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:

Face frozen in "ecstatic grin" (muscle tissue visibly torn at corners)
Eyes completely black (no sclera or iris differentiation)
Movement described as "frame-by-frame" teleportation
Emits 48Hz hum detectable by specialized equipment
Leaves behind oil-like residue with scent of burnt sugar

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

3. Behavioral Patterns

The entity demonstrates:

Preference for liminal spaces (hallways, waiting areas, stairwells)
Mirror avoidance (will never appear in reflective surfaces)
Response to direct observation by increasing smile width (max recorded: 180°)
Apparent ability to bypass locked doors without physical interaction

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:

Do not make eye contact
Maintain peripheral observation at all times
If it begins mimicking your movements, close eyes and count backwards from 47
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]