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'''Data Drop''' is a collection of six classified documents, that were posted on ''[[Halo Waypoint]]'' between [[2011#September|September 9, 2011]]{{Ref/Site|Id=DataDrop1|URL=http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/news/headline/office-of-naval-intelligencesection-3-data-drop-one/230711|Site=Halo Waypoint|Section=News|Page=Office of Naval Intelligence//Section 3 - Data Drop One|D=28|M=10|Y=2011|LocalArchive=Data_Drop}} and [[2011#October|October 21, 2011]], that primarily covered topics related to how ''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' tie in with those seen in ''[[Halo: Reach]]''.{{Ref/Site|Id=DataDrop6|URL=http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/news/headline/office-of-naval-intelligencesection-3-data-drop-six-/290609|Site=Halo Waypoint|Section=News|Page=Office of Naval Intelligence//Section 3 - Data Drop Six|D=24|M=10|Y=2011|LocalArchive=Data_Drop}}

==Summary==
===Overall overview===
The Data Drops were transmissions and communication drops recovered from [[CASTLE Base]] by [[Office of Naval Intelligence#Section Three|Section III]] of the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] in [[2553]]. {{Ref/Reuse|DataDrop1}}

===Data Drop One===
The first data drop "XF-063_04-02-2491" is a file dated [[2491#April|April 2, 2491]]. It is nothing more than an 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 [[Onyx|XF-063]], the fourth planet in the [[Zeta Doradus system]].{{Ref/Reuse|DataDrop1}}

===Data Drop Two===
The second data drop "DDR-A340021-2300-07-18-52" is an investigation report on [[Operation: BRAVADO]] made by [[Hieronymus Michael Stanforth|Vice Admiral Hieronymus Stanforth]] to [[Margaret Orlenda Parangosky|Admiral Parangosky]].{{Ref/Site|Id=DataDrop2|URL=http://halo.xbox.com:80/en-us/news/headline/office-of-naval-intelligencesection-3-data-drop-two/240733|Site=Halo Waypoint|Section=News|Page=Office of Naval Intelligence//Section 3 - Data Drop Two|D=16|M=09|Y=2011|LocalArchive=Data_Drop}}

===Data Drop Three===
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.{{Ref/Site|Id=DataDrop3|URL=http://halo.xbox.com:80/en-us/news/headline/office-of-naval-intelligencesection-3-data-drop-three/252256|Site=Halo Waypoint|Section=News|Page=Office of Naval Intelligence//Section 3 - Data Drop Three|D=25|M=09|Y=2011|LocalArchive=Data_Drop}}


===Data Drop Four===
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.
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20111010023831/http://halo.xbox.com:80/en-us/news/headline/office-of-naval-intelligencesection-3-data-drop-four/272104 Archive.org link of Data Drop Fours post.]

===Data Drop Five===
The fifth Data Drop is a message from Stanforth to Parangosky, where he reluctantly green-lights Operation: RED FLAG. Stanforth explains that while the Covenant invasion of Reach is underway on one side of the planet, a number of UNSC personnel–Captain Keyes and the ''Pillar of Autumn'' crew included–are still being kept ignorant of the Covenant's presence. Attached to the transmission are files on the key assets and staff involved in RED FLAG, along with Stanforth's notes on each of them.
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20111015224918/http://halo.xbox.com:80/en-us/news/headline/office-of-naval-intelligencesection-3-data-drop-five/284486 Archive.org link of Data Drop Fives post.]

===Data Drop Six===
The sixth Data Drop is a group of transmissions sent by the crew of the ''Pillar of Autumn'', captured by ONI Section 3, in the morning of August 30, 2552. The first message helps explain how the ''Autumn'' was able to land in [[Asźod]] later in the day, while the second offers an explanation for the replacement of the M90 CAWS with the M45 shotgun in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]''. The last two are transmissions by suspicious crew members trying to find out what is happening on the planet.{{Ref/Reuse|DataDrop6}}

==Documents==
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|title2=Data Drop Two|content2={{/Two}}
|title3=Data Drop Three|content3={{/Three}}
|title4=Data Drop Four|content4={{/Four}}
|title5=Data Drop Five|content5={{/Five}}
|title6=Data Drop Six|content6={{/Six}}
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==Sources==
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==See also==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120723124039/http://halo.xbox.com:80/blogs/Headlines/?tag=/Data-Drop Archive.org link of Halo Waypoint featuring all the Data Drops.]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120529201046/http://halo.xbox.com:80/blogs/Headlines/post/2011/09/09/Office-of-Naval-IntelligenceSection-3-Data-Drop-One.aspx Archive.org alternative link of Data Drop Ones post.]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20111222085145/http://halo.xbox.com:80/blogs/Headlines/post/2011/10/14/Office-of-Naval-IntelligenceSection-3-Data-Drop-Five.aspx Archive.org alternative link of Data Drop Fives post.]
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