'Time traveller' caught at 1928 Chaplin film premiere
For years, humans have wondered if time travel is a possibility – a possibility that's caught the fancy of many a writer and theorist.
But if vintage footage from a Charlie Chaplin film premiere is any indication, that fantasy may well have been actualised.
Belfast filmmaker George Clarke, a keen collector of Charlie Chaplin memorabilia, has made a bizarre discovery in a DVD of the premiere of Chaplin's 'The Circus' made in 1928.
In the footage, he noticed a person dressed like a woman walking by the camera, talking into a flat black object that appears uncannily like a mobile phone.
The only catch - there were no mobile phones or towers back in 1928.
Clarke screened the intriguing footage for a select audience but did not find any convincing answers – except time travel – to explain what he saw.
The clip, also posted on YouTube, has already received a massive half-a-million views and members have offered up possibilities like microphones, hearing aids, walkie-talkies and even alien communication technology.
A time traveller, an alien or just someone with hearing trouble? Watch and decide for yourself.
