According to Osho, your perception was real; not imagination. He, Milarepa, Kaveesha, and others saw the same man—an old, courteous ghost resident of Anando’s room—reading a newspaper, asking for one nightly. He advises talking kindly, respecting his privacy, maybe giving fresh clothes, and allowing brief, outside-the-door viewing. The ghost is harmless, long tied to the house’s royal past.
Yes—you really saw a friendly ghost who likes reading newspapers; be kind and don’t scare him.