ONI Field Report A84110 was an Office of Naval Intelligence status report on the excavation of the Forerunner ruins in Zone 67.[1] In 2552, the AI Endless Summer included it as an attached file in Flash 91762P-06.
Contents
- October 22, 2511 (Military Calendar)
- ONI Field Report A84110
- Classification: TOP SECRET, CODE-WORD
- Subject: Status of ruins in Zone 67
- Reporting Officer: Lieutenant Commander J. G. Ortega, Office of Naval Intelligence, Section Three/UNSCMID: 7631073
- Concerning the alien ruins discovered in Zone 67, we continue to find evidence of an advanced culture with a superlative grasp of mathematics and astrogation, with some possible artistic representations that suggest a space-faring race (see attached digital images of onyx carvings).
- Their numerous hieroglyphics, while at first glance comparable to ancient terrestrial Aztec variants, are, in fact, nothing at all like these primitive Earth counterparts. Several layers of symbology suggest a higher-dimensional approach to their language, if it can even be truly thought of as writing or language in any human sense.
- Translation continues to elude all experts, human and AI.
- Recommendation: Increased funding and excavation will undoubtedly yield hitherto unknown technologies.
- Additional Note: No further information has been discovered regarding the glowing sphere discovered by Beta Company trainees. The subsequent detonation of the sphere obliterated all clues of its origin.
- /end/
Production note
The reference in ONI Field Report A84110 to Beta Company trainees in 2511 is erroneous, as the SPARTAN-III program was not approved until 2531 and Beta Company did not begin training until 2537.
List of appearances
- Halo: Ghosts of Onyx (First appearance)
Sources
- ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, Chapter 13