Two figures seen through sheer curtains at an old roadhouse near Prescott, Arizona
A caller who says they are calling from Alaska and is originally from Prescott, Arizona, describes buying a cheap trailer as a high school senior. It stood next to an old roadhouse at the junction of 89 and 89A. The caller reports that objects were moved and bumps were heard while they worked there. One night the caller and a girlfriend stepped out to an outhouse and saw two figures moving inside the house through sheer curtains. The caller says they left shortly afterward and does not know what the figures were, suggesting “other dimensions.”
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The story as told
The caller says their story goes back to the year they graduated from high school. They describe an eccentric fellow and his wife who had moved into an old place that was [quote withheld] They say they met the man, who was an artist, and that the man had a trailer there which he sold to the caller cheaply while the caller was still in high school. Next to it, the caller says, was an old roadhouse that went back over 100 years, at the junction of 89 and 89A, and it has since been torn down. The caller states the reputation for seances and haunting did not bother them, saying they were a Christian and had nothing to do with that. They report working there during the day making molds for another sculpture. When they came back the next day, sometimes [quote withheld] and they would hear bumps. The caller says a friend lived in the house and was not bothered, and that they [quote withheld] but they [quote withheld] Toward the end of the summer, the caller says, they and a girlfriend built a fire in a big stone fireplace. The only light was the fire. The caller reports walking across the road to an outhouse, turning around, and seeing two people moving around in the house, though they could not tell what they were doing. The caller says they took care of their business and left, did not go back that night, and left the area shortly after. Asked by the host to confirm, the caller says there were two figures, that there were sheer curtains, that they had just left the house and nobody could have gone in behind them, and that they were [quote withheld] The caller ends by saying they do not know what they are but know they are there, and mentions “other dimensions.”
Reported events, in order
- 0:32
The caller says the story goes back to the year they graduated from high school.
- 0:48
An eccentric artist and his wife had moved into an old place described as an urban legend where kids held seances.
- 0:58
The artist had a trailer there and sold it cheaply to the caller, who was still in high school.
- 1:09
Next to it was an old roadhouse over 100 years old at the junction of 89 and 89A, since torn down.
- 1:25
The caller says the haunted reputation did not bother them. They were a Christian and did not take part in seances.
- 1:45
Working there by day making molds, the caller reports returning to find things moved around and hearing bumps.
- 1:51
A friend lived in the house and was not bothered. The caller says they could feel things but they were not bad.
- 2:00
Toward the end of the summer, the caller and a girlfriend built a fire in a big stone fireplace, the only light in the place.
- 2:14
The caller notes an outhouse across the road and sheer curtains.
- 2:27
Walking to the outhouse and turning back, the caller reports seeing two people or figures moving in the house.
- 2:37
The caller says they left and did not go back that night, and left the area shortly after.
- 2:42
Asked by the host, the caller confirms two figures and sheer curtains, and says they were about 20 feet away and no one could have entered behind them.
- 3:08
The caller says they do not know what they are, that they know they are there, and mentions other dimensions.
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· 2:32
The caller says they saw two people or figures moving around inside the house while they stood outside.
- observation· 1:48
The caller says objects were moved and bumps were heard at the property.
- observation· 1:57
The caller says they could feel things there but that they were not bad things.
- interpretation· 3:08
The caller says they do not know what the figures are, that they know they are there, and refers to other dimensions.
- hearsay· 0:48
The place is said to have been an urban legend and supposedly haunted, where kids would hold seances.
- host statement· 2:52
The host says the seances brought something through.
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.
A firsthand story with several concrete details (the junction of 89 and 89A, an old roadhouse, a stone fireplace, an outhouse, sheer curtains, about 20 feet). It is internally coherent and shows some care in what the caller claims ([quote withheld]). It is brief and not backed up by anyone else, and ordinary explanations (low light, reflections, other people) remain plausible.
Evidence for and against
- A firsthand witness, presented as the caller’s own experience: [quote withheld]
- Concrete detail of place: [quote withheld]
- Concrete sensory detail: [quote withheld]
- The caller limits their conclusion: [quote withheld]
- No second witness speaks on air. The girlfriend is claimed but silent.
- Viewing through sheer curtains at a distance in low light leaves other explanations open.
- Details of the physical events are vague: [quote withheld]
- The labels showing who is speaking alternate, so some lines attributed to the caller may be the host’s.
- The year and place of the events are partly unstated and partly garbled.
- 2:32
- 2:45
- 3:08
What the model inferred (not said on air): The component sum (closeness to the source about 20, specificity about 12, consistency about 14, alternative explanations about 9, calibration about 10) yields a mid-range score. The story is specific enough to be checked in principle, but nothing is independently confirmed.
There is only the caller’s word, plus a claimed but silent second witness and some landmarks that could be checked (89 and 89A). No physical evidence is examined and no one else speaks on air, placing it in the 11 to 25 band.
Evidence for and against
- A detail that could be checked: [quote withheld]
- A claimed second witness present at the fireplace and outhouse event: [quote withheld]
- No on-air confirmation from any second witness.
- No photograph, recording, or document claimed or examined.
- The caller says the roadhouse is [quote withheld] which limits any inspection in principle.
- The girlfriend’s presence is stated but not voiced independently.
- 1:14
- 2:07
What the model inferred (not said on air): Under the scoring guide, a claimed witness counts as a detail that could be checked, not as backing from someone else. Hence the low band.
The image of two figures moving behind sheer curtains in a house the pair had just left is eerie and mildly unsettling. But the caller repeatedly says the presence was not bad, and describes no threat, harm, or escalation.
Evidence for and against
- Figures seen moving in a house just left: [quote withheld]
- Insistence that no one could have entered behind them: [quote withheld]
- A night setting with the fireplace as the only light.
- The caller frames the presence as harmless: [quote withheld]
- No physical contact, threat, or escalation described.
- The caller’s emotional state is not scored and is not used here.
- 1:57
- 2:32
What the model inferred (not said on air): Judged as a story for a listener: a single quiet strange event, no menace, so mid-low rather than frightening.
The setup (an old haunted roadhouse with seances, moved objects, bumps, and figures glimpsed through a window) is familiar. But the specific staging, looking back from an outhouse and seeing two figures behind sheer curtains in a house just left, is a distinctive detail.
Evidence for and against
- Distinctive staging: an outhouse across the road, looking back at the house.
- Two figures rather than the usual single ghost, viewed through sheer curtains.
- Stock elements predominate: an old house, seances, moved objects, bumps, figures at night.
- Novelty compared with the rest of the archive cannot be judged here. The score is provisional and based on the model.
- 2:14
- 2:27
What the model inferred (not said on air): Rated as a familiar setup with one distinctive visual detail.
Scoring confidence 0.60 · analysis confidence 0.60 · checked against outside sources: no · evidence available: The caller’s firsthand testimony; A claimed second witness (the girlfriend), not speaking on air; Claimed earlier events (moved objects, bumps) with no documentation. The originality score blends the model's score (45) 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.
- The two figures seen through sheer curtains may have been other people, or reflections or light effects from the single fireplace light at roughly 20 feet. · The caller describes the only light as the blazing fireplace and says they viewed the figures across the road through sheer curtains at about 20 feet.
- Moved objects and bumps could have ordinary sources, such as other people using the property or animals, since a friend also lived in the house. · The caller says a friend lived in the house and that they worked there by day, returning the next day to find things moved.
- The reported “feeling” of things could follow from the property’s reputation, which the caller describes as a local urban legend where children held seances. · The caller says the place was [quote withheld]
What stands out
The central image pairs ordinary home detail with something strange. The caller and a companion glance back from an outhouse across the road and see two figures moving behind sheer curtains in a house they had just left, lit only by a fireplace. The caller also stresses more than once that the presence was not frightening or “bad.”
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