Timeline and Concept Map

Timeline and Concept Map created for the ARG by user Gunsrequiem.

Timeline
Final Timeline - Codes A-D Onward 

(Events begin after IRC Clue #1 and before Code D solution)



      I.            October 4, 2012

 A.     IRC Clue #2 - “Note Welsh”

'' 1. “N38°57'8.05" W77°8'44.82". Solution two ignore loc data N32°52'50.77" W106°20'49.40" not buried at initial loc, fly here. Travel 14.16 miles east we transferred the niobium there. Await further instructions.” '

'' 2. <span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Trebuchet MS";mso-bidi-font-family:"Trebuchet MS"">Capital letters in initial solution spell out “NOTE WELSH”

<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:.5in;mso-add-space:auto; text-indent:-.5in;mso-text-indent-alt:-17.95pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Trebuchet MS";mso-bidi-font-family: "Trebuchet MS"">     II. <span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Trebuchet MS";mso-bidi-font-family:"Trebuchet MS"">October 5, 2012

<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:1.0in;mso-add-space:auto; text-indent:-17.95pt;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Trebuchet MS";mso-bidi-font-family: "Trebuchet MS""> A.     <span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Trebuchet MS";mso-bidi-font-family:"Trebuchet MS"">IRC Clue #3 - “X01/X02”

<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:1.5in;mso-add-space:auto; text-indent:-17.95pt;mso-list:l0 level3 lfo1">''<span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Trebuchet MS";mso-bidi-font-family:"Trebuchet MS""> 1. '<span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Trebuchet MS";mso-bidi-font-family:"Trebuchet MS"">“INCOMING TRANSMISSION - LOC 2 LAYER 2 SUBSTRATA 3 X01/X02 HALOS PROJECT INITIATED''' 41Nb recovered. HAFB Compromised. Transfer to site complete, project HALOS underway. Further INFO [Classified]. CODE BASE 64 compromised, switch to old code talker. They are watching, assume leaker on site. WSMR No longer viable location, move to main site, check external sources.”

<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:.5in;mso-add-space:auto; text-indent:-.5in;mso-text-indent-alt:-17.95pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Trebuchet MS";mso-bidi-font-family: "Trebuchet MS"">   III. <span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Trebuchet MS";mso-bidi-font-family:"Trebuchet MS"">November 4, 2012

<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:1.0in;mso-add-space:auto; text-indent:-17.95pt;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Trebuchet MS";mso-bidi-font-family: "Trebuchet MS""> A.     <span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Trebuchet MS";mso-bidi-font-family:"Trebuchet MS"">SECOM cipher solved

<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:1.5in;mso-add-space:auto; text-indent:-17.95pt;mso-list:l0 level3 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Trebuchet MS";mso-bidi-font-family: "Trebuchet MS""> 1. <span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Trebuchet MS";mso-bidi-font-family:"Trebuchet MS"">Grilled Pizza image on site

<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:2.0in;mso-add-space:auto; text-indent:-17.95pt;mso-list:l0 level4 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Trebuchet MS";mso-bidi-font-family: "Trebuchet MS""> a)     <span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Trebuchet MS";mso-bidi-font-family:"Trebuchet MS"">Message hidden at bottom of page:

<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:2.5in;mso-add-space:auto; text-indent:-17.95pt;mso-list:l0 level5 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Trebuchet MS";mso-bidi-font-family:"Trebuchet MS""> (1)    ''<span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Trebuchet MS";mso-bidi-font-family:"Trebuchet MS"">‘They stole the lie, as if that matters to me, HALOS is far too complete to stop now. They can't hide there, not now, not now I have this, this holds the key to all things... they CAN'T hide from me. I will follow them, I'll set up a link and this to remind me. Perhaps I should hide it on the secure site, perhaps that would be best. I'll find them though and they will pay, they will definitely pay. Dr Marcel was right when he said, "When you're building a cage for Satan, you don't ask him to wait around whilst you put the doors on." Welsh is probably behind this, but he won't get away with it.’ '

<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:2.0in;mso-add-space:auto; text-indent:-17.95pt;mso-list:l0 level4 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Trebuchet MS";mso-bidi-font-family: "Trebuchet MS""> b)     <span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Trebuchet MS";mso-bidi-font-family:"Trebuchet MS"">Decoded image message:

<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:2.5in;mso-add-space:auto; text-indent:-17.95pt;mso-list:l0 level5 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Trebuchet MS";mso-bidi-font-family:"Trebuchet MS""> (1)    ''<span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Trebuchet MS";mso-bidi-font-family:"Trebuchet MS"">“congratulationsyouwonthePIZZA”

<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:.5in;mso-add-space:auto; text-indent:-.5in;mso-text-indent-alt:-17.95pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Trebuchet MS";mso-bidi-font-family: "Trebuchet MS"">   IV. <span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Trebuchet MS";mso-bidi-font-family:"Trebuchet MS"">November 4, 2012

<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:1.0in;mso-add-space:auto; text-indent:-17.95pt;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Trebuchet MS";mso-bidi-font-family: "Trebuchet MS""> A.     <span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Trebuchet MS";mso-bidi-font-family:"Trebuchet MS"">IRC Clue #4 - “Prime Site Compromised”

<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:1.5in;mso-add-space:auto; text-indent:-17.95pt;mso-list:l0 level3 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Trebuchet MS";mso-bidi-font-family: "Trebuchet MS""> 1. <span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Trebuchet MS";mso-bidi-font-family:"Trebuchet MS"">Base64 decoding: ''“Proxyhost@-84-9-123-164.dslgb.com//closed.proxy.accepted//?OTR,1,3,?OTR:[I---MI-G TR--SMI---ON - UN---WN S##RCE]Access detected to personal site. Security compromised. HALOS project under threat. Site offline as response. Switching to new protocols.[********] ~[OTR//2.0]Q0FZRUlMVEhEWkVIVEhBTlpJRVRLSU5OQUFTVFNPU 0lCSVNPRElIVEhBTlpJRURaRUhUS0lOV09MTEFDSEVFRElCRUhUSEFOWklFQ0FZRUlMVEhEWkVIRElCRUhUSEFOWklFTkFBU1RTT1NJTk9EQUlIVEhBTlpJRU1BRU5BQVNUU09TSUdBSFRLSU5ORUFTSEpTTlRIQU5aSUUKRElCRUhZQVpaSUxJTlNIVVNIRFpFSEtMSVpaSUVORVNIQ0hFRUNBWUVJTFRIS0xJWlpJRVlBWlpJR0FIU0hVU0hCRURJQk VIWUFaWklTSFVTSEJJU09ESUhOT0RBSUg=[/]~ [Transmission Ends]”''

<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:1.5in;mso-add-space:auto; text-indent:-17.95pt;mso-list:l0 level3 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Trebuchet MS";mso-bidi-font-family: "Trebuchet MS""> 2. <span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Trebuchet MS";mso-bidi-font-family:"Trebuchet MS"">Navajo Code + Playfair (Key: “Terminal”) decryption of inner portion: “PRIMESITECOMPROMISEDRETURNBMRFLOGINHALOS”

<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:.5in;mso-add-space:auto; text-indent:-.5in;mso-text-indent-alt:-17.95pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Trebuchet MS";mso-bidi-font-family: "Trebuchet MS"">    V.            <span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Trebuchet MS";mso-bidi-font-family:"Trebuchet MS"">November 5, 2012

<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:1.0in;mso-add-space:auto; text-indent:-17.95pt;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Trebuchet MS";mso-bidi-font-family: "Trebuchet MS""> A.     <span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Trebuchet MS";mso-bidi-font-family:"Trebuchet MS"">IRC Clue #5 - “BENALOHPAILLIER”

<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:1.5in;mso-add-space:auto; text-indent:-17.95pt;mso-list:l0 level3 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Trebuchet MS";mso-bidi-font-family: "Trebuchet MS""> 1. <span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Trebuchet MS";mso-bidi-font-family:"Trebuchet MS"">Base64 decode #1: “¬[Terminal.] [Transmission Ends”

<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:1.5in;mso-add-space:auto; text-indent:-17.95pt;mso-list:l0 level3 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Trebuchet MS";mso-bidi-font-family: "Trebuchet MS""> 2. <span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Trebuchet MS";mso-bidi-font-family:"Trebuchet MS"">Base64 and running key decode #2 (inner portion): "This is a message left for Dr. Horn. Just to remind you in case of emergencies that the password to the HALOS files is BENALOHPAILLIER. I have programmed HALOS to send in level seven cases. You should bring pizzas."

<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:.5in;mso-add-space:auto; text-indent:-.5in;mso-text-indent-alt:-17.95pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Trebuchet MS";mso-bidi-font-family: "Trebuchet MS"">   VI. <span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Trebuchet MS";mso-bidi-font-family:"Trebuchet MS"">November 7, 2012

<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:1.0in;mso-add-space:auto; text-indent:-17.95pt;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Trebuchet MS";mso-bidi-font-family: "Trebuchet MS""> A.     <span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Trebuchet MS";mso-bidi-font-family:"Trebuchet MS"">IRC Clue #6 - “HALOS.TXT”

<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:1.5in;mso-add-space:auto; text-indent:-17.95pt;mso-list:l0 level3 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Trebuchet MS";mso-bidi-font-family: "Trebuchet MS""> 1. <span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Trebuchet MS";mso-bidi-font-family:"Trebuchet MS"">Reminder to check website which led to discovery of HALOS.txt: “ProxyhoSt@-84-9-I23-345.dslgb.com//closed.proxy.accepTEd//?OTR,3,4,?OTR:[INCOMING TRANSMISSION]ThEpIzZaIsaLiE...HALOS[Transmission Ends”

<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:1.5in;mso-add-space:auto; text-indent:-17.95pt;mso-list:l0 level3 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Trebuchet MS";mso-bidi-font-family: "Trebuchet MS""> 2. <span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Trebuchet MS";mso-bidi-font-family:"Trebuchet MS"">Not mentioned on Wiki (I have since updated to reflect this), but the capital letters after the first “p” spell out:   “SITE”

<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:2.0in;mso-add-space:auto; text-indent:-17.95pt;mso-list:l0 level4 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Trebuchet MS";mso-bidi-font-family: "Trebuchet MS""> a)     <span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Trebuchet MS";mso-bidi-font-family:"Trebuchet MS"">This is obviously just a hint to return to the site

<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:.5in;mso-add-space:auto; text-indent:-.5in;mso-text-indent-alt:-17.95pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Trebuchet MS";mso-bidi-font-family: "Trebuchet MS"">     VII. <span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Trebuchet MS";mso-bidi-font-family:"Trebuchet MS"">CURRENT

<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:1.0in;mso-add-space:auto; text-indent:-17.95pt;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Trebuchet MS";mso-bidi-font-family: "Trebuchet MS""> A. <span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Trebuchet MS";mso-bidi-font-family:"Trebuchet MS"">752-character hex code retrieved from HALOS.txt. . ..

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