Figures at a guest-room door and a blonde man who vanished, St. George
A first-time caller named [name withheld], calling from Las Vegas and formerly of Pahrump, Nevada, describes one of two stories they say happened while they lived in the area. They report waking in the guest bedroom of a girlfriend's family in St. George and seeing several people looking in at them from the door. They say a blonde man standing beside the bed then fell toward them and vanished before touching them. This part of the broadcast ends as the host moves on to the caller's second story.
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The story as told
[name withheld] introduces themself as a first-time caller “coming from Vegas” who [quote withheld] and says they have two stories, both from when they lived there. [name withheld] tells the first. [name withheld] says they were dating a girl in St. George and stayed late at her house one weekend. Because they had to be back in Pahrump for work the next morning, they stayed the night [quote withheld] [name withheld] says they had already gone to sleep with the doors shut and the lights off when, for some reason, they woke up and looked toward the door. [name withheld] reports seeing [quote withheld] [name withheld] says they rubbed their eyes because they thought they were seeing something, and after rubbing them they saw [quote withheld] [name withheld] says that although it was dark they could tell the figure was blonde. [name withheld] was about to speak to him and ask what he was doing, because it [quote withheld] when the figure [quote withheld] [name withheld] says they jumped back because they thought someone was going to fall on them. When the host asks whether [name withheld] felt a physical presence, they answer, [quote withheld] and say that as the figure was about to land on them, “he disappeared.” The host asks if this happened in Pahrump. [name withheld] corrects him: [quote withheld] The host then moves to [name withheld]'s second story, which is not told in this part of the broadcast.
Reported events, in order
- 0:04
[name withheld] introduces themself as a first-time caller from Las Vegas who used to live in Pahrump, and says they have two stories from that time.
- 0:20
[name withheld] says they were dating a girl in St. George, stayed too late one weekend, and spent the night in her family's guest bedroom because they had to work in Pahrump the next morning.
- 0:45
[name withheld] reports that they went to sleep with the doors shut and the lights off, woke, and looked toward the door, where they saw three to five people looking in at them.
- 0:58
After rubbing their eyes, they report seeing someone standing next to them in the bed, whom they could tell was blonde.
- 1:18
[name withheld] says they were about to speak to the figure, not thinking at first that it might be a spirit, when the figure began to fall on top of them.
- 1:34
[name withheld] jumped back, expecting someone to fall on them. They say they felt no physical contact and that the figure disappeared as it was about to land on them.
- 1:49
When the host asks whether this happened in Pahrump, [name withheld] says it was in St. George.
Claims
Each claim is labeled as something the person telling the story noticed (observation), what they made of it (interpretation), something others told them (hearsay), or something the host said (host statement).
- observation· 0:54
Waking in the guest bedroom, they saw what they describe as three, four, or five people looking in at them from the doorway.
- observation· 1:01
After rubbing their eyes, they saw a figure standing next to them in the bed and could tell the figure was blonde.
- observation· 1:34
The figure began to fall on top of them and vanished before landing, and they felt no physical contact.
- interpretation· 1:23
At the time they did not take the figure to be a spirit.
- observation· 1:52
The episode took place in St. George, not Pahrump.
Scores, with reasons
An AI model gave these scores using a fixed set of scoring rules (scoring-v1). They are editorial judgments and rough guides, not the odds that anything paranormal happened. How scoring works.
This is a firsthand story told in a sensible order with a clear setting. But it is brief and undated, and it happens just after waking in a dark room, where ordinary explanations fit easily. The caller is fairly careful with their claims: they separate what they saw from what they first assumed, and they deny feeling contact.
Evidence for and against
- A firsthand story told by the person who had the experience, as a live caller
- Concrete setting and circumstances: dating a girl in St. George, staying in the guest bedroom, and doors shut with the lights off
- Answers the host's follow-up question directly, denying physical contact rather than adding to the story
- No date, address, or other detail that could be checked
- The figure count is vague ([quote withheld])
- The encounter happens right after waking in a dark, unfamiliar room, where dream images on waking and shapes mistaken for figures fit readily
- The labels showing who is speaking switch between the host and the caller in ways that do not match the content, so it is uncertain who said some lines
- No era or age at the time of the events is stated for this story
- 0:54
- 1:01
- 1:38
What the model inferred (not said on air): Estimated parts of the score: closeness to the source about 18 (direct witness, brief); specific detail about 10 (setting given, nothing checkable); internal consistency about 13 (coherent, but the figure count is vague); other explanations about 5 (explanations based on waking in a dark room fit easily and are not addressed); care with claims about 8 (separates what they saw from what they assumed). The total is about 54, rounded down to 50 to be cautious.
The story rests only on the caller's own word. It offers a couple of place names but no dates, records, physical evidence, or second witness who speaks on air. Under the scoring guide, this falls in the range for [quote withheld]
Evidence for and against
- Named places are given (St. George, Pahrump) that could in principle be located, but nothing more
- The caller distinguishes what they did and did not feel, which slightly narrows the claim
- No document, photograph, recording, or object is claimed
- No other witness is named or speaks on air
- No date or address is given for the reported events
- It is unclear whether anyone else in the household was said to be present at the time
- Errors in the labels showing who is speaking make it hard to be certain which lines are the caller's
- 0:04
- 0:20
What the model inferred (not said on air): Scored toward the low end of the range for scores of 11 to 25 because the only checkable details are two place names. No object is claimed, and no one on air backs up the story.
The setting is a bedroom at night in someone else's home. Several figures watch from the doorway, and then a figure beside the bed lunges toward the sleeper before vanishing. This is an intrusion into a sleeping space, but it is brief and ends without harm, and the caller tells the host they felt nothing.
Evidence for and against
- Several figures reported looking in at them from the door of the room where they were sleeping
- A figure stood beside the bed and appeared to fall on top of them
- The events happen at night with the lights off in an unfamiliar house
- No threat, injury, or physical contact is reported
- The caller says they felt nothing and the figure disappeared
- The story is short and ends without escalation or aftermath
- The story does not say whether the figures at the door and the figure by the bed are connected
- 0:54
- 1:28
- 1:46
What the model inferred (not said on air): Rated in the middle range because the intrusion into a bedroom raises unease, while the lack of contact, harm, or aftermath keeps it below the scoring guide's “frightening” examples.
The core elements are familiar ghost-story material: waking in a dark room, a figure beside the bed, and a figure that vanishes. The distinctive detail is the group of three to five figures watching from the doorway alongside the separate figure by the bed, which is a less common combination.
Evidence for and against
- A group of figures (three to five) reported watching from the doorway
- The figure beside the bed is described as falling toward the sleeper and disappearing without contact
- The episode is placed in a girlfriend's family guest room rather than the caller's own home
- A bedroom visitor and a vanishing figure are stock motifs
- No strange event beyond the figures themselves is described
- How new this story is compared with the rest of the archive cannot be judged from this single story. The score is a provisional judgment based on content.
- 0:54
- 1:46
What the model inferred (not said on air): Judged as a familiar frame plus one less common detail, which places it near the middle of the originality scale. The comparison with the rest of the archive is expected to adjust this when more stories are available.
Scoring confidence 0.55 · analysis confidence 0.70 · checked against outside sources: no · evidence available: the caller's firsthand story in a live call; no document, photograph, recording, or physical trace claimed; no second witness speaking on air. The originality score blends the model's score (50) with how rare the story's details are across the archive. This method is still provisional.
Ordinary explanations to consider
These are possibilities only. None is a finding about what happened.
- Dream images while waking up in an unfamiliar bed. The caller reports that they had been asleep and woke before the figures appeared. · They say they had [quote withheld] and that [quote withheld] before seeing the figures.
- Perception in a dark room, with shapes near a door resolving into people and a figure beside the bed. · They describe the room as dark with the lights off and say [quote withheld]
What stands out
The story describes a bedroom encounter on waking in which the intruders are plural: three to five people watching from the doorway. A separate, single figure beside the bed then lunges and vanishes without contact.
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