DEPARTMENT OF ANOMALOUS PHENOMENA
DIVISION OF FIELD OPERATIONS — CASE-LINKED PERSONS OF INTEREST
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ENTITY REGISTRY REF: IMG-03 (“INVISIBLE MAN”)
CLASSIFICATION: LEVEL 4 — CONTROLLED
ACCESS: OPERATIONS + RESEARCH ONLY
CASE PERIOD: 1990–1999
LAST UPDATED: 2025-09-22
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OVERVIEW

The IMG-03 phenomenon surfaced in the early 1990s, coinciding with regional police records, local news cuttings, and recovered cassette tapes. These case-linked individuals (survivors, victims, resistors) form the backbone of Directorate understanding. Their testimonies capture both the terror of encountering an unseen assailant and the limitations of pre-digital containment (before widespread deployment of LIDAR, multispectral CCTV, or digital forensic mapping).

POI-IMG-A1 — [███ HALL]

  • Role: Lodging house proprietor; first sustained exposure (1992).

  • Status: SURVIVOR (relocated under Witness Protection Directive).

  • Field Notes: Housed Subject G for ~3 weeks. Reported nightly disturbances—wooden stairs creaking without weight, crockery smashing, cold drafts. Analog security camera showed static bursts but no form. Referred to “a man with no shadow” when questioned by police.

  • 1990s Context: Relied on VHS home surveillance; tapes archived at Site-12B. Quality poor, but audio reveals scraping and whispered phrases.

  • Psychological Residue: Insists on constant light; severe insomnia. Mild agoraphobia developed post-incident.

POI-IMG-B2 — [███ MARVEL]

  • Role: Civilian coerced intermediary.

  • Status: DECEASED (1993; Incident IMG-03-B).

  • Field Notes: Became errand runner for Subject G (money, groceries, clothing). Left written note on ruled pad: “He is right behind me—help.” Found dead near canal, head trauma. No witnesses.

  • Forensic Data: Disposable camera in his effects contained three frames showing blurred displacement of light in alleyway. Analysts debate whether film defect or evidence of Subject’s refractive disruption.

POI-IMG-C3 — DR. [████] KEMP

  • Role: Civilian scientist; former colleague of Subject G.

  • Status: SURVIVOR (under Directorate psychiatric contract since 1995).

  • Field Notes: Primary resistor. Phone records (corded landline, analog logging) captured frantic plea for help: “He’s in the room—he’s got the cord around my throat.” Survived attack; evidence included snapped bedsprings, rope fibers, and partial fingerprints inconsistent with Kemp.

  • Psychological Residue: Chronic hypervigilance. Keeps curtains taped down. Sleep cycle fragmented. Still agrees to annual Directorate debriefs, though answers increasingly fragmented.

POI-IMG-D4 — CONSTABLE J. █████

  • Role: Law enforcement responder, local police.

  • Status: SURVIVOR — minor injuries (1994).

  • Field Notes: Among first responders to Kemp’s distress call. Reported “grappling with a figure made of air.” Wounds on forearms confirm struggle. VHS patrol dash-cam captured sudden dust displacement near open window.

  • Operational Value: Later seconded to Directorate training—developed early “dust curtain” technique (bags of powder flour thrown across doorways to reveal movement).

POI-IMG-E5 — [REDACTED FAMILY UNIT]

  • Role: Domestic victims of mimicry (1995).

  • Status: TWO DECEASED, ONE SURVIVOR (minor).

  • Field Notes: Subject exploited familiarity with father’s voice (recorded on answering machine) to lure family members. Fatalities by suffocation; survivor located hiding in crawlspace after 12 hours.

  • Artifacts: Recovered cassette tape showed overdubbed voice segments—analysts concluded Subject manipulated playback to mislead victims.

  • Psychological Residue: Survivor developed selective mutism and compulsive use of headphones to block ambient sound.

POI-IMG-F6 — “PORTSIDE” WITNESS CLUSTER

  • Role: Crew of coastal research vessel (1996).

  • Status: MULTIPLE DECEASED, 3 SURVIVORS.

  • Field Notes: Storm conditions masked Subject’s movement; casualties occurred in below-deck compartments. Survivors’ sketch maps correlated with anomalous pressure sensor logs from vessel’s experimental sonar.

  • Artifacts: Handheld camcorder (Hi-8) recovered, showing momentary static bursts in corridor where footsteps were reported.

POI-IMG-G7 — [REDACTED TOWN MOB]

  • Role: Collective resistors (1998).

  • Status: MIXED (3 deceased, 7 hospitalized, remainder dispersed).

  • Field Notes: Following local rumor, townspeople attempted pursuit armed with paint dust, nets, and torches. Several residents trampled during confusion. Their interference delayed Subject until Directorate containment unit arrived.

  • Aftermath: Local newspapers (pre-internet archive) sensationalized story as “Hollow Man of [Town Redacted].” Directorate executed press suppression operation; clippings collected for memetic analysis.

ANALYTICAL NOTES

  • 1990s Contextual Limitations: Analog evidence (VHS, cassettes, film cameras) prone to degradation, static, or unexplained “blank frames.” These artifacts may represent genuine anomaly interference rather than technical faults.

  • Survivor Patterns: Heightened paranoia, reliance on constant light or sound masking (radios left running). Symptoms mirror later post-digital survivor cases, suggesting consistency across decades.

  • Progression: Entity’s cruelty escalated through decade—from concealment and coercion (1992–93) to theatrical mimicry (1995–96) to public exposure risk (1998).

  • Directive Recommendation: Continue six-month survivor monitoring; digitize and secure all 1990s analog artifacts. Cross-compare static bursts, blank frames, and mimicry patterns with current IMG-03 manifestations for longitudinal continuity.

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END FILE — CASE-LINKED PERSONS OF INTEREST: IMG-03
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DEPARTMENT OF ANOMALOUS PHENOMENA
DIVISION OF FIELD OPERATIONS — CASE APPENDIX
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ENTITY REGISTRY REF: IMG-03 (“INVISIBLE MAN”)
CLASSIFICATION: LEVEL 4 — CONTROLLED
PERIOD OF RECORD: 1990–1999
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TIMELINE OF CASE-LINKED PERSONS OF INTEREST

1992 — INITIAL CONTACT (POI-IMG-A1, Hall)

  • Location: [REDACTED village inn, UK]

  • Incident Code: IMG-03/A

  • Media Artifacts: VHS security tape, audio cassettes (static interference, faint movement sounds).

  • Summary: Subject G takes lodging under false name. Landlady Hall notes disturbances—broken furniture, missing food. Describes “a man with no shadow.” Incident classified only after forensic analysis of VHS static patterns.

  • Operational Note: This marks Subject’s first confirmed ability to sustain invisibility outside laboratory setting.

1993 — FIRST CASUALTY (POI-IMG-B2, Marvel)

  • Location: [Canal-side, Midlands]

  • Incident Code: IMG-03/B

  • Media Artifacts: Ruled-paper note, disposable camera (undeveloped negatives recovered).

  • Summary: Marvel coerced into providing logistical support; attempted to flee. Found dead near canal, blunt trauma. Note in coat pocket: “He is right behind me.”

  • Operational Note: Directorate assesses escalation from coercion → lethal violence. Camera negatives showed blurred streaks, potential refractive distortion.

1994 — FIRST LAW ENFORCEMENT CONTACT (POI-IMG-D4, Constable █████)

  • Location: [REDACTED township, UK]

  • Incident Code: IMG-03/D

  • Media Artifacts: Patrol car VHS dash-cam (showing dust displacement); police report logbooks.

  • Summary: Responders answer distress call from Dr. Kemp. Constable reports grappling with unseen figure. Sustained minor injuries. Dust scatter visible on VHS, no figure captured.

  • Operational Note: Led to adoption of “dust curtain” tactic (throwing powder across doorways).

1995 — DOMESTIC MIMICRY INCIDENT (POI-IMG-E5, Family Unit)

  • Location: Suburban home, [REDACTED county].

  • Incident Code: IMG-03/E

  • Media Artifacts: Family answering machine cassette with overdubbed voice. Crime scene photos archived.

  • Summary: Subject exploited mimicry of deceased patriarch’s voice, luring family members into fatal encounters. Two deceased, one minor survivor found hiding in crawlspace.

  • Operational Note: Case demonstrates entity’s ability to weaponize personal audio technology (answering machines).

1996 — MARITIME EVENT (POI-IMG-F6, “Portside” Witness Cluster)

  • Location: Coastal research vessel, North Sea.

  • Incident Code: IMG-03/F

  • Media Artifacts: Hi-8 camcorder tapes (static bursts), experimental sonar logs.

  • Summary: During storm, Subject moved undetected below deck. Casualties among crew; survivors recall unseen “hands” in stairwells. Sketch maps later matched to anomalous sonar pressure readings.

  • Operational Note: First confirmation that Subject can adapt to confined and maritime environments.

1998 — PUBLIC EXPOSURE EVENT (POI-IMG-G7, Civilian Mob)

  • Location: [Township name REDACTED].

  • Incident Code: IMG-03/G

  • Media Artifacts: Local newsprint clippings, police radio cassettes (frantic crowd calls), amateur camcorder footage seized.

  • Summary: Rumors spread; townspeople staged pursuit using paint dust, nets, torches. Escalation led to fatalities and injuries. Directorate containment arrived to suppress further exposure.

  • Operational Note: Largest public risk of the decade. Press suppression operation executed; local folklore recast as “Hunt for the Hollow Man.”

1999 — DORMANCY / ARCHIVAL PHASE

  • Location: Multiple, unconfirmed.

  • Incident Code: IMG-03/H

  • Media Artifacts: Sparse—radio static logs, unverified police scanner recordings.

  • Summary: No major fatalities, but scattered reports of “air moving wrong” and prank calls using mimicry. Entity presumed in dormancy or transition.

  • Operational Note: Directorate classifies IMG-03 as “Contained/Unobserved,” with caution that anomaly may re-emerge in digital surveillance era.

ANALYSIS: DECADE PATTERN

  • Early 1990s: Covert phase; concealment and intimidation.

  • Mid 1990s: Predation escalates; coercion, mimicry, maritime adaptation.

  • Late 1990s: Public risk; mass exposure nearly breached secrecy.

  • Trend: Progression from isolationist survival → psychological manipulation → spectacle. Entity trajectory suggests increasing reliance on social visibility despite physical invisibility.

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END FILE — APPENDIX TIMELINE (1990–1999) — IMG-03
All media artifacts digitized and sealed in Archive Vault-7.
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