Findings: MTF surveyed interiors of 13 buildings within 1.5 sq. km. 
radius of entry point, 8 of which had been identified to resemble 
known buildings. Floor plans of those buildings were found to match 
those of known buildings. Photographs indicated that arrangement 
of furniture, state of repair, etc. was also highly similar. Unidentified 
buildings were found to possess unusual floor plans, with rooms 
attached to each other in highly unconventional manners and with 
atypical furnishings. 


All doors and windows in buildings surveyed were found to be 
unlocked. Further examination found that all objects capable of 


being locked - cabinets, safes, etc., were also unlocked. 
Survey 1165-15 
Date: / /19 


Findings: Two desktop computers were retrieved from a structure 
resembling a Best Buy electronics store. Both computers were found 
to have a hardware profile similar to Intel PCs available on the 
market at the time of the survey. Both computers were running a 
clean factory installation of Windows 95 and had no user-installed 
software or personalized settings. All software installed on both 
computers was found to be highly glitchy, with Windows frequently 
returning "divide by zero" errors and crashing to a "Blue Screen of 
Death" fatal error message, other software frequently crashing or 
hanging, and the system calculator producing incorrect answers to 
simple arithmetic problems. Formatting the hard drive and installing 
a new copy of Windows 95 produced similar errors, as did removing 
components from the computers and installing them into other 
machines. 


Survey 1165-28 
Date: / /19 


Findings: While surveying an area 5.3 km. from entry point, MTF 
encountered an adult male approximately 40 years of age. Said 


individual identified himself as , a transient who had been 
reported as a missing person six years prior in 19 . During 
debriefing following his removal from SCP-1165, claimed that 


he and another transient had unknowingly entered SCP-1165 
through the alley at night while drunk and found themselves lost 
when they awoke the next day. Discovering the area to be 
abandoned, they had taken to squatting in a residential building and 
scavenging food and alcohol from nearby buildings, in particular a 
building resembling a convenience store. was unable or 
unwilling to say where his friend was and became visibly distressed 
when the issue was raised. was administered a Class-A 
amnestic and relocated to , several thousand kilometers away. 


A convenience store was found within SCP-1165 at the coordinates 


given by . It was found to be fully stocked with foodstuffs 
comparable to those sold at convenience stores. Food was found to 
be fresh and edible, though unusually high in compounds known to 
cause [REDACTED]. A gas pump was attached to the station; gas 
found therein refused to ignite when exposed to open flame. 
Cameras installed in the store have noted no evidence of any 
restocking or replacement of food. 


Survey 1165-68 
Date: / /19 


Findings: MTF returned to the convenience store discovered after 
Survey 28 to replace monitoring equipment. Food was found to still 
be fresh and edible. In spite of the fact that no activity had been 
noted within the store since first installation of cameras, several 
products were found in the store which on the previous visit had not 
been present and were not available for purchase at the time. 


Survey 1165-103 
Date: / /20 


Findings: While surveying an area 8.7 km from entry point, MTF 
discovered an automobile identified as a 1956 Studebaker President 
parked on the side of a four-lane street. The car was found to be 
excellently preserved and in driveable condition. The gas tank was 
empty and the odometer indicated that the vehicle had driven a total 
of 2,638 miles (4,245 km). The trunk was found to contain suitcases 
full of a variety of apparel, as well as children's toys and a baby 
stroller. Canvassing of the area proved unable to locate the owner/s 
of the vehicle prior to abandoning SCP-1165 for the day due to 
impending twilight. 


Survey 1165-105 
Date: / /20 


Findings: On the third canvas of the area where the Studebaker was 
found, the MTF located, leaning against a wall in an alleyway, the 
skeletal remains of an adult male dressed in a dark suit and fedora 


hat, clutching a 38-caliber revolver in its right hand. All rounds in the 
revolver were spent. Identification found in a wallet in the suit pocket 
identified the remains as belonging to , who was reported 
missing with his wife and children during a family vacation in 1956. 
License plate on the Studebaker was found to have been registered 
to . Cause of death could not be determined and 's suit 
showed no signs of damage or trauma. A camera loaded with a 
spent roll of Kodak black-and-white film was hanging from a strap 
around ‘s neck. Upon being developed, most of the roll consisted 
of pictures of and his family. The last eight photos were 
identified as having been taken within SCP-1165, showing buildings 
identified by surveyors and several no longer present. The final 
photo showed a [REDACTED]. The remains of 's wife and 
children, aged 9, 5, and 8 months, have not been located. 


Survey 1165-141 
Date: / /20 


Findings: MTF transported a helicopter into SCP-1165 via a flatbed 
truck for the purpose of conducting an aerial survey. Aerial team 
ascended to 500 meters above ground level and observed that 
SCP-1165 extended to the horizon in all directions and did not 
appear to encounter any geographical barriers. Aerial team overflew 
the Eiffel Tower, which was determined to be located 27.4 km from 
entry point and identical to the original monument in every way 
perceivable from the air. Team was instructed to fly eastward until 
either spotting the edge of SCP-1165 or turning around became 
necessary due to low fuel. 


After traveling 103 km at a height of 500 meters, pilot reported that 
the helicopter's onboard altimeter, compass, barometer, wind 
gauge, and GPS device had stopped functioning and that the team 
had lost visual contact with the surface. Base team also lost GPS 
contact with the helicopter at this time. Team was ordered to make 
an emergency landing. Pilot attempted to descend and reported that 
he could not find the ground and that visual inspection showed 
nothing but blue sky and clouds beneath the helicopter. The pilot 
reversed direction and attempted to return in the direction of base 
team, but was unable to make contact or regain GPS contact. 


After 6 hours of unsuccessfully attempting to return to base, pilot 
reported that the helicopter had run out of fuel and was in freefall. 
After 7 minutes without reaching the ground, pilot and support team 
committed suicide by gunshot. Onboard video continued to 
document the helicopter falling at terminal velocity until camera 
battery died 17 hours later. Neither the helicopter nor the remains of 
its crew have been located. 


Survey 1165-145 
Date: / /20 


Findings: MTF transported an unmanned aerial vehicle equipped 
with extra batteries into SCP-1165. UAV was launched in the 
direction of the last known whereabouts of the aerial team lost 
during Survey 141. UAV reached those coordinates without incident 
and canvassed the area unsuccessfully. While overflying a region 
113.4 km from entry point at a height of 1500 meters, UAV's 
instruments and GPS failed and visual contact with the ground was 
lost. Non-essential systems were put into standby to maximize 
battery life and UAV was placed into freefall. As of this date, years 
later, UAV is still transmitting and is still in a state of freefall. 
Following this survey, all further aerial surveys have been 
preemptively denied. 


Survey 1165-174 
Date: / /20 


Findings: A group of eight D-class awaiting scheduled termination 
were divided into two teams and each was given an automobile with 
extra fuel capacity and a full battery of monitoring equipment and 
environmental sensors. Teams were brought into SCP-1165 and 
instructed to drive to the eastmost boundary of the "city" and told 
that whichever team reached that point first would be given their 
freedom. 


At 128 km and 201 km distance from the entry point, respectively, 
both teams encountered phenomena consistent with Surveys 141 
and 145. Subdermal transmitters intended to track the D-class' vital 
signs found that, of the three who did not kill themselves or each 


other in the immediate aftermath, the eventual cause of death was 
dehydration. 


All requests to survey areas more than 100 km distant from the entry 
point are preemptively denied. 


Survey 1165-193 
Date: / /20 


Findings: Using aerial photography acquired during Surveys 141 
and 145, MTF attempted to travel to the Eiffel Tower and survey its 
surroundings. Upon reaching the point which aerial surveys 
indicated should be the location of the Tower, MTF found instead a 
factory bearing the legend "HANSON SCREWS". The Tower 
remained visible in the distance in the same cardinal direction as it 
was visible from relative to the entry point. Upon attempting again to 
reach it, the MTF found it once again absent and visible in the 
distance. Careful observation during a third attempt to reach it 
showed that the Tower did not seem to grow any closer as the MTF 
approached it. A fourth attempt to reach the Tower was called off as 
doing so would send the team beyond the 100 km mark from the 
entrance. 


Survey 1165-246 
Date: / /20 


Findings: During a survey of the area near the first apparent location 
of the Eiffel Tower, a sudden power outage resulted in the loss of 
wireless communications within the area. All contact with the 
MTF was lost. Power was not restored until after dusk 9 hours later. 
At that time, an attempt to reestablish contact with MTF proved 
unsuccessful. 


A nighttime sortie into SCP-1165 was authorized. Upon reaching the 
MTF's last known location, S&R team found the MTF's vehicles 
parked in a circle in an intersection and abandoned. A large number 
of spent shell casings were spread on the ground around and inside 
the circle - however, the vehicles themselves had suffered no 
damage and there was no sign of any blood or corpses in the area. 


A single member of the MTF was found in an alley six blocks away, 
having barricaded himself behind several overturned garbage cans. 
All ammunition issued to the member had been expended. 


Upon debriefing, survivor asserted that the rest of the squad was 
dead but was unable to say how or why. Survivor was highly 
confused about what had happened during the time contact was lost 
and the S&R team located him, only repeating that [REDACTED]. 
No sign of the remaining MTF members has been found to date. 


Survey 1165-248 
Date: / /20 


Findings: During a followup canvas of the area explored by Survey 
246, a severely deformed humanoid corpse was discovered in the 
open doorway of a warehouse. Photographs of the corpse taken by 
MTF were highly corrupted and impossible to interpret. Descriptions 
by MTF members observing the corpse indicated that it appeared 
normal from the chest down, but had no arms or head, its upper 
body diverging into approximately a dozen fleshy pseudopods with 
no apparent sensory organs. Apparent cause of death was multiple 
gunshot wounds - however, there was no sign of bleeding from any 
of the wounds. The corpse was nude except for a pair of black 
slacks. During examination, an MTF member reported seeing a 
moving figure in the shadows inside the warehouse and hearing a 
loud noise similar to radio static. MTF commander made the 
decision to evacuate SCP-1165 and leave the corpse. 


A wallet was found in the corpse's slacks containing 37 American 
dollars, several store discount cards, and a driver's license 
belonging to "James K. Stevenson". Stevenson is a Foundation 
legal consultant with Level 1 clearance, working from a front 
company in Philadelphia, PA, who has not participated in any 
activities relating to SCP-1165. When interviewed, Stevenson 
claimed no knowledge of SCP-1165, stated he had never been to 

, and showed that his wallet and driver's license were in his 
possession. Both were identical to the wallet retrieved from the 
corpse. A tissue sample acquired from the corpse prior to 
evacuation showed a 99.99995% likelihood of a match with 
Stevenson. 


Survey 1165-249 
Date: / /20 


Findings: A double-strength MTF detachment was sent to the 
warehouse found by Survey 248. The corpse discovered at time was 
no longer present and a thorough canvas of the warehouse and 
surrounding buildings failed to locate it or any other such entities. 
Further surveys of an area within 1 sq. km. of the warehouse are 
preemptively denied. 


SCP-1166: Perfect Lab Specimen 


Item #: SCP-1166 
Object Class: Safe 


Special Containment Procedures: SCP-1166 is to be contained in 
Animal Testing Laboratory 51F at Site-23. SCP-1166 is to be 
maintained in accordance with established care and feeding 
protocols for Rattus norvegicus, and housed in an appropriate 
enclosure. 


As of / /2011, all research projects and experiments involving 
SCP-1166 must be submitted to the Site-23 Ethics Committee for 
approval. At the Committee's discretion, a Class-C amnestic is to be 
administered to SCP-1166 after completion of designated projects 
and experiments, with a minimum recuperation period of 2 weeks 
before the commencement of additional research. 


All staff initially assigned to work with SCP-1166 are to briefed by 
the Research Director on its anomalous qualities. Staff may request 
assignment on an alternate project immediately following the initial 
briefing. 


Description: SCP-1166 is a laboratory rat displaying an 
appearance consistent with a normal instance of R. norvegicus. 


Blood samples taken from SCP-1166 reveal that it is a genetically- 
manipulated chimera, with samples containing an abnormally high 
percentage of human cells ( . %) in comparison with previously 
documented non-anomalous specimens. Biopsies reveal the 
presence of a significant amount of human brain tissue, and human 
nerve cells in SCP-1166's spinal cord. SCP-1166 has been 
demonstrated to mimic human biology almost exactly in an 
extensive battery of control tests involving D-Class personnel, with 
analagous reactions to radiation exposure, heat/cold tolerance, rapid 
decompression, pathogens (including Marburg virus, rabies, 


and smallpox), toxins, and other external factors. SCP-1166 displays 
tolerances to experimental conditions equal to those expected of a 
65 kg human male. 


Upon death, SCP-1166 will spontaneously revive after a period of 
between 18-45 minutes. Tissue, vital organs and bodily fluids are 
seemingly regenerated prior to revival, to the point where severed 
limbs have been documented to grow back. 


As documented in the intake report and subsequent cognition tests, 
SCP-1166 is sapient, and fully capable of communicating in English 
with research staff when provided with proper means. 


Recovery Log-1166: Following reports received by undercover 
agents monitoring Corporation, a pharmaceutical firm, 
SCP-1166 was recovered clandestinely by Foundation operatives on 

/ / , during initial trials for , an experimental psychotropic 
drug. Notes confiscated from these trials indicated that corporate 
management was aware of SCP-1166's heightened intelligence and 
ability to communicate, and as such had identified it as a highly 
desirable test subject for neurochemical-based pharmaceuticals. No 
other rats in the possession of Corporation were observed to 
demonstrate the anomalous properties exhibited by SCP-1166; it is 
currently unknown how the corporation obtained a specimen that 
apparently was the end product of genetic engineering far 
surpassing currently available technology.