Case file · Remote viewing & psi research
Ted Serios's 'thoughtographs'
From 1964 Denver psychiatrist Jule Eisenbud tested Chicago bellhop Ted Serios, who seemed to produce images of buildings on Polaroid film by staring into the camera, usually through a paper tube he called his 'gizmo'; Eisenbud's book appeared in 1967.
1964 CE · 39.74, -104.99 · status: disputed
The sceptical view
Photographers Charlie Reynolds and David Eisendrath, writing in Popular Photography in 1967, showed how a small lens or image hidden in the tube could produce the effect; Serios's ability faded once he was closely watched.