That's what I go to ghoul for! Sixth-form students are left baffled by a 'ghost' working at a classroom computer

  • Pupils at Stockton Riverside College in North Yorkshire saw the 'ghost' 
  • Footage shows the 'ghoul' floating in front of the screen while working
  • But a lecturer soon explained to the pupils what exactly was going on

By CHARLIE MOORE FOR MAILONLINE

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Dozens of sixth-form pupils were left baffled when they thought they saw a ghost in their classroom.  

Pupils at Stockton Riverside College in North Yorkshire filmed what appeared to ghoulish figure sitting at a computer.

Their footage shows the 'ghost' floating in front of the screen while working away. 

But a lecturer at the college soon explained to them what exactly was going on. 

Games design lecturer Paul Abley told Gazette Live: 'We've had some people come down and look at it, and they've been shocked.

'But simply, it's a reflection in the window from another classroom.

'It's improbable, but if a student is in the other classroom then the light must bounce off about four windows and the door of a server cabinet.

'All the angles are just right, and makes this semi-transparent reflection show up in the perfect place.

Pupils at Stockton Riverside College in North Yorkshire filmed what appeared to ghoulish figure sitting at a computer
Their footage shows the 'ghost' floating in front of the screen while working away.

Pupils at Stockton Riverside College in North Yorkshire filmed what appeared to ghoulish figure sitting at a computer

'It looks like a ghost and a fair few people have thought it was one, as you don't immediately know where it could have come from.

'Quite a few people get freaked out by it. We've been having a bit of fun with it.

'It's not as if it's a direct reflection, the other classroom is separated from this one by a brick wall. If you're stood looking at the reflection, you wouldn't be able to see the student that's being reflected.' 

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