I went to the famous Ghost Light road, back in 1993 with my hubby.We went to disprove the thing because we we're told of it by a known prevaricator so we enjoyed a nice meal and then went "ghost hunting". We were told not only could you see the light but also hear the bike.
We traveled the road twice,the first time nothing special other than a long road. We turned around and tried it one more time and sure enough, a single headlight did appear.We also caught the very low level sound of a motorcycle. I figured,like many skeptics that it was an optical illusion from the main road,so unbeliever that I was, I actually got out of the car and stood in the middle of Greenbriar Rd and dared the light. I figured it would stay far back and disappear as traffic on the main road made the curve.
Guess what? The thing got closer and closer as did the sound.It was not on the highway but definitely coming down the road towards us. Finally when it was within yards of 'running me down' my husband jumped out and grabbed me away. No bike to be seen, certainly no driver, but we saw the light get huge and bright almost on top of us for a moment then it just slowly faded out. Way cool and turned this skeptic into a believer. Since then,though, the road has been both paved and straightened out and have heard that the ghost light no longer appears.
Feb 26, 2010 Rating
Where do I start by: Reality
Ok, if you guys want people to take your made-up stories seriously try and make them somewhat believable.
1st off, who would drive 1 hour to a remote location, see and hear nothing, drive home, then drive all the way back again? If you want to establish that it felt different from a previous visit just say that.
Then you claim to see lightening strike out of the clear sky and an automobile (ghost automobile) to appear at the point of the strike? Ok from this point to the point your lighter pops out of the console I won't even touch that because it's so rediculous it has absolutely no basis in reality(I'll stick to things that are just stupid).
So your cigarette lighter pops out of the console. You know those things have springs in them right? And you were traveling at high speeds down a dirt road, right?...bump bump...so you see where I'm going with that. You don't have to punch it in and heat it up for it to get dislodged and pop out especially when traveling rough terrain at high speeds.
So you claim to be traveling 80mph for 15 minutes. Well that's called adrenaline, you were scared and much like in dreams when you can't run fast enough to get away from the monster you felt like you were driving much further and probably faster than you actually were.
Then you hear airplanes over the buckman bridge. Well you do know that NAS Jacksonville is about 2 miles from the buckman. It is quite normal to hear planes in Jacksonville at any time of the day or night as it has 2 naval air stations and a international airport which service both jet and propeller planes, there is NOTHING paranormal about hearing planes in the night.
How do you calculate missing time? If your watch is off by 45min then it's slow or not set properly.
You claim your husband had the the 1st half of a dream you couldn't remember all of and he had the second half of this dream? How do you know he had the part of your dream you don't remember....I mean do you read this after you type it?
And my favorite part: "In the middle of the night we could hear motorcycles racing all around the neighborhood"....this is supernatural how? I hear motorcycles every night and never have I once thought it was a gang of ghost bikers, lol.
Jan 03, 2010 Rating
These lights are NOT supernatural.... by: David
I lived in J.ville for years and have been to this road a few times. It's really very simple to figure out what is going on. Yes, there are lights and they do appear to simply wink out or vanish while you are looking at them and they do appear as if the are approaching you coming closer and closer. It's merely an illusion and if you will ride all the way down the road you will see why. Way down at the end of the road there is an oncoming highway that is lined up perfectly with Greenbriar Road. Like straight line perfect. The road heads straight for Greenbriar then makes a turn to the left away from Greenbriar. So the lights that people are seeing are not actually on Greenbriar, they are actually car headlights moving toward Greenbriar from the other highway and when the cars come to the left hand turn and the headlights no longer shine down Greenbriar road they appear to just suddenly wink out. Trust me, if you actually ride down Greenbriar toward the lights when you see them you will see what I mean. You will never reach the lights because they are on a completely different road. It's a very cool illusion but an illusion just the same. As for all the talk about speeding motorcycles and lights coming out of the sky and all....just overactive imaginations and people who "want" to see something out there. Test me...ride out there on a clear night and you WILL see the lights. Then ride towards them and you'll see what is REALLY going on.
Oct 25, 2009 Rating
ghost light rd by: Ashley
i grew up right on goast light rd, an u used to be able to c it before they paved it.as a teen we used to go walking down it to see the light and it was their.
Aug 13, 2009 Rating
Don't believe it; by: Matt
We have the same EXACT story up in Pennsylvania and second and her's the clincher. No guy is gonna ask her girlfriend/wife in the middle of the night if "you wanna talk about it". Just say'in lol
Oh yeah why not just use NAS Jax right up the river with a flightline and muliple runways. It was there in the 50s and 60s. NS Mayport a bit further north too.
Mar 04, 2009 Rating
same thing happened to us by: Anonymous
about 10 years ago...I didnt hear planes tho. But that light chased us, and it was FAST..then we turned around and faced it and it stopped and the light went out..but there was a glow of like a old motorcycle headlight bulb as it went off. We went towards where it was and nothing was there..we were all so scared, but it was fun.
Feb 17, 2009 Rating
is that u by: brian woodle
r u who i think u r
Jan 08, 2009 Rating
wow by: Anonymous
Great story. all 3 of you saw it as well... Very cool. That is terrific. I hope they didnt build a housing complex there. There is going to be a unexpalied light going back and forth should the residual haunting stay there... very creepy. Would love to expereince that one more myself.
Oct 05, 2008 Rating
I HAVE BEEN THERE TOO by: Martina Crews
I want to know when U were there, because I went there several times, the road is actually called Greenbrier road and it's bit long but it sure doesn't take 15 min to go down, and it especially wouldn't take even 5 at 80 miles per hour. I have been there during the day too, to see exactly what is around in the way of people, houses and so forth,,,,at the time I went, it was still a dirt road, BUT right when you turn off of San Jose onto Greenbrier it's paved for a few feet, THEN it turns into a dirt road. I have gone at all times of the night from first dusk to 4am,to 12 midnight, and I saw the light every single time, but I NEVER felt an evil aura, I believe that is just your fear and nerves getting the best of you...however when U go if U sit and wait a few minutes U will see a single white light, and the very last time I went we saw it head on, but then turned around because it did appear that it was going very fast, we did about 50mph leaving and the light was gaining on us..BUT once we hit the paved road it was like it couldn't follow, U could clearly see the white light dissapear and then there it was a single red light going back the other way..ALSO I had my window down and u know at night sound travels and if it was some one playing a trick we would have heard the motor, there was no noise, just us..also now this was 10 years ago, the only thing on the road was a rodeo/stable place, and I never saw a lake..I have looked it up on Google Earth and it appears that the road has been pavedand widened,and a housing complex has been built. I hope not. I'ts Octobernow,and the weather is better.iwilljust have to drive out there real soon,and when I do, I'll update as to the situation...I hope it's still there, but I doubt it.
Sep 03, 2008 Rating
I saw it too. by: Anonymous
About 10 years ago I too went to the road with a few friends. We sat there for over an hour and right before we were about to leave we saw the light. All 4 of us were terrified and turned the car on and left immediately.
