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Shutter
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 		 Strange Phone Number... ARG, or real spy stuff?
came across this in 4chan - decoding help?
At around 2AM CDT last night (9/10/2012), a thread was made on /b/ with the title of "Creepy phone numbers thread" and originally was suppose to be a thread discussing creepy numbers and incidents associated with those creepy numbers. The attached number to the post was a number based out of Colorado and is (303)-309-0004. Upon calling this number, an automated prompt answers your call and asks for a passkey.

Here's a pastebin link to transcriptions of the calls when certain Agent or OTC #'s were used:

http://pastebin.com/RcVTvdvz

I can't tell what the codes are... anyone help on this? OH and I'm not sure this is an actual ARG, but it is intriguing, and I'd love to find out what they mean. There are also coordinates as well, and google map results even pinpoint some locations to warehouses in the middle of nowhere!

If it is an ARG, it looks fun, if not maybe its some kind of military training exercise? O_O It's been dubbed "Colorado Phone Conspiracy" and more info on what has been speculated can be seen here: http://pastebin.com/tP9ym0af

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Distraction
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Quote:

TROOP 93625 49.3000 -98.5220 REQAT 10:43\
TRGOP 36483 28.8420 -96.7782 REQAT 17:13\
SUPPLY 16464 45.5402 -118.2638 REQAT 5:11\



These look like latitude and longitude coordinates. The first one...
Troop 93625 Looks like they are stationed In an unnamed road in Canada. 49.3000 -98.5220

Thats all i got. I'll play more once I get a second
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 		??? NO

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Shutter
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Distraction wrote:
Quote:

TROOP 93625 49.3000 -98.5220 REQAT 10:43\
TRGOP 36483 28.8420 -96.7782 REQAT 17:13\
SUPPLY 16464 45.5402 -118.2638 REQAT 5:11\



These look like latitude and longitude coordinates. The first one...
Troop 93625 Looks like they are stationed In an unnamed road in Canada. 49.3000 -98.5220

Thats all i got. I'll play more once I get a second


Cool. Most of the coords are at sea now too. Weird.

It seems like everyone in irc is still unsure whether this is an ARG or something real.

http://webchat.freenode.net/
#otp22

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 		Has anyone decoded the numbers in the transcripts?

If I'm not mistaken it looks like input into a digital gps/fleet assignment computer commonly used in highway maintenance, large trucking companies, etcetera.

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Akiva wrote:
Has anyone decoded the numbers in the transcripts?

If I'm not mistaken it looks like input into a digital gps/fleet assignment computer commonly used in highway maintenance, large trucking companies, etcetera.


I found another Site that's been playing around with this Since Nov, 2011.

http://www.godlikeproductions.com/forum1/message1702191/pg1

Have a read...especially the Colorado State Capitol building.

Yeah, I'm not gonna touch this.
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Distraction wrote:
Quote:

TROOP 93625 49.3000 -98.5220 REQAT 10:43\
TRGOP 36483 28.8420 -96.7782 REQAT 17:13\
SUPPLY 16464 45.5402 -118.2638 REQAT 5:11\



These look like latitude and longitude coordinates. The first one...
Troop 93625 Looks like they are stationed In an unnamed road in Canada. 49.3000 -98.5220

Thats all i got. I'll play more once I get a second


The second set of coordinates point to a field in Texas close to a city called Victoria. The third set (the one with supplies) is on a mountain range in the middle of Oregon.
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 		iandaking - isn't the quote on your signature from The Empire Strikes Back, rather than A New Hope??

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JumboTron wrote:
iandaking - isn't the quote on your signature from The Empire Strikes Back, rather than A New Hope??


OMG hahaha thanks for noticing that! I created this signature after a long day so I wasn't thinking clearly

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bambusar
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Quote:
JOIN THE PLAYERS ON


JOIN THE PLAYERS ON

----> http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=#arg

JOIN THE PLAYERS ON

Quote:
JOIN THE PLAYERS ON




Today we got quite a breakthrough at this ARG

We got "GATEWAY 1 IS ACTIVE and GATEWAY 2 IS ACTIVE" responses on phone number

first one had message (code 1337)



Spoiler (Rollover to View):
83 72 73 80 32 66 82 69 65 75 69 82 49 32 55 49 46 55 55 52 57 32 45 49 54 56 46 54 48 48 50
33 78 79 87 65 84 32 48 51 58 33 50 92 83 72 73 80 32 66 82 69 65 75 69 82 50 32 55 49 46 55
36 51 49 32 45 49 54 36 46 54 48 48 51 32 78 79 87 65 84 32 48 51 58 48 48 51 32 78 79 87 65
84 32 48 51 58 53 50 92 83 72 73 80 32 77 69 76 84 69 82 49 32 55 49 46 55 55 57 37 32 45 49
54 56 46 33 52 37 51 32 78 79 87 65 84 32 48 51 58 33 50 92 83 72 73 80 32 77 69 76 84 69 82
50 32 55 49 46 54 56 48 52 32 45 49 54 56 46 54 52 57 54 32 78 79 87 65 84 32 48 51 58 33 50
92 83 72 73 80 32 80 69 84 82 32 54 56 46 56 49 57 52 32 45 49 54 56 46 55 36 51 56 32 78 79
87 65 84 32 48 51 58 33 50 92 83 72 73 80 32 80 65 89 76 68 49 32 54 33 46 55 51 55 54 32 45
49 54 56 46 57 48 48 49 32 78 79 87 65 84 32 48 51 58 53 50 92 77 83 71 42 57 57 50 56 33 92

End Of Sequence
Salt 661
End of Transmission

[code]SHIP BREAKER1 71.7749 -168.6002!NOWAT 03:!2\
SHIP BREAKER2 71.7$31 -16$.6003 NOWAT 03:003 NOWAT 03:52\
SHIP MELTER1 71.779% -168.!4%3 NOWAT 03:!2\
SHIP MELTER2 71.6804 -168.6496 NOWAT 03:!2\
SHIP PETR 68.8194 -168.7$38 NOWAT 03:!2\
SHIP PAYLD1 6!.7376 -168.9001 NOWAT 03:52\
MSG*99285\



Second one had dead drop instructions, I removed coordinates (XXX) to prevent somebody to get it before main group picks it up
(code 99285)
We have to pick up a book by IBAN number in library (north west US) on given coord.

Spoiler (Rollover to View):
agent 99285

90 32 49 49 48 48 48 49 90 32 83 69 80 32 49 50 10 83 69 67 82 69
84 47 47 80 82 74 77 76 80 76 47 47 55 53 88 53 10 77 83 71 73 68 47
68 82 80 85 80 68 84 47 47 10 83 85 66 74 47 78 69 87 32 68 82 79 80
83 40 83 41 47 47 10 68 82 79 80 47 52 53 46 52 50 52 48 47 45 49 50
50 46 54 54 55 53 47 48 45 56 49 54 48 45 52 49 57 53 45 52 47 80 71
50 55 50 47 47 10 71 69 78 84 69 88 84 47 82 69 77 65 82 75 83 47 49
46 32 80 73 67 75 85 80 32 68 82 79 80 32 66 69 70 79 82 69 32 50 57
50 51 53 57 90 32 83 69 80 32 49 53 47 47 10
end of sequence
salt 351
end of transmission


Z 110001Z SEP 12
SECRET//PRJMLPL//75X5
MSGID/DRPUPDT//
SUBJ/NEW DROPS(S)//
DROP/XX.4240/-XXX.6675/0-XXXX-4195-4/PG272//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PICKUP DROP BEFORE 292359Z SEP 15//




Later whet we discovered another agent code that plays SSTV image or ARCTIC.



ALSO kind of important
On beginning of first phonecall there is some speech in unidentified language. Here is link to it. Please post what language it is if you have any clue!

http://vocaroo.com/i/s0hlMIJz87yR

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 		update

we got the drop, it was CD hidden in book in library in Oregon
http://imgur.com/a/4v1XX#0

on CD were 5 file that are very big and worh as codebook for deciphering new kind of messages that appear on phonecalls on certain agent codes.
So far we found and decrypted two of those

vblph azujx scdej rdymn lbess tgomk iqvhy cakkr ndwew lcgqw ifjrv wdyat xzndr eoyom afzkz ---> PAYLO ADTHR EEXXX TRAJE CTORY GOODX XXREA DYFOR REENT RYXXX TARGE TMELT INGCO MPLET EXXXX

1. (agent number 99286)
PAYLOAD THREE TRAJECTORY GOOD READY FOR REENTRY TARGET MELTING COMPLETE

2. (ag number 2896)
MELTING OF INCOMPLETE PAYLOAD THREE REENTRY WINDOW IN DELAYED BY NO LESS THAN FIVE DAYS SEA TROOP REQUESTING DROP

Part of message in mysterious language is latin. IT is from Virgils, Eneid
It translated to something like: "We will die unavenged" moriemur inultae, sed moriamur' and
" it will please me to go below" 'sic, sic iuvat ire sub umbras.

if you are interested join us on freenode.net channel #ARG
http://webchat.freenode.net/

check pastebin http://pastebin.com/tP9ym0af

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 		Out of morbid curiosity, did they decode the dead drop yet?

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bambusar
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 		Yes. files on the CD (p1.txt, p2 ,p3 p4 and otp.txt are "codebooks"

They are used to decrypt messages that we get from phonecalls sometimes.

So far we found two of them, first one was decrypted using p1.txt from CD
PAYLOAD THREE TRAJECTORY GOOD READY FOR REENTRY TARGET MELTING COMPLETE

Second using p2.txt from CD
MELTING OF INCOMPLETE PAYLOAD THREE REENTRY WINDOW IN DELAYED BY NO LESS THAN FIVE DAYS SEA TROOP REQUESTING DROP

we expect 2 more messages that will fit p3 and p4.txt

Method to decryipt is simlpe actually.
vblph azujx ----> PAYLO ADTHR

you take word from ciphertext VBLPH and then you search p1.txt for same code. Word left of that code is decrypted text. Its advanced substitution cipher actually.

here is link to CD iso
http://www.mediafire.com/?xid0xb7fcnvzjpk

but carefull files are 150MB big you need txtx editor that can handle such big files
notepad++ or some other giant files txt editor will do


long explanation of cipher (with few mistakes, its not OTP cipher but "advance# substitution cipher)

http://www.anonpaste.me/anonpaste/index.php?1bd0ef9182b10365#IHc7RaDT/S2WT8P6hyLPExMgVPJpQVkUfwVIZz/25oM=

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 		Been lurking this thread, hoping it would heat up. Seems it has, but I am debating on whether or not to jump in just yet...

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bambusar
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 		it is pretty interesting and everybody are wellcome

community is quite big (around 100 people on IRC constantly)

http://webchat.freenode.net/ channel #OTP22

I am not updating this thread with all details since there is quite alot of things to do and see. Some people are following ships coordinates and ploting maps, some are transcribing calls ,some are calling., some are working on files from CD, figuring what are salts, SSTV...

So far we have pastebin, google docs, wiki page...
http://otp22.referata.com/wiki/Main_Page
http://otp22.com/
https://docs.google.com/folder/d/0B5iZB7A31G4IRFBqdUgwZGFYUUU/edit

We created automatic dailing system, so we dont have to call constantly.
But we still have to do it personally to try new agent codes.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1s2plRgpIUVA92yxptBnZo2ptQgD01YpVKWWY0OLpjKY/edit
http://70.90.239.101/?C=M;O=D


For curious people i will post part of p1.txt

Spoiler (Rollover to View):
AAAAA TADLL
AAAAB EVQVQ
AAAAC APKRK
AAAAD BASUE
AAAAE WZLCB
AAAAF CITGM
AAAAG IJOYP
AAAAH AROLZ
AAAAI YHWWS
AAAAJ QBBME
AAAAK ZIJHV
AAAAL CRVJP
AAAAM HWSWB
AAAAN WOVOL
AAAAO YMZNS
AAAAP OULHX
AAAAQ SISKT
AAAAR VHKLJ
AAAAS MMFNO

and otp.txt
Spoiler (Rollover to View):

OICOV ZDNOU EKKYO GVKMD CSIRC
HXDGF DTKAS WTDAT QMBKK PKMVL
QGJIR HAVHB JXPMQ PZYIN HOJTK
FJVDE DWINR SOPLM GDGEG RPIGL
YQNXS NJIYV XJGQD DDYZZ OGZST
DAMRI IGIGD APJYN HQRRY SQDSP
YOJJH XJJAG PYELP SLYEM SZKIM
XETKP HDRHZ NXVIB OVEVE KGUMA
XAYJF XWCRV WIVIU LCULW PUVYO
YVOXB GMANN UXHLV VIINE QMTWS
LXUPC LZWXR PUKMY HLSVX QZJLV
CYNFI UEXEM RTTKN SVKSU ELPOT
WFQBY ZWZID AMWYR YOPWJ CVEPT
ITCEW DIYWI VYRLO XLWLS ILGEV....




EXPLANATION OF OTP.TXT FILE AND ITS CONTENT

http://otp22.referata.com/wiki/CD_contents_explanation

here is link to CD iso
http://www.mediafire.com/?xid0xb7fcnvzjpk

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