Hovercraft Museum, Lee-On-The-Solent, Hampshire
6th June 2026
Start time – 8pm
Eight members present.
To start the investigation, everyone went into the yellow hovercraft situated outside at the rear of the site. Some toys were placed on seats and everyone spread around the craft. The temperature started at 18.4 degrees. The group did some calling out and rabbit lit up quite quickly. The spirit box said, ‘Exit. Get in. Body. General. I’m hid. It’s gone. My leg. Sneaked off. Be quick. Chewing.’ The group asked, ‘Were you based here during the war?’ From the back of the craft the group heard what sounded like ‘help’. The group asked, ‘Can you tell us what year it is?’ The spirit box said in a drawling, sinister voice,’Yeah.’ The group asked, ‘Can you make the engine start up.’ The spirit box said, ‘Him. The weather. On the right.’ The K2 meter went off. A stick man was seen on the SLS camera trying to climb the ladder that goes up to the engine controls. The group asked, ‘Are you trying to get into the cock pit?’ The was a sudden very strong gust of wind outside and whistling could be heard on the spirit box. The group asked, ‘On D Day were you planning to go out to celebrate.’ The spirit box said, ‘He asked me. Snitch. Rigged.’ There was a very strange sound which came from the front of the craft which sounded like a heap of small stones being thrown at the hovercraft. The group asked, ‘Can we have a name?’ The spirit box said, ‘Kevin. Behind me. Ghost.’ Lots of whispering was heard on the spirit box but no-one could work out what was being said. The spirit box said ‘eight’ and the group mentioned there were eight people sitting in the hovercraft. A red orb was seen travelling across dolly’s head. One member started to feel sea sick. Another member said it felt as if someone was pushing the chair he sat on. Someone else said they felt as if the hovercraft was actually moving. The spirit box said, ‘I wouldn’t.’ Everyone heard a ladies voice on the spirit box say ‘hello’. The spirit box then said, ‘Bev. Scrying. Out, out. It’s Alfie.’ The group asked, ‘How old are you, Alfie?’ The spirit box said, ‘Eight. Bev.’ Everyone could hear what sounded like a toilet door being opened at the back of the craft. One member said they had the feeling someone was walking up and down the aisle. The spirit box said, ‘Ahead.’ One member suddenly got a dead arm. The spirit box said, ‘Look up. Hiding.’ The group said, ‘Use our energy.’ The spirit box said, ‘No. Bev.’ The group said, ‘Can you talk out loud?’ The spirit box said, ‘Struggling.’ The temperature was at 17.1 degrees. The group said, ‘Can we communicate with you a different way?’ The spirit box said, ‘Yes. Fishing. Dead. Spy. No.’ Everyone felt the hovercraft move. One member said they felt nauseous. The sound of an engine starting was heard on the spirit box, then it said ‘I’m here.’ The group asked, ‘Did you work here?’ The spirit box said, ‘Helped. Dead. Gordon.’ The group asked, ‘How many spirits have we got here right now?’ The spirit box said, ‘One. Everyone. Jump. Stones. Steve. Flash-light. Sorry. It happened.’ One members arm was throbbing. The group started to talk about Morse code using a torch. The spirit box said, ‘Watch it. Stand up. Observe.’ The group said, ‘What would you like us to observe.’ The spirit box said, ‘Life. Help.’ The group asked, ‘Do you want some help?’ The spirit box said, ‘Yes please. Calling. Friend.’ Everyone heard the sound of a door closing. It was very windy outside but the hovercraft was checked over and no door could be found that would have moved. The group said, ‘Can you make the wind stop.’ It was noted by everyone that the wind did drop just for a few seconds before starting up again. The spirit box said, ‘Not a drop.’ Flashes of a stick man were seen on the SLS camera at the back of the hovercraft. The spirit box said, ‘Derek. He said. Gate.’ On the thermal image camera, a thermal movement was seen by the stepladder. The group said, ‘Can you come and sit next to one of us.’ The spirit box said, ‘Position.’ The thermal image was seen climbing the ladder then being at the top of the ladder. The spirit box said, ‘Gil.’ An orb was seen in the middle of the hovercraft, coming off a seat and moving across the cabin. The spirit box said, ‘So interesting.’ Another orb was seen on the same seat. This orb was captured on some photos – two photos show the orb quite clearly. The temperature was 16.8 degrees. One member felt someone sitting on their lap. The group said, ‘Can you show yourself on the TV screen.’ The spirit box said, ‘Guess. Amber. Amber.’ One member placed a cat ball on a seat and said, ‘I’m just putting the ball here so can you make it light up?’ The spirit box said, ‘Why. Force me.’ Two footsteps could be heard coming from the entrance of the hovercraft. The spirit box said, ‘Me. How’s it looking.’ The group said, ‘Come closer to us.’ The spirit box said, ‘Cake. Sausages. Sick.’ Tapping could be heard coming from the front of the craft, followed by a tap to the left. The spirit box said, ‘Let’s go. Sad.’ The group said, ‘Shall we go to another hovercraft?’ The spirit box said, ‘No.’ The group asked, ‘Is there anyone here who worked on the hovercraft?’ The spirit box said, ‘Me.’ One member was convinced someone was standing behind them near the entrance. The group said, ‘Come and talk to us.’ The spirit box said, ‘Over here.’ The group could hear what sounded like several people talking but couldn’t work out what they were saying. Several of the group said they felt as if they were swaying and some felt sea sick. The spirit box said, ‘me,’ and someone’s torch turned on all by itself. The group said, ‘Shall we go in the big hovercraft,’ and the spirit box said, ‘nope’. It felt quite warm yet the temperature had dropped to 16.6 degrees. The group said, ‘Can you tell us where you want us to go.’ The spirit box said, ‘Home. Bag. What’s on. Listen. Bob. Done it.’
The group moved to the big hovercraft outside that used to carry vehicles. They stood in the car deck and did some calling out. Pockets of cannabis could be smelt in the area followed by the smell of cigarette smoke. The temperature was 16.4 degrees. One member said their legs felt wobbly. Two members had gone into the seating area and as they walked past the bar/duty free, loads of bottles rattled really loudly. The members screamed loudly, then they heard someone else scream as if they were being mimicked by someone. They tried to debunk the rattling bottles by walking past them several times but the rattling didn’t happen again. Back on the car deck, two members both saw someone walking down the deck towards the opening but no-one was there because everyone was accounted for elsewhere. One member, who had been in the seating area, came into the car deck and said he had heard someone walking about near the entrance to the car deck (there was no-one there). The members in the car deck were asking yes/no questions to a spirit. The spirit had worked on the hovercraft but didn’t die on it. The spirit said it was him the group had seen walking about but he didn’t mean for the members to see him. He thought everyone was in the seating area. The spirit said he didn’t want the group to be here. The spirit confirmed he had lived in the area and was married but he had no children. The spirit said that no-one had ever communicated with him before. One member saw a flash of light to the left of the car deck. A new spirit made contact and told the group to move into the seating area and open an Ouija board. The temperature had dropped to 14.7 degrees.
Everyone went into the seating area and opened a board. The temperature had risen to 15.1 degrees. The spirit box said, ‘I’m here.’ One member saw a massive flash of light at the end of the seating area where no-one was. A male came on the board and the spirit box said, ‘Demonic. I’ll slay you.’ The name, DEREK, was spelt on the board. He said he had died in 1938. The spirit box said, ‘Vision.’ Then Derek said he was born , not died, in 1938. He said he worked at Daedalus (the site where the museum is now situated was HMS Daedalus – a Royal Navy Air Station, which was famous for sea planes) and that he died in 1968. The spirit box said, ‘England.’ Derek said it was him who the group saw walking in the car deck earlier. He said he used to live in Lee-On-The-Solent. The spirit box said, ‘Lee. Door locked inside.’ Derek said there were nine other spirits in the area. The spirit box said, ‘In the cupboard. So hard. Please me.’ The group asked, ‘What job did you have?’ The spirit box said, ‘Cars.’ The group asked if Derek had supervised the cars and he said yes. One member could smell tobacco and two other members could smell cigars. The group started to talk about how smoking was no longer allowed inside anywhere and the spirit box said, ‘Impressive.’ A stick man was seen on the SLS camera standing near the bottles that had rattled earlier. The spirit box said, ‘Are you having a look.’ Some members could smell cigar smoke. The group asked any spirits to spell the name of someone in the area. The planchette on the Ouija board spelt STEVE. Someone felt their hair being touched. Two members wandered back into the car deck and were looking around and laughing very loudly. They heard what sounded like ‘shhhhhh.’ The two members went back into the seating area, and one member perched themselves on an arm rest. The spirit box said, ‘Square on the seat.’ Derek (on the board) said he didn’t like the member sitting on the arm rest. The member sat on the seat properly and Derek said he was happy. The group said, ‘Why don’t you ask us something.’ The spirit box said, ‘Get F***ked.’ The group said, ‘Make yourself known.’ The spirit box said, ‘Sway. Seems likely.’ Tapping was heard coming from the entrance into the seating area then an orb was seen in the same place. On the board, the planchette spelt TIME. The group asked, ‘Is it time for the bar to close?’ The spirit box said, ‘One move. Demon. Shut up.’ The group said, ‘It’s not strong enough to be a demon.’ The spirit box said, ‘Succubus.’ Note: this is a female demon who appears in dreams to seduce men. A new spirit came on the board. The spirit box said, ‘Flash. Stupid.’ The group asked for the spirit’s age and the planchette spelt 30. The group asked, ‘How did you die?’ The spirit box said, ‘I was involved with a spotlight.’ The spirit said they were not foreign and that they had died in 1768. The group asked, ‘Was the spotlight on the airfield?’ The spirit box said, ‘Deflect. Big shed. Two things in one.’ The group asked the spirit to confirm their death date but it didn’t want to. The spirit box said, ‘Fell out. Damn air-planes. Dig it up. Dig it up.’ A new spirit came on the board and spelt PAUL. The group asked the spirit what his age was. The spirit box said, ‘why’ and the planchette went to 67. The spirit, Paul, said he had worked on the hovercraft and that he knew Derek. They both think they are organising the vehicles right now. The group asked Paul if he would give them his surname. The spirit box said, ‘No.’ Paul said he had lived locally and was not married. He had a boyfriend and spelt DEREK. Paul said he and Derek were secret lovers and that he couldn’t give any surnames because it was a secret affair. The spirit box said, ‘Ponce. Try. Los Angeles.’ Paul said he had died in 1948. The group asked loads of questions about Paul and Derek having a relationship and being forced to cover it up. One member could hear whistling. Another member noticed a cupboard door in the bar area was open and said they were sure it had been closed before. The group went for a tea break at 11pm.
After the break, everyone went into the large indoor display hanger and split into two groups. Group A went into the small green hovercraft and did some calling out. Group B went into the red hovercraft. In the green hovercraft the spirit box said, ‘Listen. We’ll see.’ The noise of an engine starting was heard on the spirit box. The group asked, ‘Can you make the hovercraft move?’ The spirit box said, ‘Yes.’ The group asked, ‘Have we got a pilot?’ The spirit box said, ‘All of us. Quickly.’ The noise of a hovercraft’s engine could be clearly heard on the spirit box. The spirit box said, ‘Duck.’ One member asked, ‘Do you mean a control duck?’ The spirit box said, ‘Steve.’ The group was talking about taking the hovercraft out for a ride. The spirit box said, ‘Beach. John. Dead. Fred. June.’ The group asked, ‘What happened on 6th June?’ The spirit box said, ‘Died.’ Laughter was heard. The group were talking about the state of the hovercraft. The spirit box said, ‘Wreck. Kill the one. Die.’ The group asked, ‘Have we got a demonic spirit with us?’ Evil laughter could be heard. The spirit box said in a child’s voice, ‘Beatrice.’ The group said, ‘To the evil spirit, what’s your name?’ The spirit box said in a sinister voice, ‘You know it.’ The group were discussing who Beatrice could be. The spirit box said, ‘Yeah. Pleasure.’ One member said, ‘What’s my name?’ The spirit box said, ‘Sue.’ Someone else asked the same question and the spirit box said, ‘Tina.’ A third person asked the same and the spirit box said, ‘Steve.’ A fourth person asked the same. The spirit box was quiet, but after a bit of prompting it said in a sinister voice, ‘Carol.’ The noise of an engine could be heard on the spirit box again, followed by some organ music. The group said, ‘For a change, why don’t you ask us a question.’ The spirit box immediately said, ‘Do you believe.’ One member said, ‘Do you think I believe?’ The spirit box said, ‘A little. Ask us’ Everyone heard what sounded like a cat meowing. The group asked, ‘Do you need help?’ The spirit box said, ‘Why.’ The group said, ‘Do you like it here?’ The spirit box said, ‘Nice.’
Everyone swapped hovercrafts. Group A went into the red hovercraft. They asked, ‘Have we got the same spirits in here?’ The spirit box said, ‘Nope. Out. Terry.’ One member said, ‘I’ve got some cat balls in my bag. Just touch the bag and the balls will light up.’ The bag was sitting on the floor and a ball lit up several times. Another cat ball was placed on the floor and that also lit up. The group asked, ‘How many people are in this hovercraft?’ The spirit box said, ‘One and three.’ Note: there was one male and three females. The group asked, ‘Are there still spirits in here, or did they all run away after they set the balls off?’ The spirit box said, ‘Yeah right. Ancient.’
Meanwhile, Group B were in the green hovercraft doing some calling out. It became quite cold. A cat ball went off and a large stone was thrown at them which seemed to come from nowhere. A face was seen outside the hovercraft and the spirit box said, ‘Good luck.’ Two of the members screamed and the custodian ran into the room, thinking someone was hurt. Group B showed him the stone and he said you only got stones of that size at the back of the site. The group threw the stone out of the hovercraft and told the spirit they could have it back. After a while, they went out of the hovercraft to look for the stone but it was no-where to be seen.
Back in the red hovercraft, Group A said, ‘Give us a word and we’ll sing a song about it.’ The spirit box said, ‘You.’ One member said how part of the hanger was in complete darkness. He shone his torch out of the window to find a wall blocking his vision. The group laughed and laughing could be heard on the spirit box. The spirt box said, ‘Red back,’ and the cat ball went off. The group said, ‘Ask us a question.’ The spirit box said, ‘Jack. Cheers. Walk with a twin.’ The group asked, ‘Did you have a twin?’ The spirit box said, ‘Me. You.’ A member said, ‘Have I got a twin?’ The spirit box said, ‘Michael. Me. Bye.’ The group said, ‘Do we have another spirit.’ The spirit box said, ‘Dean. Lee. Poof.’ Tapping noises could be heard from from inside the craft. The group asked for a full apparition to show itself. One member felt their hair being touched. The spirit box said, ‘American. Harper.’ The group said, ‘That’s a proper American name.’ The spirit box said, ‘It is.’ One member said they could see someone standing in the doorway. The group said, ‘Ask us some questions.’ The spirit box said, ‘Questions.’ The group said, ‘It’s hard, isn’t it.’ The spirit box said in a sinister voice, ‘It is. Kill it. Kill it. Kill it.’ The group said, ‘Can you make the engine noise again.’ The noise of an engine was heard and the spirit box said, ‘There. Get there. Listen. Everyone. One New. Sammy.’ One member saw a light outside the hovercraft and assumed it was Group B, but no-one was there. The group said, ‘Light the ball up one last time and we’ll leave.’ The spirit box said, ‘One there.’ There was the sound of a bell ringing loudly, like it was a warning bell. The spirit box said, ‘How awful,’ and the noise of an engine could be heard again. Footsteps were heard coming into the craft, but there was nobody there. The spirit box said, ‘Gosport.’ The group asked, ‘Which one of us lives in Gosport?’ There was no answer. The group said, ‘Does Steve live in Gosport?’ The spirit box said, ‘Lee.’ Note: He does live in Lee-On-The- Solent. One member asked, ‘Am I a believer?’ The spirit box said, ‘Occasionally. Duck. Bye.’ The engine noise was heard again, followed by voices talking but they sounded drunk. The spirit box said, ‘Whisky.’ The group asked, ‘What’s your favourite drink?’ The spirit box said, ‘Pub. Bill. Sue.’ One member was talking about all the names that had been mentioned during the evening and how so many belonged to the group’s families. The spirit box said, ‘Yes. Hey you there.’ The evening finished at 1am.