97,745 BCE
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In 100,300 BCE (approx.), first contact is made between the Forerunner Primary Pioneer Group and the Flood on G617 g1. A military team is sent in later but is subsequently lost. The Flood escapes the planet, thus beginning the 3-century-long Forerunner-Flood War.[1]
