Lirinola Observatory Incident

The Lirinola Observatory Incident was a which took place at the eponymous World Concordat-operated Climatological Research Station, located in Hazala. The disappearance is believed to have occurred sometime between 8:45 PM on 19 July to 3:30 AM local time on 26-27 Highscald 1609, during which all communications from the station were lost due to the concurrent landfall of a tropical storm. Emergency communications systems were opened up from the Observatory's administration center to give the all-clear signal for all stations, though none of the installations responded. Further communication attempts were made by other nearby radio operators to both of the affected stations but none were successfully established.

An informal investigation began soon after conducted by site security immediately after not receiving a response from any of the installations, which revealed that all personnel outside of the central office were no longer present, prompting an immediate operation by [LOCAL AGENCY]. The largest of the installations, containing the site's, was found to have signs of forced entry and violent physical altercations, though none of the others had similar signs of struggle or damage.

As of 1610, twenty-six of the staff present at the Lirinola Range have not been located, and are presumed dead. Three were recovered over the course of the initial search and rescue operation in varying stages of injury, with an additional seven found confirmed dead. The survivors have given conflicting reports on the events of the incident, with only one of the recovered victims having been assigned to the telescope unit that evening.