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Incident Report.

Incident Date: May 30, 2072.

Details: The Avalon, a US Department of Defense (DoD) low-orbit special programs asset, disintegrated over the Pacific Ocean on 2072/30/05 due to ...REDACTED... In partnership with Paradigm CS, a civilian biotechnology company, the Avalon had been supporting a classified deep-space initiative, codename "Transcription".

The catastrophe wasn't the first incident on record pertaining to Paradigm CS. Eleven months prior, ...REDACTED... resulted in the fatality of one crewmember. An internal investigation was opened, and ...REDACTED... to perform a root-cause analysis. During this window, lapses in data transmissions and communications were noted by ...REDACTED...

The events between May 30, 2071 and the Avalon's eventual demise remain a matter of great interest to DoD, Paradigm CS and ...REDACTED...

Fatalities: Crew (2), Civilians (3), ...REDACTED...