observe 
SCP-1521 
for the 
Foundation} 
leading to 
the 
establishment 
of 
SCP-1521’s 
Original 
containment. 
Redesignated 
Observer-1521-1. 


43 Catholic | Italian Foundation 
test 
subject 
from D- 
Class 
recruitment 
Redesignated 
Observer-1521-2. 
Partial 
record of 
experience 
available 
in 
Addendum 
SCP-1527-T. 

42 Anglican) British Accidental 
Exposure: 
Prior to 
this 
subject's 
appearance, 
it was 
believed 
that only 
those of 
Catholic 
faith could 
see 
SCP-1521, 
due to no 
members 
of other 
faiths 
having 
observed 
it. Due to 
subject's 
prominence, 
they were 
released 


with Class- 
B amnestic 
treatment. 
Subject 
recorded 
as 
Observer-1521-3 
and given 
a reserve 
listing 
should the 
necessity 
arise. 

36 Methodist Canadiar) Class-D 
personnel. 
Discovered 
while 
testing the 
faith 
variability 
factor. 
Testing 
pool was 
expanded 
to include 
all 
Christian 
observers. 

44 Catholic | Italian Accidental 
Exposure: 
Subject 
was an 
obese 
patron of a 
restaurant 
near 
SCP-1521. 
He was 
observed 
leaning 


6 


Approx. 10 Unknown 


against 
SCP-1521 
to clean 
his shoe 
after 
leaving. 
Immediately 
afterwards, 
he looked 
up at the 
sign, then 
laughed 
and began 
asking 
nearby 
people if it 
was a joke. 
Mixed 
responses 
led him to 
question 
what he'd 
seen, and 
amnestics 
were 
deemed 
unnecessary. 
Subject 
recorded 
as 
Observer-1521-5 
and given 
a reserve 
listing 
should the 
necessity 
arise. 
Currently 
Deceased. 


Unknown Accidental 


Exposure: 
Subject 
entered 
SCP-1521 
and did not 
emerge. 
No one 
reported 
missing in 
the area. 
No further 
information 
available. 
Subject 
recorded 
as 
Observer-1521-6. 
39 Catholic | [REDAC7EBdundation 
test 
subject. 
Subject 
was an ex- 
priest. 
Remarked 
that he 
didn't think 
that 
building 
was still 
standing, 
and when 
pressed for 
further 
information; 
refused to 
Clarify. 
Subject 
later 
confessed 
under 


duress that 
he had 
never seen 
the 
building 
before and 
had merely 
been 
"joking." 
Subject 
was later 
terminated 
during 
testing with 
SCP-381. 
Subject 
recorded 
as 
Observer-1521-7. 
88 Catholic | Italian Uncertain: 
Subject 
was 
observed 
stopping 
and 
viewing 
SCP-1521 
suddenly, 
then 
grabbing 
his chest. 
Subject 
suffered a 
cardiac 
infarction. 
It is not 
known if 
SCP-1521 
was 
somehow 


responsible 
for this 
(outside of 
the 
obvious 
effect of 
shock) or 
the subject 
experienced 
the event 
naturally. 
Subject 
recorded 
as 
Observer-1521-8. 
25 Catholic | [REDAC)EBoundation 
test 
subject. 
Subject 
was Class- 
D 
personnel. 
Following 
the death 
of 
Observer-1521-2, 
subject 
was 
removed 
from 
Class-D 
rotation 
and 
reassigned 
to 
SCP-1521 
following 
complete 
Class-A 
amnestic, 


10 


56 


Eastern 
Orthodox 


Russian 


retraining, 
and 
chemical 
castration. 
Subject 
retained 
the ability 
to perceive 
SCP-1521. 
Subject 
designated 
Observer-1521-9. 
Accidental 
Exposure: 
Subject 
was 
observed 
taking 
pictures of 
SCP-1521, 
then 
moving 
forward to 
try the 
doors. 
Subject 
was 
stopped 
from 
opening 
the doors 
and given 
Class-B 
amnestics. 
Subject 
recorded 
as 
Observer-1521-10. 
Developed 
photos 


11 


12 


79 


eal 


Catholic 


Catholic 


Italian 


Argentine 


revealed 
instances 
of 
SCP-1521 
to people 
previously 
identified 
as 
Observers. 
Those not 
identified 
as 
observers 
reported 
that the 
pictures 
were 

blank. 
Photographs 
retained 

for the 
record of 
SCP-152T. 
Foundation 
test 
subject. 
Full 

record of 
experience 
available 
in 
Addendum 
SCP-1521-2 
Subject 
identified 
as visiting 
priest. 

After 
discussion, 
subject 


13 


14 


13 


Baptist 
(Family 
Affiliation) 


Catholic 


American 


Italian 


voluntarily 
ingested 
amnestics 
and 
resumed 
duties until 
his return 
trip. 
Subject 
recorded 
as 
Observer-1521-12. 
Foundation 
test 
subject. 
Full 

record of 
experience 
available 
in 
Addendum 
SCP-1521-3 
Accidental 
Exposure: 
Subject 
was ona 
"field trip" 
from the 
local 
school 
when he 
was 
observed 
attempting 
to enter 

the doors. 
Subject 
was 

initially 
given 


Class-B 
amnestics, 
but proved 
resistant. 
Subject 
given 
Class-A 
amnestics, 
then later 
recruited 
from the 
hospitals 
on 
Poveglia, 
Italy on his 
eighteenth 
birthday. 
Subject 
entered 
rotation as 
Observer-1521-14. 
61 Lutheran) Norweigén Accidental 
Exposure: 
Subject 
was 
observed 
laughing 
about the 
building. 
When 
approached, 
the subject 
said he 
thought it 
was some 
sort of joke 
about 
Catholics 
and 
proceeded 


16 


51 


Islamic 
(Sunni) 


Turkish 


to tell the 
operative 
several 
crude 
jokes. 
Subject 
was asked 
to signa 
waiver to 
use his 
material on 
a reality 
television 
show, then 
paid fifty 
euros. 
Subject 
recorded 
as 
Observer-1521-15 
Subject 
discovered 
during 
routine 
testing of 
new 
personnel. 
Subject 
was the 
first 
recruited 
Foundation 
operative 
capable of 
observing 
SCP-1521. 
Subject is 
on 
permanent 
assignment 


17 


44 


UnificationiSouth 
Korean 


to 
SCP-1521, 
with 
extended 
vacation 
periods. 
Subject 
designated 
Observer-1521-16. 
Accidental 
Exposure: 
Subject 
was 
observed 
arguing 
loudly with 
other 
members 
of a large 
tour group, 
pointing to 
SCP-1521. 
When 
others 
denied 
seeing 
SCP-1521, 
subject 
grew 
angrier, 
later 
leaving the 
tour group. 
Subject 
was later 
identified 
asa 
minister 
and 
conscripted 


into 

service on 
SCP-1521. 
Subject 
redesignated 
Observer-1521-17. 


Previous theories on who could observe SCP-1521 have 
included: only Catholics, only Christians, only males, 
only Europeans, and fourteen other possibilities. Thus 
far, all have proven incorrect. No data suggesting a 
pattern of who was capable of observing SCP-1521 and 
why is available. 


Footnotes 

1. Attempts made with individuals who are blind appear to have 
resulted in two cases of spontaneous return of sight. Later tests 
confirmed that these people could not actually see, but were under 
the impression that they could. 

2. Currently, the sign has been recognized and identified by readers 
of the following languages: Catalan, English, French, Italian, Latin, 
and Spanish. Multilingual observers were capable of identifying the 
sign and reading it, but not identifying the language. 


« SCP-1520 | SCP-1521 | SCP-1522 » 


SCP-1522: Ships That Pass In The Night 


SCP-1522-1 and SCP-1522-2 at Svalbard (background) along with 
later recovered associated vessels. 
Item #: SCP-1522 


Object Class: Neutralized 


Special Containment Procedures: SCP-1522-1 and SCP-1522-2 
were tracked and monitored by MTF Pi-2 (aka "Baldr's Pyre"). MTF 
Pi-2 vehicles consisted of 2 Hamilton-class cutters and 1 National 
Security Cutter (SCPS-Minos), with associated aircraft. 


Civilian maritime traffic was directed away from the expected course 
of SCP-1522-1 and SCP-1522-2. When this was not possible, MTF 

Pi-2 ships were to fire flares in order to attract and lead SCP-1522-1 
and SCP-1522-2 into isolated ocean areas. 


Description: SCP-1522 refers to two fishing trawlers (SCP-1522-1 
and SCP-1522-2), each 39 m in length. SCP-1522-1 and 
SCP-1522-2 were capable of speeds surpassing that of their 
specifications. Prior to Incident-1522-Rho, their highest observed 
speed was 120 knots. Controls on SCP-1522-1's and SCP-1522-2's 
bridges were capable of autonomous movement, but were 
immovable by Foundation personnel. SCP-1522-1 and SCP-1522-2 
were assumed to be sapient, and usually responded to SCPS vessel 
signals to change course. 


Records indicate SCP-1522-1 and SCP-1522-2 were manufactured 
simultaneously in 1991 at the Parkol Marine shipyard in Whitby, 
United Kingdom. After construction, SCP-1522-1 and SCP-1522-2 
were kept in Whitby harbour for several months due to financial 
complications, before being sold to separate buyers. They served 
with their respective companies for 3 years, before being 
decommissioned as a result of recurrent mechanical issues. No 
anomalous effects were present during this time. It is unclear 
whether SCP-1522-1 or SCP-1522-2 actually underwent a 


decommissioning process. 


In May 1997, SCP-1522-1 and SCP-1522-2 were detected, in a re- 
furbished and re-painted condition, off the southern coast of Alaska. 
Foundation VBSS operations found no crew aboard either ship. 
SCP-1522-1 and SCP-1522-2 were tracking a Gray whale mother 
and calf. Using modified active sonar pings to mimic cetacean calls, 
SCP-1522-1 and SCP-1522-2 spent the majority of their time finding 
and engaging in play-like activity with various whale species. The 
hulls of SCP-1522-1 and SCP-1522-2 regularly came into contact for 
prolonged periods while observing the animals. 


During a 7-month period spent in the Arctic, presumably searching 
for the Bowhead whale, SCP-1522-2 collided with an iceberg. Part 
of the iceberg penetrated SCP-1522-2's outer hull and it was unable 
to free itself. SCP-1522-1 spent several weeks towing SCP-1522-2 
and the iceberg into warmer waters until the iceberg had melted. 
SCP-1522-2 remained afloat, but was not subsequently observed 
moving faster than 10 knots. 


Addendum-1522-1: Event log of Incident-1522-Rho, taking place 
60 km north-west of Ullapool, Scotland in mid 2011. 


Foreword: The following log is a composite account of 
eyewitness reports and video feeds taken from members 
of MTF Pi-2. SCP-1522-1 and SCP-1522-2 were 
following a pod of Minke whales. 


<Begin Log> 


11.51 - SCP-1522-1 curves around the bow of 
SCP-1522-2, before briefly accelerating to 80 knots, 
creating a large wave which splashes several Minke 
whales and causes SCP-1522-2 to rock slightly. 


11.54 - SCP-1522-2 comes up to the port side of 
SCP-1522-1 and sounds its foghorn. They turn together 
in a south-westerly direction. 


12.18 - Both SCP-1522-1 and SCP-1522-2 come to a 
complete stop. No activity is registered from either ship 


for a period of 17 seconds. SCP-1522-1 then focuses its 
weather surveillance radar on SCP-1522-2 and sounds 
its foghorn three times in slow succession. 


12.19 - SCPS Minos detects a RGM-84 Harpoon, 
inbound on a bearing of three-four-zero. Vector indicates 
SCP-1522-2 as target. 


12.20 - SCP-1522-2 sounds its foghorn four times and 
begins moving at 8 knots to touch its hull with that of 
SCP-1522-1. SCP-1522-1 and SCP-1522-2 collide 
gently. SCPS Minos detects a second RGM-84 Harpoon 
on a bearing of three-four-zero. 


12.22 - SCP-1522-1 moves and turns to a bearing of 
three-four-zero. SCP-1522-1 then accelerates to Mach 4, 
resulting in large plumes of steam and the creation of a 
bow wave of approximately 60 m in height. SCP-1522-1 
vanishes over the horizon in 23 seconds. 


12.23 - Harpoon missiles hit SCP-1522-2's starboard 
side. SCP-1522-2's hull is ruptured and it begins to sink. 
All lights on SCP-1522-2 go out. 


12.26 - SCP-1522-1 is seen returning from the direction 
it previously left. SCP-1522-1's foghorn is continually 
blaring. SCP-1522-1 tries to prevent SCP-1522-2 from 
taking on water by moving to SCP-1522-2's starboard 
side. 


12.28 - As SCP-1522-2 becomes completely submerged, 
numerous active sonar pings are detected, originating 
from SCP-1522-1. SCP-1522-1 begins a series of 
complex high-speed movements. Resultant subsurface 
wavepatterns create multiple zones of high pressure 
below SCP-1522-2 in an apparent effort by SCP-1522-1 
to cause SCP-1522-2 to resurface. 


12.30 - SCP-1522-2 is no longer visible from the surface. 
SCP-1522-1 ceases all activity. 


16.00 - An MH-65C Dolphin helicopter is launched from 
SCPS Minos, and approaches SCP-1522-1 for 
monitoring. No change in activity is reported. 


19.36 - SCP-1522-1 lets out a sustained call from its 
foghorn. SCPS Minos's sonar detects large rectangular 
masses detaching from SCP-1522-1, later found to be 
parts of SCP-1522-1's hull. SCP-1522-1 is fully 
submerged within 10 minutes. 


Closing Statement: SCP-1522-1 and SCP-1522-2 were 
to be raised and beached, in preparation to be taken for 
salvage at Site-6, Svalbard. Weather conditions caused 
salvage operations to be delayed for several months, 
resulting in the decayed condition seen above. The 
remains of a GOC ship of indeterminate class was 
discovered at 59°30'N, 6°09'W. No lifeboats were found. 


Addendum-1522-2: During the recovery and investigation of the 
vessels, two small partially-formed apparently non-anomalous 
rowing boats were recovered from within the hull of SCP-1522-2. 
These vessels were extracted from SCP-1522-2 and are currently 
stored in situ at Site-6, Svalbard. 


Addendum-1522-3: Following the beaching of SCP-1522-1 and 
SCP-1522-2, an unclear humanoid figure was spotted near the 
wrecks. No such figure was detained. The note below was found on 
the bridges of SCP-1522-1 and SCP-1522-2. 


They were happy, before the end. Not all ships have to 
pass in the night. 
-Pangloss 


« SCP-1521 | SCP-1522 | SCP-1523 » 


SCP-1523: Soul Brother 


Item #: SCP-1523 
Object Class: Safe 


Special Containment Procedures: SCP-1523 is to be secured in 
Storage Locker L at Site 40's Safe containment facility. When 
testing, SCP-1523 is to be lit with a handheld gas lighter. While 
SCP-1523 is burning, it is to be enclosed in an airtight chamber with 
all attending personnel wearing gas masks to avoid propagation or 
inhalation of SCP-1523 smoke. 


All interactions with SCP-1523 are to be recorded and filed in 
Interview Log 1523. When testing is concluded, SCP-1523 is to be 
extinguished promptly. The object is never to burn while unattended. 


Description: SCP-1523 is an orange-brown incense coil. While 
SCP-1523 is burning, the object displays sapience; it is responsive 
to verbal stimuli and capable of speech, using a voice identical to 
that of a musician named 1 The object possesses complete 
memory of _ 's life?. The Foundation cannot determine whether 
SCP-1523 held the same personality traits in life; its current 
demeanor, including its obsession with religion, may result from its 
current form. 


According to SCP-1523's account, it was created on 05/04/05 ina 
"star chapel" of the North American cult known as the Fifth Church 
during a "cleansing ritual". SCP-1523 was stored in a closet, 
suspended on an incense holder which bore a tag reading 
"BROTHER TERRES TRIAL MIND". Following a Foundation 
sting (see EID Operations Report 6-11-05, "Operation Stargazer"), 
several ritual items were secured, including SCP-1523, which 
underwent experimentation due to its unusual nomenclature, then 
was designated and contained. 


Addendum 1523-A: After testing (see interview logs), it has been 


determined that SCP-1523's ability to hear and speak is a property 
of its smoke, rather than of the object itself. Although SCP-1523 is 
apparently not conscious when unlit, attempts to determine the 
range and duration at which SCP-1523 smoke retains its effect have 
been inconclusive. Note that Site 40 cleaning procedures are to be 
strictly enforced, to prevent the contamination of the facility with 
SCP-1523. 


Interview 1523-01, Abridged 


Note: All information pertaining to classified 
Fifthist activity has been redacted as per 
Operation Stargazer protocol. 


Begin Log: 13:04:16 


Interviewer: [The interviewer provides 
SCP-1523 with standard introductory 
information for contained humanoids.] 


SCP-1523: Call me , star-exalted brother. 


Interviewer: | will keep using your designation, 
if that's alright. So can you confirm that you 
are ? 


SCP-1523: No doubt. 
Interviewer: And you're aware of your state? 
SCP-1523: Very. 


Interviewer: Are you capable of anything 
besides speech? 


SCP-1523: Hertz, brother, | can sing. 


Interviewer: Can you perform something for 
the record? 


SCP-1523: You got any requests?