Anomalous Object 99A

A

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Anomalous Object 99A is a non-autonomous Entropic Object. It was discovered in ::01200.

AO-99A was first identified when Entropic leylines within cluster B3 experienced an extreme deviation consistent with prior Grid Convergence events.

A recovery team was promptly dispatched to investigate, and would eventually return to the Ultek Orbital Research Station with the item secured in their sample recovery apparatus.

Anomaly Description

AO-99A is an autonomous spacecraft constructed by a precursor civilisation known as "humanity". Its associated Objects, 99Aa and b, were recovered from its chassis. The spacecraft is estimated to be around 15 million years old.

AO-99A exhibits Entropic-enforced hard body cohesion in a manner that makes deformation and disassembly impossible. This effect extends to its sub-Objects, though it permitted removal of each, suggesting it may be intent-oriented.

Containment

AO-99A is displayed in the Enjil Blue Quadrant Museum of Cosmic History's Humanity wing, alongside other human artefacts. It is suspended from the ceiling by a multi-point cable system.

Investigations into the entropomemetic effects arising from the concentration of human artefacts are ongoing, but poses no current safety hazard.

Additional Information

Associated Anomalies

Anomalous Object 99Aa

B

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Anomalous Object 99Aa is an Entropic Object. It was discovered in ::01200, when attempts were made to disassemble AO-99A. It was found atop AO-99Ab.

Anomaly Description

AO-99Aa is a circular golden cover, approximately 36 centimetres in diameter. Its exposed surface is engraved with what appears to be a set of instructions communicating the proper usage of AO-99Ab, which are illustrated with waveforms and standard units.

AO-99Aa's primary effect is the spontaneous-burst emission of super-high-frequency microwave radiation at 1420.4 MHz (otherwise referred to as the "hydrogen line" in astrophysics). Its effective radiated power is 200 W.

The leading theory regarding AO-99Aa's effect is that it is somehow imbued with the 'intent' of its engravings, as one of its figures is thought to depict the spin transition of a hydrogen atom. The frequency emitted by this process matches that of what is produced by the Object.

AO-99Aa is also slightly radioactive due to the presence of radioisotopes in its plating. Though mass spectrometry of the plating was initially thought impossible, as AO-99A's primary effect prevents physical damage, intervention by Exotic Sciences Council member She-Who-Studies permitted a scraping to be collected, which was then used to date the Object.

Containment

AO-99Aa is presently stored in the Ultek Orbital Research Station in a standard Faraday-insulated cell. Clearance is required by the Materials Management Council prior to experimentation.

Anomalous Object 99Ab

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AO-99Ab is an Entropic Object. It was discovered in ::01200, when attempts were made to disassemble AO-99A. It was found underneath AO-99Aa.

Anomaly Description

AO-99Ab is a golden disc, approximately 30cm in diameter, engraved with words in a human language. Spectroscopy suggests it is made of copper electroplated with gold.

The text on its surfaces reads "THE SOUNDS OF EARTH - NASA - UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - PLANET EARTH". On one side's inner edge is etched "TO THE MAKERS OF MUSIC - ALL WORLDS, ALL TIMES - SIDE / A" in rough handwriting.

AO-99Ab's primary effect is activated whenever individuals come into physical contact with its surface. Its secondary effect is exhibited in a 2.5-metre radius to Entropic-sensitive individuals.

When activated by a subject adequately trained in Entropic navigation, a hyperliminal frameshift can be triggered, spatially displacing the subject into an environment dubbed "the clean room" (99Ab-0). The environment appears to be where AO-99Ab was installed onto AO-99A.

Containment

Subjects untrained in Entropic navigation experience severe disorientation and distress when activating the Object, as is typical of Entropic frameshift foci. The effect is easily blocked by gloves and other personal protective equipment, but care should still be taken when handling the Object. Remote manipulation via robotic arm is advised.