DEPARTMENT OF ANOMALOUS PHENOMENA
CLASSIFIED NOTICES — SITE HX-WLF (“THE HOLLOW SECTOR”)
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Classification: LEVEL 3–4 — CONTROLLED ACCESS
Distribution: Internal Ops / Research / Liaison Staff Only
NOTICE: SENSOR GRID MALFUNCTION
Date: 2023-11-04
West-bank thermal drone cluster HX-DELTA dropped feed for 47 seconds. Upon reboot, last captured frame showed humanoid silhouette at tree line, staring directly into lens. Civilian highway cams in area now flagged for “bear migration study” cover story.
MEMO: CIVILIAN INTERACTIONS
Date: 2024-01-12
Local hunters continue reporting “howling in two voices.” Forestry liaison instructed to reinforce official line: “abandoned mine shafts collapsing cause echo effects.” Pamphlets distributed about rockfall hazards.
BULLETIN: COMMUNITY LEGENDS
Date: 2024-03-07
Green Hollow High School folklore club circulating stories of “the Howler of Hollow Bridge.” Students claim it wears the face of old friends. Public story to remain: urban legend, campfire scare. Directive: monitor social media for posts tagged #Howler or #WolfmanHX.
DRILL REPORT
Date: 2024-06-15
Quarterly blackout drill conducted at Outpost HX-ALPHA. Scenario: “voice lure from deceased teammate.” Agents reminded: do not acknowledge names spoken from exterior perimeter. Drill pass rate: 63%. Retraining scheduled.
ALERT: CIVILIAN TRESPASS
Date: 2024-08-22
Two hikers entered sealed perimeter via Old Logging Road. Both extracted by Forestry cover unit before dusk. Subjects warned of “toxic soil contamination.” One claimed to hear “Cal calling from the trees.” Incident logged, memory of names expunged from public report.
NOTE: CASSETTE CONTAMINATION
Date: 2024-09-10
Playback of original WLF-72 tapes in Archive caused static bleed into adjacent channel, despite shielding. Staff reported faint whisper: “don’t follow him.” Directive: playback limited to 5 min increments; archive chamber under review.
LOCAL GOSSIP DIGEST
Date: 2024-09-29
Green Hollow diner waitress tells patrons: “My uncle says the woods are cursed. People go in and don’t come back.”
Church bulletin board posted handwritten note: “The Howler is Cal. He never left.” Collected and archived.
Civilians instructed that area remains “unstable after landslides.” Barriers reinforced with new signage: “KEEP OUT — GEOHAZARD AREA.”
DEPARTMENT OF ANOMALOUS PHENOMENA
CLASSIFIED NOTICES — SITE HX-WLF (“THE HOLLOW SECTOR”)
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Classification: LEVEL 3–4 — CONTROLLED ACCESS
Distribution: Internal Ops / Research / Liaison Staff OnlyJANUARY — “Echo Season”
Sensor Report: Winter static heavier than usual; west-ridge audio mics catching doubled howls.
Cover Story: Forestry office pushing “cave collapses amplify coyote calls.” Locals repeat line, half-believe it.
Field Note: Agent ███ heard his full name spoken three times in a row during night watch. Logged as “auditory lure attempt.”
FEBRUARY — “Snow Run”
Incident: Snowmobilers trespassed near Old Logging Road. Claimed “a man in jeans” waved them off.
Response: Deputized ranger fed them “meth cook in the woods” explanation. Civilian reports neutralized.
Ops Memo: Tracks led nowhere; ended abruptly mid-drift.
MARCH — “Folk Club Month”
Community Gossip: Green Hollow High folklore club hosting annual “Howler Night.” Kids dare each other to camp near perimeter.
Directive: Keep drones circling. Do not intervene unless breach occurs. Public line: “educational ghost story.”
Archive Note: WLF-72 tapes exhibit hiss spikes around March anniversary dates.
APRIL — “Spring Bloom”
Thermal Sweep: Three overlapping signatures near Bluefire Ridge, vanished after 90 seconds.
Cover Story: Park service signage updated: “bear mating season — trails closed.”
Agent Note: Locals insist the blooms “smell like blood” some years. Logged folklore.
MAY — “Graduation Season”
Civilian Incident: Drunk teenagers broke barrier, painted graffiti (“CAL LIVES”) on outer fence.
Response: Town sheriff quietly pressured to list it as “trespass on federal survey land.”
Ops Drill: Agents rehearsed “voice severance” comm protocol — 58% compliance.
JUNE — “Longest Days”
Surveillance: Dez-form sighted on CCTV cluster HX-DELTA. Lingering lens stare, then static.
Cover Story: Local paper attributed feed outage to “thunderstorm surge.”
Directive: Summer solstice historically active window; double shifts until July.
JULY — “Tourist Trouble”
Civilian Report: Out-of-state hikers heard “Cal yelling at Jamie” in woods. No local context.
Response: Dispatched Forestry liaison; fed cover: “illegal radio chatter from logging crews.”
Ops Memo: Disturbance coincided with elevated geomagnetic readings.
AUGUST — “Anniversary”
Incident: Fifty-one years since 1972 event. Locals hold candlelight vigil at Hollow Bridge despite warnings.
Cover Story: Permitted as “community remembrance.”
Surveillance: Howls recorded within 30 minutes of gathering; crowd dispersed by rain.
SEPTEMBER — “Harvest Talk”
Local Gossip: Diner patrons swapping stories: “the Howler steals your name if you say it out loud.”
Ops Note: No intervention. Interesting variant — folklore evolving toward memetic hazard awareness.
Directive: Monitor if belief itself reduces lure efficacy.
OCTOBER — “Halloween Window”
Incident: Paranormal hobbyists entered Hollow on 31st.
Outcome: Team extracted unharmed, but claim they filmed “someone waving a flashlight.” Footage corrupted.
Cover Story: Deputies told press “vandals trespassing on toxic soil site.”
Ops Memo: Halloween = peak activity. Recommend standing “blackout drill” every year.
NOVEMBER — “Hunter Season”
Civilian Calls: Multiple hunters reported being “shouted at” by unseen man. Voices matched local accents.
Response: Fish & Wildlife cover issued warning: “illegal squatters in woods.”
Ops Directive: Shift to unmanned drone sweeps; minimize human patrols during rut season.
DECEMBER — “Quiet Month”
Surveillance: Activity minimal. Only anomaly = static bleed into archived cassette playback.
Local Gossip: Church bulletin scrawled with note: “The Howler is a test from God.” Collected, archived.
Ops Memo: Reminder: Holiday leave suspended for HX-sector staff. Low activity ≠ no activity.
CLOSING NOTE
“The Hollow lives in rumor as much as in fact. Our job is to keep it that way. Let them trade stories of curses and coyotes. The truth stays in this file.”