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The SCP-001 Observatory

Explore distinct SCP-001 proposals with author credits, source access, and optional deeper explanations.

“SCP-001” is a collection of distinct proposals. Browse each as its own work. The arrangement here is an editorial selection, not a single official answer.

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Proposal by DrClef

The Gate Guardian

A monumental figure under distant observation. Clef’s proposal puts containment beside religious imagery and a warning to prepare.

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Dr Clef's Proposal ↗

By DrClef

EN · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source checked 2026-09-27 · page revision: 92, last edited: 02 Aug 2025 10:43

Evidence location: Description; numbered characteristics and Founder directive

SCP-001 is a humanoid entity, approximately seven hundred (700) cubits in height

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SCP-001 ↗

By Staff

EN · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source checked 2026-09-27 · page revision: 178, last edited: 25 Jul 2026 23:51

Evidence location: Proposal directory: Jonathan Ball / Dr. Gears / Dr. Clef / S. D. Locke

Please select your desired file.

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Proposal by Jonathan Ball

Sheaf of Papers

An apparently ordinary bundle of documents makes the act of reading a containment problem.

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Jonathan Ball's Proposal ↗

By Jonathan Ball

EN · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source checked 2026-09-27 · page revision: 42, last edited: 17 Mar 2023 17:41

Evidence location: Description and Additional Notes; prediction versus causation

Whether SCP-001 is to be regarded as an advance-warning system

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SCP-001 ↗

By Staff

EN · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source checked 2026-09-27 · page revision: 178, last edited: 25 Jul 2026 23:51

Evidence location: Proposal directory: Jonathan Ball / Dr. Gears / Dr. Clef / S. D. Locke

Please select your desired file.

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Proposal by Dr Gears

The Prototype

A stark recovery report imagines an early encounter before the familiar containment-document format is fully established.

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Dr Gears' Proposal ↗

By Dr Gears

EN · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source checked 2026-09-27 · page revision: 26, last edited: 06 Sep 2025 16:03

Evidence location: Report and Addendum; initial recovery and ADRX-19

Additional objects reported, Overseers considering conversion of ADRX-19 to a dedicated recovery and containment facility.

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SCP-001 ↗

By Staff

EN · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source checked 2026-09-27 · page revision: 178, last edited: 25 Jul 2026 23:51

Evidence location: Proposal directory: Jonathan Ball / Dr. Gears / Dr. Clef / S. D. Locke

Please select your desired file.

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Proposal by S D Locke

When Day Breaks

An immersive catastrophe story in which daylight has become something survivors must avoid. Read its changing file in the original presentation.

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S. D. Locke's Proposal ↗

By S D Locke

EN · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source checked 2026-09-27 · page revision: 119, last edited: 13 Oct 2024 20:28

Evidence location: File revision #3/12 → Description; later narrative should be read on the original page

Upon contact with visible light produced by the sun, living organisms liquefy at the point of contact

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SCP-001 ↗

By Staff

EN · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source checked 2026-09-27 · page revision: 178, last edited: 25 Jul 2026 23:51

Evidence location: Proposal directory: Jonathan Ball / Dr. Gears / Dr. Clef / S. D. Locke

Please select your desired file.

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Proposal by qntm

The Lock

An ornamented object resists inspection, while a research team disagrees about how far to push the investigation. This is qntm’s self-contained proposal.

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qntm's proposal ↗

By qntm

EN · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source checked 2026-09-28 · page revision: 41, last edited: 02 Jan 2023 13:23

Evidence location: Description; Project Pluto; acquisition report and microwave observations

Agent-inspected primary page. Kingy text is an original paraphrase; no source image, theme, or audio is reproduced.

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Proposal by DrEverettMann

The Spiral Path

A small outdoor anomaly introduces a much larger account of the Foundation’s beginnings. Read the linked O5 document after the initial report.

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Dr. Mann's Proposal ↗

By DrEverettMann

EN · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source checked 2026-09-28 · page revision: 24, last edited: 06 Apr 2023 18:31

Evidence location: Description and link to Document 001-O5

Agent-inspected primary page. Kingy text is an original paraphrase; no source image, theme, or audio is reproduced.

Document 001-O5 ↗

By DrEverettMann

EN · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source checked 2026-09-28 · page revision: 17, last edited: 22 Jul 2021 02:57

Evidence location: O5 induction account; manufactured anomalies; closing admissions

Agent-inspected primary page. Kingy text is an original paraphrase; no source image, theme, or audio is reproduced.

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Proposal by Aelanna · Dr. Mackenzie’s proposal

The Legacy

Two devices and a restricted document collection place the Administrator’s past under examination. The archive offers a story through correspondence and incomplete records.

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Dr. Mackenzie's Proposal ↗

By Aelanna

EN · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source checked 2026-09-28 · page revision: 16, last edited: 01 Oct 2022 08:00

Evidence location: Device descriptions; Administrator correspondence; final letter

The index calls this Dr. Mackenzie’s proposal; the current Licensing / Citation panel credits Aelanna. Credit follows that panel. No source media reproduced.

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Proposal by sandrewswann

The Database

An internal analyst investigates changes in the Foundation’s records. The proposal asks what evidence would look like if the archive itself could change.

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S Andrew Swann's Proposal ↗

By sandrewswann

EN · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source checked 2026-09-28 · page revision: 41, last edited: 08 Mar 2026 07:52

Evidence location: Data analyst report; SCP-140 analogy; contingency discussion

Agent-inspected primary page. Kingy text is an original paraphrase; no source image, theme, or audio is reproduced.

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Proposal by Akumeoy · Scantron’s proposal

The Foundation

An investigation begins with a changed school building. This proposal views an emerging institution through another agency’s case records.

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Scantron's Proposal ↗

By Akumeoy

EN · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source checked 2026-09-28 · page revision: 45, last edited: 15 Apr 2024 15:27

Evidence location: UIU case record; school surveys; radio communications

The proposal index uses Scantron; the current Licensing / Citation panel credits Akumeoy. Both labels are preserved without asserting a separate author. No source media reproduced.

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Proposal by spikebrennan

God’s Blind Spot

A bounded location becomes the subject of experiments, historical documents, and negotiations. Its theological vocabulary belongs to this proposal’s fictional research setting.

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spikebrennan's proposal ↗

By spikebrennan

EN · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source checked 2026-09-28 · page revision: 38, last edited: 11 Sep 2025 18:56

Evidence location: Description and test table; archival extracts; Project Uriel; footnote on causation

Agent-inspected primary page. Kingy text is an original paraphrase; no source image, theme, or audio is reproduced.

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Proposal by WrongJohnSilver

Normalcy

A policy document sets out what the Foundation means by ordinary reality. Council discussions make the act of classification the subject of the proposal.

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WJS Proposal ↗

By WrongJohnSilver

EN · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source checked 2026-09-28 · page revision: 13, last edited: 20 Apr 2021 07:46

Evidence location: Description; definition votes and discussion; closing terminal text

Agent-inspected primary page. Kingy text is an original paraphrase; no source image, theme, or audio is reproduced.

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Proposal by LilyFlower

The World’s Gone Beautiful

A brief report gives staff instructions for an extraordinary worldwide event. Read the original before opening the explanation if you want to preserve its first impression.

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Lily's Proposal ↗

By LilyFlower

EN · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source checked 2026-09-28 · page revision: 15, last edited: 11 Oct 2024 19:51

Evidence location: Containment procedures; Description; SCP-514 release instruction

Agent-inspected primary page. Kingy text is an original paraphrase; no source image, theme, or audio is reproduced.