The Scole Experiment

Record summary

The Scole Group conducted séances in Norfolk during the 1990s, claiming physical phenomena, anomalous lights, images, apports and communication through alleged spirit entities. The Society for Psychical Research investigated the proceedings and published The Scole Report in 1999, while critics emphasized inadequate controls, darkness and possible opportunities for concealment. This is useful for comparing séance claims with later paranormal-investigation methods, especially evidential standards and observer effects. The experiment’s existence and documentation are well established, but the alleged phenomena remain disputed and are not independently verified.