Echoes_006–1B
Nickname: “Bell Static”
Danger Ranking: 1B
First Reported: 1962-08-10, Crescent Bay, WA

Summary:
Echoes_006–1B, or “Bell Static,” is a persistent audio anomaly first reported in the coastal town of Crescent Bay shortly after the decommissioning of Naval Station K-9. The phenomenon consists of an untraceable high-frequency static interrupted by intermittent bell tones, similar to ship bells or maritime buoys. The anomaly is detectable only through analog radios tuned between 2.3–2.5 MHz during periods of heavy fog or electrical storms.

Local residents long believed the signal to be a remnant of naval communication testing, though analysis shows no modulation pattern consistent with known equipment. The bell tones have been identified as matching the toll pattern used during submarine distress protocol, though no such distress calls were ever officially recorded from the area.

In 1979, a researcher monitoring the signal experienced sudden onset aphasia and short-term memory loss. Since then, prolonged exposure has been shown to cause cognitive drift in subjects, including misremembered personal histories, sudden bilingualism in unlearned languages, and recurring dreams of drowning while inside metallic corridors.

When recorded, the anomaly erases itself from magnetic tape within 72 hours and leaves behind a faint odor of seawater. Digital recordings either fail to capture any sound or are overwritten by reversed Morse sequences spelling “RETURN.”

Known Properties:

• Signal intensity peaks during fog or storms.
  
• No source identified despite aerial and subaquatic triangulation.
  
• Induces auditory hallucinations in listeners exceeding 5 minutes of exposure.
  
• All physical recordings degrade or erase themselves.
  
• Associated with memory anomalies and unnatural language acquisition.
  

Containment Procedure:
Establish monitoring station on bluff overlooking Crescent Bay (Node-8). Issue local advisory bulletins warning of “harmful marine interference” on shortwave radios. Suppress civilian investigations via disinformation campaign tied to "weather balloons" and “coastal radar ghosts.”

Field agents to conduct monthly frequency sweeps. Affected individuals are to be relocated and debriefed under mild amnestics. Continued research requires analog audio gear and Faraday shielding.

Encounters:

• 1962-08-10: First detection by hobbyist radio operator; later suffered vertigo and visual auras.
  
• 1979-11-04: Researcher collapse and aphasia during 18-minute monitoring session.
  
• 1990-07-15: Civilian vessel drifted 11 nautical miles off course following exposure; crew reported “bells in the fog” and were unable to recall original heading.
  

Recommendation:
Low active threat, but persistent risk of cognitive disruption. Avoid prolonged exposure. Continue containment through passive disinformation and routine sweeps. Investigate potential Cold War-era sonar experiments as origin.

List of Case Workers:

• Field Audio Tech Milton Shaw
  
• Agent Rhea Donner
  
• Dr. Eliza Vaun
  
• Memory Technician S. Patel
  
• Archivist D. Sorenson
  
• Sound Engineer Lowell Feck