Other Analysis

The UPIA can also offer professional services with analysis of other area's which may be important to a potential paranormal, UFO related, animal, crop circle or other case.

Soil:

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Soil analysis is frequently requested in crop circle and paranormal investigation cases.

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Most soil analysis consists of comparing two or more samples by their mineral content, colour, pH value and density.

‘Formings’ and Other Trace Evidence.

‘Formings’ is the word given to any substance that may appear without obvious cause. These marks can occur during cases generally referred to as ‘Poltergeist phenomenon’.

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This type of evidence is of value, and may aid an investigation by locating the source of the substance used to make the forming.

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Analysis must be performed on a forming to determine its identity, since the appearance of many substances varies greatly depending on the age, weather, and other factors.

COLLECTION OF SAMPLE AND STANDARDS

Since some samples may be biological and are rapidly decomposed by bacteria and mold, it is absolutely essential that such evidence is handled properly. Please follow these instructions carefully for each type of situation in which stains resembling blood or other body fluids are found.

HAIR

Hair is a common type of evidence found predominantly in cryptozoological and alleged ‘Big Cat’ cases.
Identification and examination of hair evidence can be performed by UPIA.

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Hair evidence can be of particular value in the investigation. In some cases, hair comparisons can provide important class characteristics similar to known standards.
Microscopic comparisons cannot usually limit the source to a single individual or species.

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1. With hair, the first step is to determine whether the sample is of human or animal origin.
2. If the hair is of animal origin, microscopic examinations of the internal features and of casts made of the hair scales often allow the analyst to identify the species from which it came.
3. If the hair is human, the possible race of the person, as well as the area of the body from which it originated, can usually be determined.
4. Examination of the root may show whether the hair has been pulled out or has fallen out naturally.
5. Hair comparisons can also be made. Such comparisons can yield the following results: (a) that the hairs are dissimilar, (b) that the hairs match in microscopic characteristics and originated either from the same species or from another whose hairs exhibit the same microscopic characteristics, or (c) that no conclusion could be reached.

PRINT AND IMPRESSION EVIDENCE

Evidence which falls within this category includes plaster casts, prints, and photographs of paw prints and impressions.
"Prints" are of a two-dimensional nature, having length and width. These are commonly found on pieces of paper as dust prints or can be made by tracking through mediums such as blood, water, oil, and dirt.

Paw "impressions" are three-dimensional in nature, having length, width, and height. This type of evidence is usually found in soil and is collected and reserved by the use of a plaster cast.

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One of the most commonly overlooked types of physical evidence is an animals "tracks". vidence of this type can be used to rule out a known animal or can be used to identify a unknown one.