At first glance this might seem like an ordinary picture of people posing for the camera, but take a second and look a little closer. Taken in 1972 by a professional photographer who was snapping shots of guests arriving at a wedding reception in Paisley, United Kingdom, appears to have captured a whole lot more than happy, smiling guests.

The photograph which was submitted anonymously to a paranormal research site, also came with a brief description of the history behind this spooky image. “The photo shows me on the left, my wife who was pregnant at the time, and friends. Crouching behind one of the figures is a “spirit extra” looking towards the camera and dressed in what appears to be open-toed sandals.”

Did you catch that? If you look closely there is a “man” and we use that term loosely, hiding behind the tall gentlemen on the right. Lets take a closer look.

Do you see it? It took us a while too. The unsuspecting wedding guest went on to note that after receiving the photograph he questioned the photographer who confirmed that the “spirit extra” also appeared in the negatives, and that he could not explain the photograph. As far as he was aware no one was behind the man when the photo was taken and no one was there when they moved away. He also said that it would be impossible for anyone to crouch behind without the person being aware of their presence and indeed without their body being visible to the person’s left.

So who is the mystery man? The picture was examined by a police photographer who confirmed that the photo was genuine and had not been faked. Here’s the image again with red circles highlighting the crouching figure just in-case you missed it.

So what do you think? Is this a spooky sighting of an uninvited wedding guest, or is there a simple, rational explanation? Let us know in the comments below.

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