[ WP ] An alien race has mastered interstellar space travel , but never invented guns or bombs . Their ship lands on a barren and ruined Earth , and find a cache of nuclear weapons beneath the rubble .

Incident Report # 0477a3032b 
 
 Report Commences 
 
 [ TIMESTAMP CLASSIFIED ] Old Earth Surveillance Grid ( hereafter OESG ) reports unknown ship jumping in-system. Designation unknown, class unknown, design unknown, ownership unknown. Super-capital size class. Ship does not match current known designs. Assigned temporary class super-dreadnought and temporary designation UFO-1138 
 
 [ TIMESTAMP CLASSIFIED ] Poll of Old Earth Quarantine waystations completed. UFO-1138 did not pass any known waystation. 
 
 [ TIMESTAMP CLASSIFIED ] OESG completes preliminary analysis of UFO-1138 jump signature. UFO-1138 entry vector does not correspond to any recognized entry vectors. Broadening search parameters. 
 
 [ TIMESTAMP CLASSIFIED ] UFO-1138 performs a series of microjumps and approaches Old Earth. OESG requests permission to reactivate Luna-17 observation post. 
 
 [ TIMESTAMP CLASSIFIED ] Rapid Response Fleetgroup Five ( hereafter RRF5 ) sets course for Old Earth. ETA: Two weeks. 
 
 [ TIMESTAMP CLASSIFIED ] OESG receives permission to reactivate Luna-17. Luna-17 comes online, reports UFO-1138 arriving in Old Earth orbit and deploying shuttlecraft. 
 
 [ TIMESTAMP CLASSIFIED ] Luna-17 completes preliminary scan of UFO-1138. Scan indicates negligible weapons-grade power sources, but extreme levels of varied life signs. Based on scan results, Luna-17 supercomputer requests reclassification of UFO-1138 from super-dreadnought to city-ship. 
 
 [ TIMESTAMP CLASSIFIED ] Luna-17 reports UFO-1138 departing Old Earth orbit and performing microjump. Luna-17 loses contact with UFO-1138, notifies OESG. OESG response delayed due to ongoing jump vector analysis. 
 
 [ TIMESTAMP CLASSIFIED ] RRF5 arrives in-system and proceeds to search for UFO-1138. Ground teams deployed to UFO-1138 shuttlecraft landing sites, as directed by Luna-17. 
 
 [ TIMESTAMP CLASSIFIED ] RRF5 ground teams arrive at [ CLASSIFIED ] Missile Launch Facility, ( hereafter Site 11 ). Preliminary analysis consistent with other sites and suggests accelerated xenoarcheological activity, however, secondary scan reveal entire complement of Site 11 nuclear weaponry has been removed. 
 
 [ TIMESTAMP CLASSIFIED ] Luna-17 supercomputer presents hypothesis: UFO-1138 harvested Site 11 for nuclear fuel. 
 
 [ TIMESTAMP CLASSIFIED ] RRF5 encounters ship matching UFO-1138 ’ s description adrift in Oort Cloud area. Scans reveal minimal power, heavy internal damage, minimal life signs and extreme levels of irradiation. 
 
 [ TIMESTAMP CLASSIFIED ] Luna-17 supercomputer notes irradiation of UFO-1138 is consistent with the offensive use of over 80 % of Site 11 ’ s remaining arsenal. 
 
 [ TIMESTAMP CLASSIFIED ] Luna-17 supercomputer presents hypothesis: UFO-1138 ’ s lightly armed nature suggests a non-warlike species. Such a species would not have Hiroshima-Nagasaki, Cold War or Austin events, and would not have the requisite respect for and fear of nuclear weaponry. 
 
 [ TIMESTAMP CLASSIFIED ] OESG completes analysis of UFO-1138 jump signature. With > 95 % probability, UFO-1138 arrived from [ CLASSIFIED ], a distance of [ CLASSIFIED ] light years. 
 
 [ TIMESTAMP CLASSIFIED ] Luna-17 supercomputer presents hypothesis: UFO-1138 ’ s lightly armed nature suggests a non-warlike species. Requests invasion force be ready when UFO-1138 ’ s navigational and jump systems are reverse-engineered. Request approved. 
 
 Report Ends 
 
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