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My last entry described the discovery of something in the heavens which did not seem to belong. The two astronomers Eric Carpenter and Andy Choo made their first sighting on 16 September 2277 and after much discussion decided they would report it to JÖRD, the global agency responsible for all matters related to space, its exploration and commercialisation.
The report was made and soon became global knowledge, a source of deep curiosity, discussion and speculation. A newly discovered body in this area space does not seem strange. Many types of objects litter the area where this object was found, the Kuiper Belt as it’s like a storage area for all the leftover and unused items from the creation of our Solar System.
Eric and Andy explained objects in the Kuiper belt are constantly moving, crashing, breaking, changing direction and sometimes leaving the Belt. The strange thing about this object was its stillness, its ability to change direction and move out of the way of other oncoming objects and most surprisingly its skill to seemingly hide behind other objects. These behaviours drew their attention to it. Faced with these strange behaviours, Eric and Andy decided to make a report to JÖRD.
Soon after the report was filed in the early hours of 16 September 2277 an official release was made by JÖRD:
Date: 16 September 2277/ 0400 UTC
Location: Station 4, Big Bear Mountain Observatory, Big Bear Mountain, Old California, North America
Reported By: Eric Carpenter & Andy Choo
Subject; Unidentified Kuiper Belt Object (KBO)
Status: Requiring Further Investigation
Investigating Bodies: JÖRD, Eric Carpenter, Andy Choo
Joint Outerspace Redeployment Delegation report sighting by Eric Carpenter and Andy Choo of Station 4, Big Bear Mountain Observatory of an unknown Kuiper Belt Object (KBO). Behaviour of this object does not follow normal behaviour and will require further investigation.
JÖRD will work in conjunction with all reporting parties and bring further updates.
JÖRD
This announcement was made in the early hours and at the time did not attract much attention. However as the world began to rise and greet a new day, it attracted much more interest and speculation. An object which can avoid others and move at free will was certainly a talking point.
Later in the morning the news was broken everywhere by the most recognised face of news in the west. Anthony John, the very well known reporter for the global news network NewsReal. This was a story befitting his celebrity status in global journalism. Many tuned in and watched as they prepared for the day ahead; mothers preparing children for school, workers in the big cities, shop assistants, doctors, nurses, politicians, students, bakers. Everyone was captured by this entity but the questions they had could not be answered. What was it? Where did it come from? Does it have a reason? Will it do anything or disappear as quickly as it appeared?
As the days went on people interested in this object used their technology to connect to the Big Bear observatory computers to run tests and programmes in the hope of being the first to crack the mystery of its make up and purpose of being. After all, everything exists for a reason. Days passed as people around the world, Big Bear Observatory and JÖRD watched with interest and expectation, but nothing happened and no great discoveries were made. Most people agreed the object was made of ice, various metals, rock, elements and compounds. Interest died off and people went back to daily lives knowing this body remained in an area of space and avoided collisions. That’s all it seemed to do. A widely accepted theory was the avoidance was because of a high level of ferro magnetic material such as iron. Other objects on approach would cause it to act like a giant magnet repelling similar poles. But this theory had its doubters who commented on how all objects which approached it seemed to have the same polarity, or non magnetic materials still made it move. Statistically this could not be and a collision should have occurred. After a few days passed since it’s discovery interest was lost
Sunday, 23 September 2277
What happened on this day shook the world. Everybody woke to the shocking news. The object which seemed be in a small area of space in the Kuiper Belt started to move away from its small space and journeyed out of the Kuiper Belt. It was the sudden movement without interaction or collision from any other object which surprised everyone. The speed increased to about 300,000mph which it has kept.
The world watched closely to see how its path progressed. Where was it heading?
Jeh Yong.
Thich Hanh Tu
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