CASE FILE: SR-06 // THE RUST CATHEDRAL

CASE FILE: SR-06 // THE RUST CATHEDRAL
[ CLASSIFICATION: LEVEL OMEGA-9 ]
[ STATUS: ACTIVE ]
[ SOURCE: FIELD OPERATIVE // IDENTITY REDACTED ]

DATE OF INCIDENT: 1978-12-19 – 0310 hrs
LOCATION: █████, Michigan (Decommissioned Foundry Site)

— ORIGIN —
Per Directive 19-F, Subsection 3(c), anomaly first observed at abandoned foundry grounds. Initial civilian report (Ref. 1978-1221-04): emergence of unregistered structure at site previously recorded as rubble.

Federal escalation approved 1978-12-21 following disappearance of three contracted surveyors; vehicle recovered with ignition active.

— DESCRIPTION —
Apparent height on first approach: ~180 ft; subsequent measures variable.
Composition: oxidized ferrous material; no weld seams; no tool marks.
Configuration inconsistent between visits; buttresses/spires reorient.
Interior volume exceeds exterior footprint; corridors relocate mid-transit.

Acoustic anomaly: pipe-organ resonance without power source.
EM disturbance: recording devices fail within 20 m; compasses drift; film fogs.
Thermal anomaly: surfaces warm to touch in sub-freezing conditions.

— INTERVIEWS (Filed Statements) —

Surveyor-2 (prior to disappearance):

"We measured the same wall twice, and it moved. Not collapsed — moved. Like it breathed."

Local Priest (Father █████):

"I was the last to enter. The others would not cross the threshold.
The walls were not stone, not wood, but something fused — a lattice of corroded iron and bone.
When I tried to speak, a taste came into my mouth. Metallic, like rust, but sharper, lodged behind the teeth.
It felt as though something was pressing against the back of them, waiting to crawl through.
I turned and left. I will not go back.
You can tell your superiors: what stands there is not a house of God."

Civilian Trespasser (Age 19, detained):

"We climbed inside. The stairs didn't end where they should. Every door opened to more doors. My friend never came back out."

Federal Technician, Audio Division:

"Our equipment picked up resonance at 18.3 Hz. Below human hearing. The men said they felt watched. One vomited until he bled."

Military Demolition Specialist (post-operation):

"We placed charges. Next day, structure was standing again. Same place. Same rust. Not possible."

STATUS SUMMARY:
Escalation request denied. Site marked for demolition.
Outcome: [REDACTED]
Field reports confirm persistence of anomaly.
Classification remains ACTIVE.

// REVIEWER-09 NOTE
Acoustic profile overlaps SR-44 (The Frequency Eater). Probability of shared origin: 67.0%.

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