[name withheld]’s sleep-related entities, a lattice-like figure, and a claimed photograph
A caller the host addresses as [name withheld] gives a mid-conversation account. They tell of unseen beings they say they fled from, and of something they felt trying to get into them as they reached their kitchen. They also describe a figure they call “the toy,” which they say was made of crossed lines. They say they have a color photograph of a beautiful female figure leaning over their head. The excerpt ends as the host thanks the caller and moves to the next caller.
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The story as told
The excerpt joins the caller mid-story. Art Bell returns to what he calls “[name withheld]’s toy,” and [name withheld] resumes describing an episode in which they say they fled from unseen beings ([quote withheld]). They tried to reach the kitchen feeling [quote withheld] The caller reports that behind them they [quote withheld] The caller says they fell to their knees in their kitchen and “felt entered,” and they understood this as having happened with their spirit out of their body. They say they then got up off the floor and went back into the room, where [quote withheld] was gone. They next describe what they call the toy. They say “he” held up a figure in front of them while maneuvering it from behind. They compare it to the taller robot in the first Star Wars film (Bell names R2-D2 and C-3PO) but say it consisted of [quote withheld] Bell asks whether by “good and bad” they mean angelic versus evil. They answer yes and say they have a color photograph taken of a figure over them, a beautiful female figure leaning right down over their head. Bell thanks the caller and moves on. The story is a fragment. It begins mid-sentence, and the earlier part, including what came before the flight, is not in the excerpt.
Reported events, in order
- 0:06
[name withheld] says they fled from “them” and tried to get to the kitchen, feeling as if they had no legs.
- 0:18
They report feeling something behind them trying to get into them.
- 0:23
They say they fell to their knees in their kitchen and “felt entered.” The caller says it happened with their spirit out of their body.
- 0:50
They say they got up off the floor and went back into the room, and that the smell “as usual” was totally gone.
- 1:01
They describe “the toy.” The caller says “he” held up a figure in front of them from behind and maneuvered it. They compare it to the taller Star Wars robot but say it was made of crossed lines and dimensions.
- 2:31
Asked whether good and bad means angelic versus evil, they answer yes. They say they have a color photograph of a beautiful female figure leaning down over their head.
- 2:45
The host thanks the caller and closes the segment.
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· 0:18
The caller reports sensing something behind them trying to enter them.
- observation· 0:23
The caller reports collapsing in their kitchen and feeling that they were entered.
- interpretation· 0:39
The caller takes the episode to have happened with their spirit outside their body. They say they realized something about what happens during sleep.
- observation· 1:47
The caller reports seeing a figure they call “the toy,” likened to a Star Wars robot but made of crossed lines and dimensions.
- interpretation· 2:31
The caller agrees with the host’s angelic-versus-evil framing and cites a photograph as support.
- observation· 2:43
The caller says a beautiful female figure in a color photograph is leaning down over their head.
- host statement· 2:01
The host says that such beings rely on the person being partly asleep.
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 with some concrete detail from the senses. But it is fragmentary, gives no names, dates, or places, and fits an explanation tied to sleep that is raised in the same segment.
Evidence for and against
- Firsthand telling of their own experience.
- Concrete setting and action: the kitchen, falling to their knees.
- A recurring detail they treat as familiar: the smell being gone “as usual.”
- No names, dates, places, or checkable specifics.
- The excerpt begins mid-sentence, so the story cannot be judged whole.
- The sleep framing in the same segment supports an ordinary reading, as does [quote withheld]
- The claims extend to good-versus-evil beings and a photograph without qualification.
- Automatic transcription splits lines into fragments, making the sequence harder to judge.
- The excerpt starts mid-story, so completeness cannot be judged.
- 0:23
- 0:57
- 2:01
What the model inferred (not said on air): Source proximity and coherence keep it above the “vague hearsay” example. But the lack of checkable specifics and the easy fit of an explanation tied to sleep pull it below the “clear specific firsthand” example of 55.
The only support beyond the caller’s word is a photograph they say was taken of a figure over them. It is not shown, described in detail, or examined on air, and no second witness speaks.
Evidence for and against
- A photograph is claimed to exist showing a figure over the caller.
- The photograph is not shown or examined on air.
- No second witness on air.
- No checkable names, dates, places, or records.
- The photograph’s existence, origin, and content cannot be judged from the transcript.
- No names, dates, or places are given that could be checked.
- 2:31
What the model inferred (not said on air): Because a photograph is claimed to exist, I place this at the bottom of the [quote withheld] range, not the range for word alone. But no details are given that would allow any check.
An unseen thing is reported pursuing the caller and trying to enter them, ending with the caller collapsing and with no resolution. The sense of an intrusion into the self is unsettling.
Evidence for and against
- Something is reported as trying to get into them.
- They collapse to their knees and feel “entered.”
- There is no resolution. The host simply thanks the caller and moves on.
- The telling is abstract and fragmentary.
- The closing element, a beautiful female figure in a photograph, is presented as harmless.
- The fragmentary transcript makes the sequence hard to follow, which reduces the felt escalation.
- Earlier context that is not in the excerpt may change how threatening the story reads.
- 0:18
- 0:23
What the model inferred (not said on air): The sense of an invasion of the self lifts the score. The abstract, incomplete telling keeps it from the higher ranges.
A familiar frame (nighttime unseen beings, a presence behind the caller, an attempted entry) with one distinctive detail: a figure described as a lattice of crossed lines resembling a Star Wars robot.
Evidence for and against
- A distinctive figure described as made of [quote withheld]
- A combination of beings tied to sleep, a disappearing smell, and a claimed photograph of a female figure.
- A presence felt behind the caller and being “entered” are common themes.
- The story is a fragment, so the full set of themes is unknown.
- The story is incomplete, and the earlier part may contain themes not visible here.
- The “toy” is not described clearly enough to classify with confidence.
- 1:47
What the model inferred (not said on air): The lattice-like wireframe figure is the distinctive element. The surrounding frame (beings during sleep, a presence behind the caller, an attempted entry) is familiar in this genre.
Scoring confidence 0.40 · analysis confidence 0.45 · checked against outside sources: no · evidence available: The caller’s firsthand story (live call, mid-story); A claimed photograph, mentioned but not shown or examined; No second witness on air; No documents or records. The originality score blends the model's score (58) 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.
- Sleep-related events, such as imagery while falling asleep or a state like waking paralysis, could account for the sense of a pursuing presence, the difficulty moving, and the feeling of being entered. · The host raises waking from sleep ([quote withheld]). The caller says they moved [quote withheld] and describes collapsing and a feeling of being entered.
- A smell that is present and then gone could have an ordinary household source (cooking, drains, animals, cleaning products) that was not identified. · The caller says [quote withheld] after they return to the room. The excerpt does not say what the smell was.
What stands out
The caller describes a figure they call “the toy.” The caller compares it to the taller robot in the first Star Wars film but say it was made of crossed lines and dimensions, not a solid body. The story also mixes an unseen being apparently trying to enter them during an episode tied to sleep with a claimed color photograph of a beautiful female figure leaning over their head.
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