Nightly alarms in sealed missile silo Kilo 11 after a worker’s death
A caller who says they spent ten years as a security policeman at F.E. Warren Air Force Base near Cheyenne, Wyoming, tells what they call a famous base story. A missile maintenance worker was crushed by a silo clamping arm and spoke to his wife by radio before dying at Missile Silo Kilo 11. Afterward, an alarm inside the sealed silo went off almost every night. The story ends with the men having to respond repeatedly. No resolution is stated, and the host adds his own commentary.
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The story as told
A caller, whose name is not given, tells Art Bell they were stationed at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Cheyenne, Wyoming, for ten years as a security policeman providing security for the missiles in the missile field. They introduce what follows as a story they say is well known: [quote withheld]
According to the caller, a missile maintenance crew was working on a missile in the field when a set of clamping arms activated and [quote withheld] The caller compares the arms to pliers gripping a raised finger. The crew called the base, and a medical crew was flown out by helicopter. The man’s blood pressure began to drop. Asked whether anything could be done for him, he said he wanted to tell his wife one more time that he loved her, and a radio call to her was arranged. The doctor said they did not think the bleeding could be stopped. The arm was released, and the caller says the man died on the spot, at Missile Silo Kilo 11.
The caller describes the silo as having a 10-ton concrete door on top and alarms above and below ground, with only a fence outside. After the incident, the caller says, the alarm beneath the door, inside the missile [quote withheld] went off almost every night. The men had to respond, check around the fence, and open a hole to go down. The host says the death story was “entirely possible,” compares it to a fictional subway-train scenario he had seen, and offers a spirit or “terrible tape loop” explanation. No end to the alarms is stated.
Reported events, in order
- 0:20
The caller says they were stationed at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Cheyenne, Wyoming, for ten years as a security policeman working missile security.
- 0:39
The caller says the story is widely known among people who passed through the base.
- 0:48
According to the story the caller tells, a missile maintenance crew was working on a missile in the field.
- 1:00
A set of clamping arms that hold the missile activated and pinched the man almost in half.
- 1:47
The crew called the base, and a medical crew was flown out by helicopter.
- 1:57
The man’s blood pressure began to drop. He asked to tell his wife one more time that he loved her.
- 2:16
A radio call to his wife was arranged, and he spoke to her.
- 2:30
The doctor said they did not think they could stop the bleeding. The arm was released, and the man died on the spot.
- 2:52
The caller says the place where he died was Missile Silo Kilo 11.
- 3:29
After the incident, the alarm inside the missile beneath the 10-ton door reportedly went off almost every night.
- 3:43
Men had to respond, check outside the fence and all around, then open a hole and go down to the missile.
- 4:49
The host comments that the death story was “entirely possible” and offers a spirit or echo explanation for the alarms.
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· 0:20
The caller was a security policeman at F.E. Warren Air Force Base for ten years, working missile security.
- hearsay· 0:39
The story of the silo death is said to be known to many people who passed through the base.
- hearsay· 1:00
A missile maintenance worker was caught and crushed by a silo clamping arm.
- hearsay· 2:09
The injured man asked to tell his wife he loved her, and a radio call was arranged.
- hearsay· 2:48
The man died on the spot when the arm was released.
- hearsay· 2:52
The death occurred at Missile Silo Kilo 11.
- hearsay· 3:29
After the incident an alarm inside the sealed missile, where no one could go, went off almost every night.
- interpretation· 0:20
The caller presents the events as their reason for believing in ghosts.
- host statement· 4:49
The host says the described death was possible and suggests the alarms could be a spirit or an echo.
- host statement· 5:19
The host describes the events as a spirit or an echo repeating, like a tape loop.
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.
The story is coherent and gives concrete place and equipment details. But the caller presents it as a story known across the base rather than something they saw themselves, and repeated false alarms in an unmanned structure have easy ordinary explanations.
Evidence for and against
- Concrete setting and equipment details: silo designation, 10-ton door, alarms above and below ground.
- Clear sequence of events with no contradictions noted.
- Names a location and unit history that can be checked.
- The caller introduces it as something others can repeat, not as their own observation.
- The caller does not say they personally took part in responding to the alarms.
- An ordinary explanation (a sensor fault or false alarms) fits readily and is not addressed.
- No date, year, or length of time is given for the reported events.
- The labels showing who is speaking are inconsistent in the transcript, so who said some lines is uncertain.
- 0:39
- 0:48
- 3:29
What the model inferred (not said on air): Closeness to the source is scored low because the caller’s own words mark the story as one that circulates. Specificity and consistency are scored from the concrete details they supply.
Only the caller’s word is offered. A location and silo designation that can be checked are named, but nothing was verified, and the claimed witnesses do not speak on air.
Evidence for and against
- Names a specific base and a specific silo designation, which could in principle be checked against records.
- Refers to an unnamed maintenance crew, medical crew, and responding security personnel.
- No documents, photographs, recordings, or official records are presented or examined.
- No second witness speaks on air to confirm any part of it.
- No dates or names of the people involved are given.
- It is unclear whether the caller ever personally responded to the alarms or saw the silo interior.
- 0:25
- 2:52
What the model inferred (not said on air): Placed in the 11 to 25 band because details that can be checked are given but no verification occurred. It is well below the threshold for an outside check.
The story combines a graphic fatal industrial accident with an alarm repeatedly going off in a sealed place no one can reach, which is unsettling. The tone of the telling and the host’s relaxed commentary soften it.
Evidence for and against
- A man is said to have been pinched almost in half and to have died after speaking to his wife.
- Alarms reportedly sound almost nightly in a place described as impossible for anyone to enter.
- Repeated call-outs of security personnel create a sense of an unresolved intrusion.
- No threat or ill will is directed at anyone. The strange events are mechanical alarms.
- No physical contact or harm is reported after the first accident.
- The host’s framing is conversational rather than alarmed.
- No description is given of what, if anything, was found when men entered.
- 1:00
- 3:29
What the model inferred (not said on air): Creepiness is judged from the content of the reported events, not from the caller’s delivery.
The familiar [quote withheld] frame is combined with an unusual setting and cause: a crushed maintenance worker and a security alarm going off inside a sealed nuclear missile silo.
Evidence for and against
- The setting is a hardened missile silo rather than a house, hotel, or road.
- The strange event is a security alarm inside a sealed structure, not footsteps or a figure.
- A dying radio call to a spouse is a specific detail.
- The underlying structure, a death at a place followed by recurring strange events, is a common ghost-story frame.
- The caller notes the story is repeated widely, which points to a familiar local story.
- Novelty compared with the rest of the archive cannot be assessed here. The score is a provisional judgment from content.
- 3:00
- 3:29
What the model inferred (not said on air): The score reflects an unusual industrial and military setting and an uncommon reported event combined with a standard haunting frame.
Scoring confidence 0.60 · analysis confidence 0.70 · checked against outside sources: no · evidence available: The caller’s story, presented largely as a base story rather than personal observation; Named base, state, and silo designation (unverified); No documents, recordings, photographs, or second witness on air. The originality score blends the model's score (72) 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.
- Faulty or overly sensitive intrusion sensors in an underground, unmanned silo could produce repeated false alarms. · The caller describes alarms above and below ground around a structure with [quote withheld] outside.
- Animals, weather, or vibration could trip outside sensors, prompting the routine checks the caller describes. · The men are said to check [quote withheld] before entering.
- The story of the death and the alarms circulated as a repeated base story rather than something the caller saw for themselves. · The caller says [quote withheld] and introduces it as “the story goes.”
What stands out
The setting is a hardened nuclear missile silo rather than a house or public building. The strange event is a security alarm going off inside a sealed, unmanned part of the structure. The caller also presents the story as a base-wide story rather than only their own experience.
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