SCP-1569

Item #: SCP-1569

Object Class: Safe

Special Containment Procedures: As SCP-1569-1 has, thus far, proven impossible to relocate, a small outbuilding has been erected around SCP-1569-1, designated Site-██. At least one level 3 research staff member and a security team consisting of no less than three armed personnel is to be present at all times regardless of current test status. Foundation personnel are never to come within 5 meters of the object, except for testing purposes, which are to be approved by personnel with level 4 clearance or higher. Fencing has been erected at a range of 200 meters to discourage entry of civilian subjects although due to the object's remote location this has proved to be precautionary since the object's discovery.

SCP 1569-2 is to be monitored on a 24-hour loop, through SCP-1569-1, since wireless transmission through the boundary of SCP-1569-1 has proved impossible. Any researchers entering SCP-1569-2 or exposing D-Class personnel to it must obtain prior clearance from a level 4 researcher prior to testing.

Researchers interacting with SCP-1569-1 should be extremely careful of the east/west boundary of the object (hereafter referred to as the event horizon) as it appears to have no depth and acts as a perfect cutting edge for any object coming into contact with it. Strangely, this cutting edge is only observed from the outside of the edge as subjects passing through have contacted the sides of the passage without incident. Additionally, any researcher entering the object should be equipped with a standard NBC suit to protect from the increased radiation during passage through the object. NBC protocol is unnecessary outside the object's event horizon, even for those near the object during a transfer of mass.

Description: SCP-1569-1 is an extra-dimensional area of effect roughly 1m x 1m roughly 270km north of [REDACTED], Canada. The event horizon of SCP-1569-1 faces due north and is suspended roughly 0.5m above the ground. When viewed from the south, the object is nearly invisible, save for distortions around its edges which produce a visual effect similar to heat refraction. These distortions are somewhat less pronounced but still visible if the object is viewed from the east, west, above or below. However when viewed from the north the "interior" of the object can be viewed, designated SCP-1569-2.

SCP-1569-2 is a room present inside the extra-dimensional event horizon of SCP-1569-1. It is arranged in a hexagonal pattern with a diameter of roughly seven meters. The ceiling extends upward roughly 15 meters and is capped with a large dome light fixture. The initial event horizon presents itself on the surface of one of the six walls, although it is unknown if it is the same wall each time the room is entered. Once fully inside, SCP-1569-1 appears to close and five additional event horizons (hereafter referred to as SCP-1569-3-7 ) open along the remaining walls. This closing effect only seems to be observed on the part of the subject in the room as the portals can be observed from Site-██. Should the subject enter SCP-1569-3-7, any subjects remaining in the room will once again be able to observe and interact with SCP-1569-1 including returning to Site-██. However, until a portal is chosen, subjects appear incapable of seeing or interacting with SCP-1569. At this time, it is unclear whether SCP-1569-2 is a terrestrial or extra-terrestrial location, or if it exists inside some kind of compressed dimension within SCP-1569-1.

SCP-1569-1 was discovered in 19██ after geothermal scans of the region revealed anomalous heat and radiation readings in the area. Authorities sent to investigate were intercepted by foundation personnel on site, who took jurisdiction of the region. Class-A amnesiacs were administered and an official cover story was established, citing volcanic activity in the region. In the ██ years that the object has been in foundation custody, it has never exhibited any unusual activity outside the elevated radiation readings.

It has been deemed that while the object's radioactive output is higher than surrounding radiation levels, it is unnecessary for researchers interacting with the object to wear protective clothing unless entering or exiting the anomaly, as, during transit, subjects are subjected to a .1 second burst of ionized radiation ranging from ███-████Gy. All instances of D-Class personnel exposed to these effects have succumbed to radiation poisoning within 18 hours of exposure.

Addendum: 1569-A01: Following event 1569-E01 an armed security team is to be stationed at Site-██ to ensure anomalous activity and unknown entities can be quickly suppressed should an emergence present a threat to Site-██. Should an entity emerge which does not pose threat to the installation, first contact protocols are to be followed by the research staff for as long as the entity is cooperative. Refer to Document E01-1569-1 for details regarding this emergence event.