, your file has been closed and your claim has been rejected.

There is no debating this, as your application was submitted over a year ago.

-Kramer, JREF

 

[KRAMER]

It had to be said...

I was just reading about what you wrote about my claim on the forum. You said that my application has been closed because it has been over a year since it was accepted. That wasn't one of the rules I agreed to. Meaning it was on the challenge application. Also, you said that I had backed out of the challenge by not writing and agreeing to a test long ago. Matthew was suppose to write me back with the test location or when he had found observers for my test. Matthew never wrote me back I can foward the email to clear any doubt as to whether I am telling the truth or not. My question to you is, "would I be able to reapply for the challenge using the same claim considering I was never given the opportunity to complete my first challenge?" On the list of rules I signed and had notarized, it says that the applicant can reapply for the challenge after one year has passed from the time of the preliminary test. I was never given a preliminary test. So if I still wanted to be tested, do I have to reapply one year after my claim has been rejected? If you could please get back to me that would be great. If that is the case then, the JREF has not followed the rules in which were mutually agreed upon by me signing and having the application notarized. When can I finish my test that's all I want to know?

-Anthony Chadwell

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Anthony,

I'm sorry if the 12-month limit "wasn't one of the rules you agreed to", but it's our Challenge and our rules, and by signing the application, you agreed to abide by ALL of them - not SOME of them, or those you CHOSE to abide by.

And if Matthew never wrote you back, how can you send his email proving that? I'm very confused, as I have been with you from the start. You weren't denied a test. You had 12 months to agree to a test protocol, disappeared for months at a time, and wore out no less than two investigators with your meanderings.

Anthony, you're seeing lights. Your claim letter also states that we should "have a look at your blood" if we want to know why. This statement, as well as other factors, show us that your claim ought never have been accepted in the first place, but we did so because you submitted affadavits from Tonia, Shawn and Michelle, as per our request.

We suggest to you that the source of your "visions" may be chemical in nature, and that it is best addressed by a mental health professional, and not by an Educational Foundation. We sincerely hope that you will explore that avenue at your earliest possible convenience.

Please do not email us any further. We will not accept another application from you, as we are wholly convinced that doing so will only serve to further your delusion and keep you from seeking the psychiatric attention we feel you so desperately require. We also implore you to consult your family in this matter, as it is they who will most surely care the most for your well being.

Please also keep in mind that all correspondence will be posted on the JREF forum, and any threats you make in response to this email will be a matter of public record. We will not respond to any more of your correspondence.

Sincerely, Kramer

 

[KRAMER]

Hello Kramer,

Well I just received your email. I wanted to clear something up before ending our communication. I was going to send you the last email that Matthew sent me so you could see that it was he that was suppose to write me back when he had found observers for my test or when he had found a test location. But alls well that ends well I guess. Either way I want to thank you for the time you put into my claim. It would have been nice to see me tested but I guess that's no longer an option. Before I say my final goodbye I was wondering. Could I reapply for the challenge if I were to have a different claim? Or am I being barred from ever reapplying for this challenge again? Also, don't act like you are doing me a favor by not allowing me to test. If there has been one thing that I have noticed about you cowards at the JREF; mainly you and Andrew is that even when yous are wrong you still try to make yourselves look right. You should really grow a pair and accept that you are the reason I failed. For you to say that I am delusional or that I need psychiatrist even though my claim was never proven or disproven just goes to show how ignorant you really are. It is beyond me how you can make derogatory statements against my psyche considering I wasn't even tested. You have been successful in making yourself look like an *******, Good day sir...

Sincerely,
Tony Chadwell