Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX is currently under lockdown at Site-19 after transport from the wreckage of Site-15. SCP-XXXX is to be maintained via electromagnetic trap in the center of a 10x10x10m faraday cage, lead shielded to at least a thickness of 1.5 m, with absolutely no openings or apertures. Further containment in a vacuum chamber is currently under evaluation. Vibrations are to be dampened and any and all forms of residual neutrino or electromagnetic radiation radiating from the containment cage are to be attenuated and are not to be recorded under any circumstances. All sensor and recording devices are strictly prohibited from proximity to SCP-XXXX, including security cameras, microphones, thermometers, seismographs, gravimetric sensors, and Geiger counters.
All research into SCP-XXXX is terminated effective immediately. Researchers assigned to SCP-XXXX are to give up all data collected on the object, including any hard drives, paper documents, or audio transcripts, for immediate deletion and are to be reassigned to different projects. Any researcher, formally assigned to SCP-XXXX or otherwise, found to be in proximity to the object with any form of scientific instrument, analog or otherwise, is to be detained and questioned. Any individual speculating on the nature of SCP-XXXX or displaying any intense curiosity concerning the object are likewise to be detained and questioned. Any further insistence on these actions are to be met with force.
Description: SCP-XXXX is the remains of the explosion at Site-15 on 01/09/20██. The nearly yearlong investigation conclusively confirmed that the explosion resulting in the destruction of approximately two-thirds of the facility’s north wing was caused by a Tomahawk-class thermonuclear-tipped missile. SCP-XXXX was discovered undamaged at the epicenter of the incident, however only as the investigation team’s full report was being finalized. The team has been instructed to not update the report, nor make any further statements on a change in the situation.
SCP-XXXX appears to take the form of [DATA EXPUNGED], approximately [DATA EXPUNGED] in size, and emits large amounts of [DATA EXPUNGED].
[NO FURTHER INFORMATION ON THE APPEARANCE, PHYSICAL ATTRIBUTES, NOR OPERATION OF SCP-XXXX IS TO BE HENCEFORTH REPORTED]
If proper shielding procedures are met SCP-XXXX seems to pose no inherent danger to individuals nor its environment, a classification of Safe is proposed.
Addendum: It has been suggested that SCP-XXXX is in fact object SCP-YYYY housed in Site-15, assumed destroyed in the explosion. As such object shall be classified Euclid until further notice.
Item #: SCP-YYYY
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-YYYY is to remain housed in Site-15’s north wing master storage warehouse. Multiple tests have confirmed the lack of risk posed by SCP-YYYY, as such the standard Site-15 procedures for Safe-class electronic anomalies are to be maintained. SCP-YYYY does not require continuous electric power, having an unknown onboard power storage system, using an onboard Lithium-Ion battery. Though in operation for several decades, SCP-YYYY does not seem to require any form of maintenance.
Description: SCP-YYYY is an electronic computation device of unknown make or operation, not matching the specifications of any manufactured in the past several decades. SCP-YYYY belonged to the first shipment of anomalies sent to Site-15 following its establishment in 19██. SCP-YYYY was previously stored in [REDACTED].
Document #YYYY-01:
Dr. ██████████ personal log, December 11th 1947, upon receiving the shipment including SCP-YYYY -
“This machine is incredible! A computing device without any use of vacuum tubes, electromechanical relays, punch cards or ticker tapes! The monitor is clearly not of CRT design, being far too thin, it is unknown the process by which it emits light. A magnetic tape reel is not found anywhere on the device, yet it clearly displays the capacity to store large amounts of data. In fact, no moving parts are to be seen anywhere on the device, and the wiring of the circuits seems to be integrated into the material of the device itself. Chemical tests confirm it to be a highly pure form of silicon. The power supply has been identified, however the calculated energy density far surpasses any known methods of storing electric charge. Simply astounding.”
Document #YYYY-02:
Results of test series YYYY-016, 10/04/1968 -
“Processing and memory confirmed to consist of “chips” containing millions of transistors embedded in integrated circuits. Dr. ██████████ was right, this truly is a remarkable piece of equipment. What entity or nation that has the capabilities of such a device must be miles ahead of either DARPA or the Institute.”
Document #YYYY-03:
Results of test series YYYY-023, 05/29/1971 -
“Monitor confirmed to be some sort of "liquid-crystal" display. Method of manufacturing such a high pixel density is currently unknown. Attempts have been made to integrate the technology into that of the Institute. Careful considerations have been made to prevent any intel reaching the hands of the Russian government. ”
Document #YYYY-03:
Results of test series YYYY-042, 01/26/1986 -
“Power source confirmed to be a Lithium-Ion battery. However tests indicate it far surpasses both the structural integrity and power density of Li-Ion batteries currently under development. This is incredible, it's as if every major technological development of the past half-century is to be found buried this device, hiding in plain sight! Incredible!”
Research into SCP-YYYY and other anomalies at Site-15 has proved invaluable to updating the computational capabilities of the Foundation, allowing it to remain comfortably ahead of the private sector and other government agencies.
Addendum: 03/12/1986 - Due to budget cuts, priority on research into Euclid and Keter class objects has been increased. Research into SCP-YYYY is postponed as threat has been ascertained and containment deemed well adequate.
Addendum: 01/09/20██ - SCP-YYYY destroyed in the explosion at Site-15’s north wing along with XXX other anomalies. XX confirmed casualties, X personnel unaccounted for.
Addendum: 11/21/20██ - Video surveillance highly suggests SCP-YYYY as the cause of the explosion. How exactly SCP-YYYY managed to replicate the explosive signature of a known nuclear missile is still poorly understood. However approximately 2 hours before the explosion an unauthorized access of SCP-YYYY by cleaning staff member [REDACTED] is recorded in backup logs. Subject in question is seen absentmindedly adjusting the device’s controls, closely observing its wiring, and eventually entering various inputs into the anomaly. Video surveillance cuts to black seconds after an output is projected by the device and subject is seen to jump with what appears to be joy. Surveillance cut time matches confirmed time of explosion.
Training procedures are to be reviewed following this incident, and disciplinary action taken against the subject should his body be found alive.
Addendum: 12/03/20██: Staff member [REDACTED] confirmed incinerated by the explosion.
Due to the severity of this incident, authorization has been granted to release historical files from the master archive pertaining to the origins of object SCP-YYYY. A string of bureaucratic paperwork led to a file dating to the pre-WWI era Foundation revealing SCP-YYYY's ties to an object given the pre-SCP catalog identification number ZZZZ. It is beginning to be clear that this is in fact the same object SCP-YYYY sent to Site-15.
Institute Item Designation: ZZZZ
Hazard Level: Dangerous Contained
Containtment Procedures: ZZZZ is to be kept in a 5x5x5 foot vault encased in 6 feet of concrete steel lead. The vault is to contain a device known as a Geiger-Müller tube, or "Geiger counter", with the output continuously recorded on a paper reel. Proximity to ZZZZ by personnel is not to be attempted except during testing with human subjects, during which all researchers must wear appropriate clothing revealing no skin full-body lead-padded suits.
Description: ZZZZ is a metallic object of unknown composition. It is stable at a temperature of over 410°F with no apparent source of energy providing the heat. ZZZZ is self-luminous under ultraviolet light. Proximity to the object for several minutes results in nausea followed by vomiting and severe headaches within 24 hours of exposure. Continued exposure results in skin welts and hair loss, as well as severe abdominal pain and internal bleeding. Exposure for more than 6 hours unilaterally results in death of the subject.
Object was discovered in the effects of the English engineer James Watt in his family home, Heathfield Hall, in Handsworth, Staffordshire. His workshop, forbidden to entry by visitors and sealed upon his death in 1819, contained the object as well as numerous previously unknown mechanical devices. After a string of rumors of deaths by poisoning of several of the residents of the surrounding estates, an investigation into abandoned manor commenced and the object discovered.
Test Report #04: 03/23/08 - Tests confirm ZZZZ is a highly concentrated mixture of 70% elemental Radium and 20% elemental Radon, along with other trace minerals, and thus emits what is known as "Alpha and Beta particles", a form of radiation not electromagnetic in nature. Lead has been found to be an effective containment material. High casualty rate associated with proximity to ZZZZ, cause unknown. All researchers warned to take every possible precaution.
Test Report #08: 10/02/14 - Further tests confirm ZZZZ emits Gamma rays, now known to be a form of high-energy electromagnetic radiation beyond that of X-rays. Over 50% of the test subjects surviving the initial exposure experiments have succumbed to Leukemia and malignant skin growths. Surgery has proved unsuccessful. Mortality rate steadily rising. Widespread interest in the object has spread through the facility, despite confidentiality procedures.
Test Report #15: 08/19/24 - Over 90% of test subjects have succumbed to cancerous growths. The process by which the radiation corrupts the cells of living tissues is beginning to be understood. The contents of Watt's workshop, 8300 items in total, have been confirmed to be still contaminated and the entire interior, including the furniture, window, door, and floorboards, have been removed from the estate and neutralized. Replicas have been sent to The Science Museum in London, sans object YYYY, and documents claiming authenticity have been falsified. Plans to demolish the manor have been submitted to the city planning agency and approved.
Addendum: 08/20/24 - Object ZZZZ has completely ceased emitting all forms of radiation. Upon inspection of the vault, it appears ZZZZ has been stolen and replaced with some sort of electrical contraption. The Institution has been put on red alert and all guards assigned to search for the intruder. Bomb diffusers have been sent in to observe the new object and ascertain its purpose.
Addendum: 09/13/24 - All watch-guards on duty have reported absolutely no sightings of unauthorized personnel entering or leaving the facility the night of ZZZZ's disappearance. The unknown contraption has been deemed non-hazardous and is to be put on lock-down in permanent storage. All research projects involving ZZZZ have been terminated.
It is not yet confirmed what causes SCP-XXXX to reconfigure, though due to its unstable nature it has permanently been given the classification of Euclid. The Specific Containment Procedures have been updated to reflect this change.
Additional Documents:
Interrogation of researcher Dr. ████████ - 02/13/20XX:
Questioner: Were you made away of the immediate termination of all research into SCP-XXXX, and the new protocols surrounding its containment?
Dr. ████████: Yes.
Questioner: Do you recall having a recording magnetometer in your possession and approaching the containment of SCP-XXXX?
Dr. ████████: Yes.
Questioner: Then I do not need to inform you Dr. XXXXXXX that you are in violation of a direct order. Would you care to explain?
Dr. ████████: *quietly* T-they don't understand…
Questioner: Pardon?
Dr. ████████: Those bastards don't understand what they're doing! Don't they see what this thing is?!?! The potential! This could set us forward hundreds, maybe even thousands of years!
Questioner: Are you referring to SCP-XXXX?
Dr. ████████: Self-contained fusion! A wormhole! Heck, even a [REDACTED]! You haven't seen what I've seen, it's incredible! I could just watch it work for hours. I must know what it is.
Questioner: No conclusions have been drawn on the nature of SCP-XXXX. Containment has been established. Doctor, your resources are needed elsewhere. Do you understand?
Dr. ████████: Do I understand? Does you understand? This thing could start the next Industrial revolution! Heck, it probably started the last one! We need to research this thing further.
Questioner: All research into SCP-XXXX has been terminated. You must cease all discussion of-
Dr. ████████: *interupting* Luddites! They fear what they do not understand. We're researchers for heavens sake! It's our duty to investigate the objects we protect. The institution must know what this object is. The world must know. I must know!
Questioner: *to earpiece* Commence detainment procedures for Dr. XXXXXXX.
Dr. ████████: *to himself* I must know… those idiots… I must know… I must…
Questioner: That will be all for today Dr. XXXXXXX.
02/24/20XX:
Upon decommissioning of Dr. ████████ the following contents have been confiscated from his office:
- 3 boxes of classified printouts of SCP-XXXX
- 11 hard drives, presumed stolen from fellow researchers
- 489 pages of lab notes scattered across the room
- 6 cassettes of security camera footage
- Unregistered scientific equipment including a magnetometer, gravimetric sensor, two Geiger counters, and what appears to be 20 toy gyroscopes
- 17 copies of Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: The Restaurant at the End of the Universe. No other leisure reading found in the office. All copies appear to have the quote on the first page crudely cut out.
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