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VECTOR // INTERCEPT GEOMETRY
Subject was traveling along bearing 047.2 at sustained altitude. The intercept envelope was computed from three independent stations and reconciled to within 1.4 meters at the closest approach.
Telemetry persisted for 11 minutes 22 seconds before signal loss. The remaining file consists of post-event reconstruction, witness depositions, and the diagrams reproduced below.
- BEARING // 047.2 DEG
- ALT // 11420 M
- VELOCITY // 287.4 M/S
- STATIONS // 03 (CONFIRMED)
- SIGNAL // LOST AT 11:22
- RECONSTRUCTION // PARTIAL
DEPOSITION FRAGMENT
"...the third station reported an anomaly at 11:18 which was, at the time, attributed to atmospheric scattering. Reanalysis suggests this was the first indication that the subject was no longer behaving as a single object..."
// WITNESS-04 // PAGE 7
PROTOCOL // KILO-DELTA-9
The procedure that follows describes the ordered handling of recovered materials from the moment of acquisition through final cataloguing. It was authored by personnel who are no longer available for clarification. Steps marked [REDACTED] remain redacted at the request of the originating agency.
- P-01 Establish perimeter at 200m from suspected source.
- P-02 Deploy passive sensors. Record ambient for not less than 12 minutes.
- P-03 [REDACTED] until pattern stability is observed.
- P-04 Approach in pairs. Maintain visual on each other at all times.
- P-05 Photograph in situ before any contact. Three angles minimum.
- P-06 [REDACTED]
- P-07 Transport in sealed containment. Reference table 4.
- P-08 Catalogue within 24 hours of acquisition. Cross-reference with prior files.
DEBRIS // RECOVERED ITEMS
Two hundred and forty-seven items were recovered from the impact field. The catalogue below lists representative items only. Full inventory is held in archive volume 4 and is available on written request from credentialed personnel.
| CAT-ID | DESC | MASS | STATE |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-007 | Casing fragment, ferrous | 1.244 KG | STABLE |
| D-019 | Lens assembly, partial | 0.087 KG | FRAGILE |
| D-044 | Electrical loom, severed | 0.612 KG | STABLE |
| D-091 | Inscribed plate, alphanumeric | 0.328 KG | QUARANTINED |
| D-128 | Containment vessel, ruptured | 4.400 KG | QUARANTINED |
| D-203 | Unidentified composite | 0.090 KG | [REDACTED] |
ARCHIVE REQUEST
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