AE-LOG > AE-1969-014
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Date | 1969-08-22 |
| Site | Public exchange → unknown |
| Reporter | liaison ██████ |
| Media | reel-to-reel phone tap (partial) |
Operator attempting to reach Cascade desk misdialed by one digit. Line connected to a space that smelled — according to the only surviving note — “like a motel hallway after rain.” Soft footsteps approached the handset for ninety seconds. No voice. Call ended when the footsteps stopped directly at the mouthpiece.
Subsequent dials of the same number reach a continuous busy signal that is not busy on the exchange diagram.
Number retired from internal directories. Personnel instructed not to “try it again for science.”