LEVEL 3
CONFIDENTIAL

INCIDENT-47

"THE SMILING MAN"

WARNING: This incident report contains cognitohazardous elements. Personnel experiencing uncontrollable smiling or auditory hallucinations should report to medical immediately.

1. Incident Overview

Date: ██/██/20██
Location: Sector-9, The Long Hallway
Casualties: 3 personnel (see Addendum 47-A)

At approximately 03:47 AM, security cameras detected anomalous movement in Sector-9. The entity designated "The Smiling Man" manifested near Door #47, despite all doors in Sector-9 being welded shut since Incident-29.

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2. Entity Description

The subject appears as a Caucasian male in a faded business suit, estimated height 6'3". Key characteristics:

Note: All attempts at photography result in overexposed facial features except for the smile, which remains crisply defined.

3. Behavioral Patterns

The entity demonstrates:

CRITICAL NOTE: Personnel reporting "hearing laughter" when no entity is visible have a 92% chance of manifesting identical facial trauma within 72 hours.

4. Containment Procedures

Current Status: Uncontained (last sighted Sector-12)

If encountered:

  1. Do not make eye contact
  2. Maintain peripheral observation at all times
  3. If it begins mimicking your movements, close eyes and count backwards from 47
  4. Report to decontamination immediately after encounter

Containment Protocol 47-Delta: All personnel assigned to affected sectors must undergo mandatory facial muscle relaxation therapy every 47 hours.

5. Addendum 47-B

Audio Transcript (recovered from Agent █████'s recorder):

[03:51:23] "It's at the end of the hall. Just standing there. That godawful smile—"
[03:51:30] [Static]
[03:51:37] "It's closer now. Didn't see it move. Why is it smiling like that?"
[03:51:42] "I think— I think it's saying something—"
[03:51:45] [Garbled speech, possibly "Come play?"]
[03:51:47] [Sound of tearing flesh]
[03:51:49] [Laughter matches subject's vocal profile]