S066_076_lg.jpg Info

Object identified at 076 is stationary but non-reflective. Standard sonar returns null. Diver 4 reports a "glass-like" boundary at 400 fathoms. No entry gained. Thermal signatures indicate the object is exactly 98.6 degrees. It is breathing, Commander. We are returning to the surface.

Below the map was a single paragraph of typed text from a manual typewriter. The ink was heavy on the page: s066_076_lg.jpg

Arthur reached out and pulled the USB cord from the computer. The screen went black instantly. But in the silence of his small apartment, the breathing didn't stop. It was coming from inside the hard drive. Object identified at 076 is stationary but non-reflective

The image took several seconds to load, drawing a sharp, high-resolution line across the screen from top to bottom. It wasn't a family photo. It was a scanned document, a piece of heavy, cream-colored letterhead dated October 14, 1966. The header read: Sovereign Deep-Sea Survey: Sector 066. No entry gained