SCP-9002

Item #: SCP-9002

Object Class: Keter

Special Containment Procedures: There is no known way to contain SCP-9002 and its related objects at this current time. Mobile Task Force Eta-10 has been tasked with investigating the anomaly further and preventing any entrance to the site of the anomaly.

Description: SCP-9002 is an antimemetic cognitohazardous reality-bending anomaly located in the town of █████, █████████, Russia. SCP-9002 encompasses an area of roughly 800m², but can seemingly affect anyone within an estimated 4km² radius. Its effects worsen the closer an individual gets to the epicenter, there appears to be no limit to how many individuals SCP-9002 can affect at any given time. SCP-9002's effects typically include hallucinations (auditory and visual), amnesia, teleportation, and manifestation of various entities and objects.

Individuals within the radius of SCP-9002 report feelings of confusion, fear and anxiety. MTF Operatives sent in to investigate the anomaly report hearing voices coming from the trees or thin air and even through their radios. The voices appear to be accompanied by hallucinations of a "burned man", reportedly appearing behind them or in their peripheral vision. The "burned man" is described as being naked, of no discernable race or origin and being at least 90-100% covered in 3rd or 4th degree burns. This individual is hereby referred to as SCP-9002-1.

SCP-9002's epicenter is located in the town of █████, █████████, Russia. Why █████ is the epicenter is unknown and what exactly caused SCP-9002 to take place is also undetermined. █████ originally housed a population of 35 people, all of whom are missing; presumed dead. The current theory regarding SCP-9002's manifestation is that it was likely caused by an individual within the town conducting some form of occult ritual (refer to Addendum 9002-D), this is however unconfirmed.

Two manned expeditions into SCP-9002 have been conducted thus far, by a team of operatives from Mobile task Force Tau-44. Several images, audio recordings and video recordings have been obtained from these expeditions however upon reviewing any of these materials, details that are often described by the individuals within the recordings are not accurate to what is shown. It is as of yet undetermined if this is due to hallucinations experienced by the operatives or whether SCP-9002 is directly effecting the recordings.

Addendum 9002-A1, Expedition One - Field Report:

Expedition One - Field Report

Attached is a field report written by the teamleader of Hoplite 1-1 MTF Tau-44, directly after the first expedition. Upon review of the operatives helmet camera footage a number of details within the report appear to be innaccurate, in some cases appearing to have simply never occured. Refer to Addendum 9002-A2 for an analysis of the report by Anaylist ██████████.

CLASSIFIED OPERATION
HOPLITE 1.1 AFTER ACTION REPORT 01/03/2021
MTF OPERATIVE APPRENTICE █████
TEAM LEADER HOPLITE 1.1

1.1 Was tasked with investigating a small town somewhere in rural Russia. Up on approaching A.O. 1.1 collided with a local police car, 1.1 was ordered to dismount and eliminate all persons in the vehicle, one person was eliminated and the body was bagged and hidden off the road, a singular vehicle was immobilised and was left behind.

1.1 continued to AO and dismounted approximately 350 meters from check point referenced in the Op briefing. 1.1 was ordered to flank left of the checkpoint and sighted contact in a fortified camp approx 200 meters from checkpoint containing 4 to 8 Russian OREL, 1.1 was ordered to engage the camp. During the firefight or just after 1.1 was engaged by an OREL patrol from the rear. After the firefight ~~1.1~~Operative ~~Actual~~ █████ was ~~discovered~~found to be KIA.

~~1.1 Actual~~A replacement ~~and~~was ~~one operative were~~then deployed and promptly regrouped at the captured camp. 1.1 was then ordered to push up the hill and engage the ~~cheekpoint.~~checkpoint. No casualties were taken. Operative █████ was ordered to move back down the hill to our dismount location to retrieve our SUV however shortly after an OREL patrol engaged the remainder of 1.1 and they were promptly eliminated. Shortly after the firefight, Operative █████ reported that he was knocked unconscious and that our vehicle was missing. Operative █████ was ordered to regroup, then reported contact a few moments later. The remaining 1.1 at the checkpoint were ordered to move to Operative █████’s position.

Operative █████ regrouped safely with 1.1, around this time disembodied groaning was observed. 1.1 was ordered to form diamonds around Operative █████, operating a specialised thermal optic. 1.1 moved north by north west to a hill overseeing the objective town, here Operative █████ observed contact and confirmed it to be an anomalous entity of some kind. No immediate aggressive behaviour was taken towards 1.1.

Hoplite 1.1 continued into the small town via the main road and observed the vehicles of local police forces that were sent in prior to foundation deployment. Operative █████ at this point sighted three more floating entities above a tree, Approx 10 meters off the ground (REF IMAGE 1) and another contact in the roof of a shed. 1.1 was ordered to engage contacts however, rounds had zero effect on target and was met with what was perceived as sobbing or groaning.

Red team was ordered to clear buildings whilst blue pulled security. Red team observed furniture on the roof along with writing on the walls and was ordered to divert to the next building, blue team entered the building and Operative Logan observed two entities via thermal optics laying and sitting on the furniture (REF IMAGE 2)

1.1 later encountered contact in the shed in the form of bloodied persons in woodland CRBN uniforms utilising police batons, contacts were eliminated. Whilst regrouping 1.1 encountered another CRBN uniformed person and attempted to eliminate them however rounds on this particular person had zero effect on target. 1.1 actual observed no hostile intent and permitted Operative ██████ to make contact. With zero response the persons was restrained by Operative ██████ (REF IMAGE 3)

1.1 at this time MTF command advised 1.1 of technical failure with foundation equipment and as such 1.1 Actual ordered 1.1 secure asset and exit the AO. Upon attempting to leave 1.1 observed mist that was harmful to persons attempting to move through it (REF IMAGE 3)

1.1 Actual concluded that exfil would not be an option unless the source was secured or eliminated. 1.1 was ordered to pull back to town with CRBN persons and secured him in a commandeered police car. 1.1 later observed a mass of CRBN persons swarming around a single point and 1.1 briefly observed a man at the center of said swarm, they were deemed non hostile and 1.1 continued with tasking however at this time Operatives █████ and ███████ were affected by unknown force and were killed immediately, their bodies were not recoverable.

1.1 moved further into the town, Operator █████ observed an entity on thermals just above the door to town house (REF IMAGE 4). 1.1 was ordered to breach and search the building upon which 1.1 actual observed a mutilated corpse impaled on a spike on the 2nd floor of townhouse. 1.1 secured object of interest on townhouse desk.

1.1 was ordered to exfil via comendered police car, 1.1 was able to get around the mist and managed to return to the staging area.

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Addendum 9002-A2, Expedition One - Field Report Analysis:

Expedition One - Field Report Analysis

Attached is an analysis of Addendum 9002-A2 written by Anaylist ██████████. The analysis concludes that all members of Mobile Task Force Tau-44 who were involved with the initial expedition should be immediately given Class A General Retrograde amnestics. This recommendation has since been executed, all members of Hoplite 1-1 have been given Class A amnestics and returned to full service.

Analysis Report

Subject: Hoplite 1-1, Expedition One Field Report
Date: 04/03/2021
Analyst: Michael ██████████

I have reviewed all available footage, images and reports made available to me. For simplicities sake I will break down Operative Apprentice █████'s report into its paragraphs and analysis each paragraph individually with my conclusions based on what I can accertain from the materials made available to me for analysis. This is rather unorthodox, I know, however the events that transpired are less than normal and as such require a less traditional method of analysis.

Operative Apprentice █████ will hereon be refered to as OA. █████.

Paragraph One

OA. █████ states that Hoplite 1-1 was tasked with the investigation of a small town in rural Russia and that en route to their first objective they came into contact with local police, this is correct according to all helmet camera footage from the team. However, paragraph two is where events that were written down begin to deviate from the footage captured by Hoplite 1-1.

Paragraph Two & Three

OA. █████ states that Hoplite 1-1 dismounted near their first objective and began an assault on the encampment located at their first objective, in the process eliminating approximately 8 Russian OREL (Rural Special Police). This is all correct and accurate, however OA. █████'s version of events begin to deviate here.

OA. █████ goes on to state that Operative █████ was found to be killed in action, however, at no point in any of the helmet camera footage was the operative KIA - not even in Operative █████'s own footage. OA. █████ then states that a replacement was deployed to take Operative █████'s place, this again, did not happen. No records of any reinforcements being deployed exist, radio transcripts containing a request for reinforcements do not exist and Operative █████ was not reported to have died at any point.

OA. █████ continues that following the assault, an Operative was sent back to retrieve their insertion vehicle. OA. █████ states that the operative reported being knocked unconcious and upon awakening discovered that their vehicle was nowhere to be found. Reviewing helmet camera footage from the Operative in question, █████, the footage showed the operative reach the location of the SUV and then proceed to stare at the vehicle for exactly five minutes and thirty seven seconds at which point he then audibly states that he was knocked unconcious and cannot see the vehicle despite the vehicle being in clear view of his helmet camera.

Paragraph Four & Five

OA. █████ states that all members of Hoplite 1-1 began to hear an audible groaning sound that was seemingly disembodied and had no discernable source. Upon reviewing the footage, all members of 1-1 do in fact note the sound however the sound is not audible in the footage.

Disregarding the sound, Hoplite 1-1 then moved into position to overwatch the town. At which point OA. █████ states that a member of his team began to ovserve the town with his specialised thermal optic. The operative reported observing some kind of entity from this location, however his optic was not set to record at the time so I cannot confirm the sighting.

Hoplite 1-1 then moved into the town where they located two local police vehicles that were heavily damaged. The footage confirms this.

OA. █████ states that the operative operating the thermal optic then observed three entities floating above tree level. At this point the optic was set to record, however upon reviewing the footage nothing can be observed - the camera appears to simply be pointing at an empty sky. Hoplite 1-1 then proceeded to open fire on the perceived entities, apparently to no effect.

From here on the team reports seeing a number of floating entities, the most interesting of which being an entity sitting in a coach floating from the ceiling and another entity in the same room laying down in a bed - also hanging from the ceiling. In the footage the entities described are not present, however the floating furniture is present.