Anomalous Object/Entity/Location Number: AOEL-105
Difficulty of Containment: Low
Danger Level: Low
Containment Protocol: AOEL-105 is kept in a standard medium-size containment chamber at OCS-13.
Anomaly Description: AOEL-105 is a wooden solo canoe. Other than a coat of white paint on the outside, it has no distinct features.
AOEL-105 is anomalously durable, and has been unaffected by attempts to damage or destroy it. In addition, the paint on the outside has not visibly faded since the object’s acquisition by the AOEL Society in 1982, and the wood has not displayed any signs of decay.
AOEL-105 was discovered when a group of sailors found it in the Pacific Ocean, near the coast of California. Its anomalous property was discovered when one of the sailors attempted to dismantle it to repurpose the wood and was unable to do so. It was acquired by the AOEL Society shortly thereafter.
A non-anomalous human skeleton was recovered with AOEL-105. According to the sailors, it was found inside the object. The skeleton is approximately 200 years old. In addition, it is presumed that at least one paddle or other method of controlling the object’s motion accompanied the object at some point in the past, but no such object was found by the sailors.