Echoes_008–2A
Nickname: “Locket Loop”
Danger Ranking: 2A
First Reported: 1990-08-04, Crescent, WA

Summary:
Echoes_008–2A, referred to as “Locket Loop,” is a temporal recurrence anomaly attached to a silver heart-shaped locket recovered from a burned residence in Crescent, Washington. The locket appears to be of late 1950s manufacture and is inscribed with the initials “A.H.” inside the clasp.

When held, the locket causes a compulsion in the subject to retrace physical actions performed within the previous ten minutes. These loops repeat indefinitely unless the subject is forcibly separated from the object or rendered unconscious. During these loops, subjects appear unaware they are repeating themselves until shown external evidence (e.g. video). Affected individuals often repeat the loop with slight variations, typically increasing in emotional distress over time.

After eight or more loops, some subjects begin speaking in a soft, high-pitched voice not recognized as their own. In these cases, the voice delivers cryptic or pleading phrases such as “you left me in the ash,” or “the photograph fell through the floor again.” Following the 13th loop, the locket heats rapidly and can cause 2nd degree burns.

Once separated from a subject, the locket becomes inert for a period of 12–18 hours before regaining anomalous properties.

Known Properties:

• Induces time loop behavior in handlers, tied to last 10 minutes.
  
• Repetition continues without subject awareness.
  
• Vocal anomaly emerges after repeated loops.
  
• Locket temperature increases with each cycle.
  
• Burned house where it was found no longer appears on town zoning records.
  

Containment Procedure:
Currently stored in a 2-inch lead-lined case at Facility D-12, under constant temperature and EM fluctuation monitoring. Handling is permitted only with insulated forceps and with two witnesses present. Use of personal recording devices is mandatory during interaction periods.

Should a loop be triggered, affected personnel are to be tranquilized and separated from the locket immediately. Psych evaluations required before reinstatement to duty. Max exposure time per handler: 90 seconds.

Encounters:

• 1990-08-04: Discovered in debris by fire marshal; first loop observed on-site.
  
• 1990-08-06: Field Agent Pierson looped eight times, recited phrase “the baby teeth still glow.”
  
• 1991-03-10: Locket glowed faintly for 19 seconds while unattended.
  
• 1992-12-30: Unauthorized personnel attempted to steal object; caught repeating hallway traversal 14 times.
  

Recommendation:
Treat as emotionally reactive object. Avoid prolonged direct exposure. Priority low, but anomalous linguistic events suggest the possibility of latent sentience. Recommended for further study by Department of Memory Anomalies.

List of Case Workers:

• Agent Dana Pierson
  
• Dr. Rhonda Aimes
  
• Psych Specialist J. Lin
  
• Linguistics Observer K. Cavanaugh
  
• Object Security Tech M. Leong
  
• Temporal Studies Adjunct S. Berris