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Data Drop is a collection of six classified documents, all of which were recovered from CASTLE Base by Section Three of the Office of Naval Intelligence in 2553, posted on Halo Waypoint. The first Data Drop is centered around the planet Onyx, while the rest explain how the events of Halo: The Fall of Reach tie in with those seen in Halo: Reach.[1]
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The following is a verbatim transcription of an official document for archival reasons. As the original content is transcribed word-for-word, any possible discrepancies and/or errors are included.
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Data Drop #1[edit]
The first data drop is a single image of a blue grid overlaying a starfield with a single section being identified by a large arrow. The image also possesses a white box containing text detailing an object within the indicated section. The text provides details of XF-063, the fourth planet in the Zeta Doradus system.[1]
- Original document: File:XF-063 04-02-2491.pdfMedia:XF-063 04-02-2491.pdf
The image contained in Data Drop One.
Data Drop #2[edit]
The second data drop is an investigation report on Operation: BRAVADO made by Vice Admiral Hieronymus Stanforth to Admiral Parangosky.[2] The report, reproduced below, provides a brief summary of the battle, including the UNSC efforts of securing the planet from the Covenant.
- Original document: File:DDR-A340021-2300-07-18-52.pdfMedia:DDR-A340021-2300-07-18-52.pdf
>> 00834-19223-HS // VADM STANFORTH, HIERONYMUS MICHAEL
<< 00230-00923-MP // ADM PARANGOSKY, MARGARET ORLENDA
RE: OPERATION: BRAVADO
Margaret,
Paperwork's almost done on this end. So is the whiskey. I guess that means I’ll be headed back your way before long, especially after the number I put Levi through this time around. Boatswain says it’ll be sidelined for two months at least, so I've already filed with Fleet to transfer the crew to Coenwulf when I make my rounds in Sydney.
At any rate, this one was certainly a victory, as difficult as it is for me to call it that. I know the casualty reports are going to look ugly, but that's nothing new. We lost about half the battlegroup, as well as Cradle. Surface didn't fare much better either: Caracas, Huiren, Côte d'Azur, Silma and Enfield, all parking lots now...some because the enemy’s good at what they do and others because we refused to give them the opportunity.
It's just been so long since we’ve walked away from one of these things alive. We crushed eighteen of those bastards. I can't remember the last time that happened. And now they're gone. It'll take us a few years to clean up, probably a dozen or so to fix what was done on the ground. But they're gone... that's got to count for something.
A file's attached with some interesting data Iroquois picked up. The Covenant were transmitting something from the planet’s surface before we blew the lid off it. We’re not sure what it was, but it would not surprise me in the least if it ends up being grouped with sites like Onyx, Meridian, Arcadia or even that thing Halsey’s digging up on Reach.
Anyway, AAR is en route. Talk to you soon, maybe over tea?
-HMS
Data Drop #3[edit]
The third Data Drop features Admiral Parangosky's reply to Stanforth's message, where she asks the Vice Admiral to return to Reach immediately and suggests they start considering the initiation of Operation: RED FLAG. Also featured is an ONI behavioral analysis of Dr. Catherine Halsey.[3]
- Original document: File:DDR-A340021-0325-07-19-52.pdfMedia:DDR-A340021-0325-07-19-52.pdf
>> 00834-19223-HS // VADM STANFORTH, HIERONYMUS MICHAEL
<< 00230-00923-MP // ADM PARANGOSKY, MARGARET ORLENDA
RE: OPERATION: BRAVADO
Hello Harold,
Well done. I wish I could extend a more formal congratulations than that, but it'll have to wait, as will our tea.
Something's come up and we need you at Reach immediately. Informants on Verge are pointing to an ultra-radical wing of the People's Occupation. Not much of a surprise there, as you've been around since well before this Covenant business started, but my water is telling me something else is brewing. We've run some numbers based on the Covenant's movement pattern over the last nine months and the results are... well, not good. Epsilon Eridani is at 87.2% probability of intersect within the next five months. Eight-seven percent. It's never been that high.
I think we need to start seriously considering RED FLAG. Send me updates on the recommendation docs you were working on back in March, so we can evaluate them here in Sydney. Obviously, keep this between you and me and don't mind the ONI trawlers on Reach combing for that data Keyes picked up. They'll being asking everyone involved questions, but remember that I sign their checks so there’s nothing to worry about. Just make sure your folks aren't withholding critical intel when it matters most.
Also, it's interesting that you should bring up Halsey. I know she'll likely be involved in anything we do with RED FLAG, but she's been on the end of a very long leash for a while now and my patience is wearing thin. Since she stumbled onto that artifact in Visegrád, she's been rummaging around in the wrong file cabinets - mine, and more specifically: the data we collected from Onyx. At this point, I'd be shocked if she hadn't pieced together what we believe the planet actually is, but I'm keeping her in Viery with half a dozen eyes watching her every move.
I'm only telling you this because I know you're fond of her and I respect you. Her free-ride days are numbered though, so you should brace yourself for that.
Take care. I'll drop you a line when you get to Hathcock.
- P
- Original document: File:HABA-8293-92.pdfMedia:HABA-8293-92.pdf
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NAME: HALSEY, CATHERINE ELIZABETH, M.D., Ph.D.
DOB: MARCH 19, 2492
BIRTHPLACE: PORT VERNON, ENDYMION
CURRENT RESIDENCE: CSONGRÁD, REACH
EMPLOYER: UNSC//ONI//S3//00834-19223-HS
SERVICE NUMBER: CC-409871
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| GENERAL COGNITIVE PERF:
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98.527%
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| MURDOCH/FLETCHER PERF:
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69.728%
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| TEAM COMMITMENT EVAL:
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16.821%
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| ISHIDA COMPLEX EVAL:
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39.418%
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| POLICY COMPLIANCE EVAL:
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15.223%
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| HABA LIABILITY INDEX:
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94.988%
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ADD'L NOTES:
Not terribly forthcoming, but we didn't expect her to be going in. With such an absurdly high GCP, it's difficult to determine with any substantive accuracy whether or not the remaining metrics are reliable, but we’ve checked and cross-checked these fives times, so we’re feeling pretty safe with the results the machine spit out.
Obviously the real concern here is the net Liability index we've tracked her at. She's overall 64% higher than the average ONI rating. For this reason, we're recommending 2-3 handlers for both sites (Csongrád and Babd Catha), and surveillance whenever she's called off-planet, which we would STRONGLY discourage at this time.
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| ANALYST: B.M. PARKES, 8293-92
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Data Drop #4[edit]
In the fourth Data Drop, Vice Admiral Stanforth responds to Parangosky, showing his concern about initiating RED FLAG and sacrificing Reach in the process. A document detailing the specifics of the operation is attached.[4]
- Original document: File:DDR-A340021-0250-08-01-52.pdfMedia:DDR-A340021-0250-08-01-52.pdf
The image contained in Data Drop One.