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Eerie mobile phone footage from Elvis' 1970s concert sparks 'time traveller' theories

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A woman in 1977 Elvis concert footage appears to hold a mobile phone — and the clip is going viral as proof of time travel.

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Eerie mobile phone footage from Elvis' 1970s concert sparks 'time traveller' theories

Theory Briefing

  • A woman in the 1977 Elvis performance footage appears to hold a small rectangular device resembling a modern mobile phone.
  • The clip is currently going viral, with viewers splitting between time-travel theories and mundane explanations for the object.
  • Our brains are wired to spot familiar shapes in ambiguous images, making a 2020s smartphone the first thing modern eyes reach for.
  • Compact devices like early cameras, hearing aids, or handheld radios from the 1970s could easily mimic a phone's silhouette on grainy footage.