visual anomalies such aSSCP-1078's. 
2. No instance of SCP-1400-B has ever cited a desire to see 
SCP-1400's face. 


« SCP-1399 | SCP-1400 | SCP-1401 » 


SCP-1401: Lost Highway 


Item #: SCP-1401 
Object Class: Euclid 


Special Containment Procedures: SCP-1401 has been 
permanently closed to civilian traffic as of / /19 ; construction of an 
alternate highway linking affected communities is pending. 
Permanent road barriers have been erected to deter automobile 
traffic; plainclothes security personnel are to surveil SCP-1401's 
termini to deter foot, bicycle, or motorcycle traffic from entering. All 
Foundation traffic along SCP-1401 for purposes of installing 
monitoring equipment, road maintenance, etc. is to begin and end 
during daylight hours only; in the event that any stay within 
SCP-1401 extends past the end of civil twilight, personnel are to 
park their vehicles and remain in position until dawn. No personnel 
are to travel along SCP-1401 during nighttime hours except D-Class 
undergoing testing. 


The Foundation is to monitor police communications in all regions 
where SCP-1401-1 is capable of manifesting for any report of 
vehicle activity indicative of SCP-1401-1. Foundation first response 
assets are to shadow any known SCP-1401-1 instances and 
document their movements and identities until such time as 
SCP-1401-1 demanifests or Mobile Task Force Kappa-101 
("Convoy") and Special Medical Unit 738 arrive on scene. No 
attempt to intercept or damage SCP-1401-1 is to be made without 
MTF Kappa-101 and SMU 738 support. In the event of an 
SCP-1401-1-related accident or an uncontained police interception, 
Class-A amnestics are to be issued to all survivors and first 
responders. 


Refer to addenda for information regarding disposition of 
SCP-1401-1 passengers. 


Description: SCP-1401 is a former stretch of U.S. Highway , 


initially paved during the first wave of transcontinental motor trail 
construction in the early 20th century. SCP-1401 stretches for 
approximately 112 km through rural and uninhabited areas of the 
state of [REDACTED], linking the cities of [REDACTED] and 
[REDACTED], and intersects no other roads or highways between 
those two termini. 


SCP-1401 exhibits no anomalous properties during daylight hours, 
and may be traversed safely. During nighttime hours, however, 
approximately % of motor vehicles traveling along SCP-1401, 
regardless of whether they were traveling east or west, do not arrive 
at their destination and cannot thereafter be located by any means. 
Thorough surveys of SCP-1401 have located no trace of any 
wreckage or signs of accidents or collision. During tests conducted 
with D-class personnel driving from one end of SCP-1401 to 
another, onboard monitoring equipment has spontaneously failed 
during disappearances, and pursuing airplanes and helicopters have 
noted the test vehicle's headlights spontaneously deactivating 
concurrent with equipment failure, as well as instantaneous 
disappearance of the test vehicle's heat signature from onboard 
infrared imaging equipment. In tests where aerial pursuit was close 
enough to shine a spotlight directly on the test vehicle, no 
disappearances have occurred to date. 


Since SCP-1401 was closed to civilian traffic, 57 Foundation test 
vehicles and their personnel have disappeared within, as well as 3 
non-test vehicles which remained within SCP-1401 after dark due to 
engine failure and subsequently attempted to return before sunrise. 
SCP-1401 does not affect airborne vehicles, foot traffic, or persons 
on non-motorized vehicles. Based on the nature of several instances 
of SCP-1401-1, it can be inferred that SCP-1401 has possessed its 
anomalous properties since shortly after it first came into service. 
The Foundation became aware of SCP-1401 in 19 , when traffic 
along SCP-1401 decreased significantly due to the opening of 
Interstate , which bypassed it as an arterial road, and a correlation 
was first determined between disappearing motorists in the region 
and persons traveling along SCP-1401. 


SCP-1401-1 consists of several hundred anomalous motor vehicles, 
with license plates and physical descriptions matching those of 


vehicles known to have disappeared while traveling SCP-1401. 738 
unique instances of SCP-1401-1 have been identified to date, 31 of 
which have been identified as former Foundation test vehicles. The 
oldest identified instance, designated SCP-1401-1-3, is a 1916 Ford 
Model T; the newest, SCP-1401-1-732, is a 2006 Toyota Camry 
formerly used as a Foundation test vehicle. The total number of 
SCP-1401-1 instances is unknown; based on the rate of occurrence 
and historical rates of traffic along SCP-1401, the total number of 
vehicles affected by SCP-1401 is speculated to be in excess of 
10,000. 


87% of SCP-1401-1 instances have been sighted within a 1000 km 
radius of either of SCP-1401's termini; however, SCP-1401-1 
manifestations are capable of occurring in any jurisdiction that has 
paved roads, where motor vehicles drive on the right side of the 
road, and automobiles manufactured for the US market are legal for 
on-street driving. All SCP-1401-1 instances have been observed 
only during nighttime hours. 


Upon manifesting shortly after dusk, an instance of SCP-1401-1 will 
proceed to drive in no particular direction upon any highways, 
arterial roads, surface streets, alleys, or back roads legally open to 
civilian traffic, without parking or stopping except for traffic lights, 
stop signs, or as necessary to yield to traffic or pedestrians 
possessing the right of way. If not interfered with, SCP-1401-1 will 
obey all traffic laws applicable to the jurisdiction in which it is 
operating. No instance of SCP-1401-1 has ever been observed to 
refuel or make any stops of any nature. Close observations of older 
SCP-1401-1 vehicles have indicated extreme signs of vehicle wear 
and exposure to the elements, including rust, damaged tires, and 
indications of mechanical wear under which conditions the vehicle 
should not be drivable. On instances where older SCP-1401-1 
vehicles have been approached closely enough to view within the 
cabin, drivers and passengers have been observed to be in an 
advanced state of age commensurate with the expected age of 
persons traveling in the vehicle at the time of its initial 
disappearance. 


SCP-1401-1 will demanifest shortly before dawn. The nature of 
demanifestation has never been directly observed; in all cases 


where police or Foundation personnel have shadowed an 
SCP-1401-1 vehicle, it has either eluded pursuit shortly before 
demanifesting, or spontaneously deactivated its headlights and 
disappeared from infrared monitoring similar to the disappearance of 
vehicles within SCP-1401. After demanifesting, an instance of 
SCP-1401-1 may manifest again, after civil twilight, in any region 
where it is capable of legally operating as described above; intervals 
between known manifestations of a given SCP-1401-1 instance 
have ranged from 3 days to 17 years. 


SCP-1401-1 vehicles will resist any attempts to pursue, intercept, or 
force it to a stop, and are capable of reaching speeds in excess of 
300 km/h, regardless of the top speed of the original vehicle, until 
crashing or pursuers abandon the attempt. Attempts to fully stop 
SCP-1401-1 vehicles with spike strips, caltrops, or other anti-vehicle 
implements have been unsuccessful, resulting only in a brief loss of 
speed; as long as the vehicle remains intact and in contact with the 
road, it will continue to flee pursuers at high speed. No instance of 
SCP-1401-1 has lost control or been determined to have been "at 
fault" in a collision; in all documented instances to date where an 
SCP-1401-1 vehicle has been stopped, cause of deceleration was 
due to another vehicle deliberately or accidentally striking it or 
placing itself directly in its path. 


In all cases where an SCP-1401-1 vehicle was recovered, the gas 
tank was found to be empty. Older vehicles were found to have 
suffered several major engine failures, which under normal 
circumstances would render automobiles inoperative, and attempts 
to restart said vehicles after recovery have been unsuccessful. 


Addenda: 
+ Show SCP-1401-1 passenger medical analysis 


To date, 37 SCP-1401-1 vehicles have been 
successfully stopped during pursuits by Foundation 
personnel or civilian first responders. In 23 instances, the 
stop was achieved by means of a direct collision, with no 
survivors onboard the SCP-1401-1 vehicle. Following the 
development and implementation of Procedure 1401-1- 
Delta, which involves reducing SCP-1401-1 velocity with 


spike strips and by "grinding" pursuit vehicles against its 
side prior to forcing a spinout with a modified PIT 
maneuver, 14 vehicles have been recovered with 
minimal collision-related injuries to passengers onboard. 
In all cases where identification has been possible, the 
identities of passengers have been matched to those of 
persons known to have been traveling in SCP-1401-1 at 
the time of its disappearance. Passengers have been 
designated based on the vehicle they were recovered 
from and their seat position clockwise from the driver's 
seat. 


In almost all cases wherein SCP-1401-1 passengers 
were recovered alive, the passengers died less than 60 
minutes after SCP-1401-1 was stopped. Apparent 
biological age of passengers is commensurate with their 
presumed age given known dates of birth. Passengers 
display acute signs of dehydration, starvation, bedsores, 
deep vein thrombosis, and other symptoms consistent 
with advanced age and with remaining in a stationary 
position for long periods of time without exercising 
rudimentary bodily functions. Death occurs as a 
complication of these circumstances. In several cases, 
passengers were found to be in the advanced stages of 
fatal communicable diseases which contributed to their 
death. Two subjects, SCP-1401-1-237-3 and 
SCP-1401-1-654-1, were pregnant at the time of 
recovery; medical records indicate that both subjects 
were pregnant at the time of their disappearance in 1973 
and 1922, respectively. Fetuses showed signs of 
advanced age and illness commensurate to adult 
passengers and did not survive. 


In 20 , Special Medical Unit 738 was established for the 
purpose of responding to SCP-1401-1 events and 
performing on-site emergency medical treatment for 
SCP-1401-1 passengers in the hope of recovering 
passengers alive. To date, 12 passengers have survived 
past the 60-minute mark. Two, SCP-1401-1-332-1 and 
SCP-1401-1-702-3, are conscious and able to speak; 


both, however, are confined to bed rest due to severe 
muscular atrophy and require 24-hour nursing care at 
this time. 


+ Show Interview 1401-1-332-1 
Interviewer: Dr. S. Samesh 
Interviewee: SCP-1401-1-332-1 (hereafter "Adam") 


Foreword: SCP-1401-1-332-1, Adam , disappeared 
with his wife and two children in June 1932, while driving 
west along SCP-1401 in a 1928 Ford Model A. 's 
vehicle was first identified by the Foundation in 19 and 
designated SCP-1401-1-332. SCP-1401-1-332 was 
recovered intact following a pursuiton / /20 . SMU 738 


was unable to save any passengers except for , the 
driver. 's biological age, based on medical 
examinations and birth documents, is presently 1 . Due 
to injuries noted at time of recovery, is unable to 


walk or stand under his own power and frequently 
requires supplementary oxygen in order to breathe. 


<Begin Log, / /20 , 3:12 PM> 
Dr. Samesh: How are you feeling today, Adam? 


Adam: I've been better. Sure is good to stretch out my 
legs again. 


Dr. Samesh: Can you tell me how long you were driving 
for before the police stopped you? 


Adam: Well, we left [REDACTED] at half past nine, on 
our way out to California. We were driving at night to 
beat the heat and the dust, you see. Sun didn't ever 
come up, so couldn't have been more than six or seven 
hours, | guess. No clock in there, and the radio's busted. 
Sure felt like years, though. 


Dr. Samesh: How far did you drive during that period? 


Adam: Lost track. The odometer must have rolled over 
three or four times. 


Dr. Samesh: Did you ever reach California? 


Adam: Sure. Kept drivin’. Didn't like the look of the 
place. 


Dr. Samesh: You must have needed to refill your gas 
tank at some point, yes? 


Adam: Never needed to. Good thing, too - it was 10 
cents a gallon back home, but some of the stations out 
here, you wouldn't believe how much they're charging. 


Dr. Samesh: Did you ever stop to eat, or use the 
facilities? 


Adam: Wasn't really that hungry. None of the 
restaurants I've seen around here look very good, 
anyway. 


Dr. Samesh: Did you stop at any time for any reason? 


Adam: Why bother? We were making great time. 
Nowhere any good to pull over, anyway. 


Dr. Samesh: Did you notice yourself or your family aging 
during the trip? 


Adam: Yeah, | guess I've got a few more wrinkles now 
than | used to. And the boys... well, they say kids grow 
up in the blink of an eye, but | wasn't expecting it to 
happen that fast! 


Dr. Samesh: Why did you attempt to evade pursuit when 
the police turned their lights on? 


Adam: Don't make me out like I'm some kind of crook. | 
wasn't trying to "evade pursuit" or anything like that. | just 
didn't feel comfortable pulling over in that neighborhood. 


Dr. Samesh: You continued to lead the police ona 
chase for 238 miles', across three states, before you 
were forced to stop. Were there no acceptable places to 
pull over at any point during the pursuit? 


Adam: Didn't see a one. I'm not so sure about this place, 
either. 


Dr. Samesh: What would you have considered a good 
place to stop? 


Adam: If there is one, | haven't seen it. 
<End Log, / /20 , 3:18 PM> 


Footnotes 
1. 383 kilometers 


« SCP-1400 | SCP-1401 | SCP-1402 » 


SCP-1402: The Tell-All Briefcase 


Item #: SCP-1402 
Object Class: Safe 


Special Containment Procedures: SCP-1402 is to be contained in 
storage locker on Sector . Any staff ranked level 3 or higher may 
be granted access under the supervision of two (2) other level 4 
staff, as long as reports are made for all tests and documents are 
submitted for review. However, testing on other SCP objects require 
Senior Staff approval before they may be carried out. 


All documents received as a result of testing will be reviewed by a 
level 4 staff member who is not in relation to the document itself, 
before either being filed in filing cabinet or kept by personnel upon 
request approval by reviewing level 4 staff, provided the document 
relates to said requesting personnel. 


Description: SCP-1402 is a plastic brown Royal Traveller brand 
briefcase. It measures 45 cm across, 30 cm in height, and 10 cm in 
width. It can be opened by unlatching two (2) stainless steel clips 
found on either side of the rubber handle. Each clip is outfitted with a 
key lock, yet the key has so far not been found. 


If presented to any object or living thing (done by facing the opening 
toward said subject) and opened, SCP-1402 will dispense a number 
of documents providing explicit detail of the object or living thing's 
history up until SCP-1402 was presented to the subject. The 
mechanism by which SCP-1402 achieves this is unknown, as is the 
mechanism by which the object acquires the paper and ink on which 
to print the information. These documents are in 8 point, Times New 
Roman font on A4 printing paper with 1 cm margins on all sides, 
printed in black India ink and are single-spaced. Testing has shown 
that SCP-1402 may only distribute 1000 pages per presentation. 
The content is always written in the form of biography, e.g., "Dr. 
John Doe was born on January 1st, 1950." In spite of this, the 


content of these documents are not always accurate, sometimes 
being completely false.