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Issue No. 22 — Autumn 2024 · PJ Star Forums Reference Edition

Case Archives

A working index of every verified investigation thread filed since 2003 — indexed by location, evidence type, and 9-Point Integrity rating.

Cumulative holdings · 1,402,118 threads · 312 regional sub-forums · 67 countries represented

Contents — recent verified threads

From the public index.

  1. Thread No. 1,402,118 Section 14 · Haunted Hospitals

    Springfield State Hospital — Ward 7 recurring EVP cluster, 22:14 to 03:08, August 14–18, 2024

    Five-night baseline established against previous records from 2019; six Class-A EVPs captured with matched temperature drops of 2.4 – 3.1 °C. Control recording on Ward 6 returned no anomalous signal. Full evidence chain attached.

    Location: Springfield, IL — lat. 39.8014, lon. −89.6437 Filed: 19 August 2024 Lead investigator: @m.vance.field Evidence items: 14 Integrity: 9 / 9
  2. Thread No. 1,402,097 Section 207 · UFO Hot Zones

    Skinwalker Ranch perimeter — triangulated radar returns, 02:41 MDT, August 14, 2024

    Three independent radar units logged an uncorrelated return at 4,200 ft AGL holding position for 94 seconds before accelerating east at 1,800 mph. Optical sensors returned no visual; audio capture isolated a 1.7 kHz tone. Cross-posted with Section 207 lead.

    Location: Ballard, UT — lat. 40.2561, lon. −109.8911 Filed: 16 August 2024 Lead investigator: @d.okafor.rdu Evidence items: 9 Integrity: 8 / 9
  3. Thread No. 1,402,071 Section 41 · Cemetery Vigils

    Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin — temperature differential mapping, plot 47, August 11, 2024

    14-station thermal grid recorded a sustained 4.2 °C drop localised to a 0.8 m² area over plot 47 between 23:50 and 00:17. No meteorological correlation. Permission on file with cemetery stewardship.

    Location: Dublin, IE — lat. 53.3704, lon. −6.2770 Filed: 13 August 2024 Lead investigator: @r.byrne.dub Evidence items: 22 Integrity: 9 / 9
  4. Thread No. 1,402,043 Section 88 · Residential Cases

    Private residence, Peoria, IL — repeated knocking, kitchen wall cavity, June–August 2024

    Six discrete events over 11 weeks. Acoustic analysis rules out plumbing, HVAC, and structural settling. Two Class-B EVPs recovered. Client disclosure on file; no property damage or disturbance tactics used during investigation.

    Location: Peoria, IL — lat. 40.6936, lon. −89.5889 Filed: 09 August 2024 Lead investigator: @l.tanaka.field Evidence items: 7 Integrity: 9 / 9
By the numbers — Q4 2024

Scale, on the record.

The figures below are drawn from Similarweb traffic reports, our internal membership ledger, and moderator response logs. They describe the longest-running online paranormal investigation community in operation.

1.4 M
Cumulative case threads, 2003 – present
84,312
Verified investigator members
67
Countries represented in the membership
22 yrs
Continuous operation since founding
4.7 hrs
Average moderator response on flagged posts

Source: PJ Star Forums internal ledger (Q4 2024) · Similarweb traffic panel (Oct. 2024) · Moderator response time aggregated across 42 section leads.

Star Awards — peer-reviewed cases

Award-winning threads from the archive.

Each autumn the Star Awards panel — 14 board-certified moderators plus invited jurors from partner investigation teams — reviews the prior year's verified threads across 22 categories. The three panels below are drawn from the 2024 cycle and remain open in the public archive.

No. 01
Best Residential Case · 2024

The Holloway House, Galesburg, IL

Filed under Section 88 · Lead investigator @l.tanaka.field · 14 evidence items · 9 / 9 integrity

A nine-month longitudinal study tying recurring poltergeist reports to a documented geomagnetic anomaly under the property. Recognised for evidentiary chain of custody and absence of suggestive interviewing.

Read the jurors' citation →
No. 02
EVP Investigator of the Year · 2024

The Ward 7 Cluster, Springfield State Hospital

Filed under Section 14 · Lead investigator @m.vance.field · 14 evidence items · 9 / 9 integrity

A five-night baseline-and-control protocol that established a recurring EVP cluster against matched environmental noise. Cited by 14 U.S.-based investigation teams as a reference methodology for institutional cases.

Read the jurors' citation →
No. 03
Best Field Methodology · 2024

Triangulated Radar Protocol, Ballard, UT

Filed under Section 207 · Lead investigator @d.okafor.rdu · 9 evidence items · 8 / 9 integrity

A three-radar triangulation method that resolved a long-standing dispute in the UFO hot-zones community about coincident returns versus instrument artefact. Adopted as a reference protocol by three partner teams.

Read the jurors' citation →
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