Author’s Note:
I have no physical proof that this document exists in a vault somewhere. I believe some record may have existed, but the document that follows is fictional—a reconstruction of what that background trail might have looked like.
UNITED STATES ARMY SOUTH (USARSO)
MILITARY INTELLIGENCE BRIGADE – SECURITY DIVISION
FORT CLAYTON, REPUBLIC OF PANAMA
TELECOMMUNICATIONS INTERCEPT LOG
CLASSIFICATION: CONFIDENTIAL // REVERTED TRANSIT OVERWATCH
DATE: September 10, 1995
TIME: 0712 EST
INCOMING CALL ORIGIN: Frankfurt, Germany [Signal routed via military satellite link]
CALLER IDENTITY: Redacted // Classified above current local command clearance level
SIGNAL TARGET: Balboa High School Faculty Workroom, Extension 402
RECEIVER IDENTITY: Jackson, Lee Ann [Dependent Spouse / Newly Appointed DoDDS Faculty]
LOGGED OBSERVATIONS:
1. Target line engaged at 0712 hours.
2. External caller refused to state specific military intent or command reason for the call to the primary switchboard operator.
3. Call manually transferred by staff to secondary workroom location.
4. Intercepted conversation conducted entirely in fluent German.
5. Total communication duration: Less than two (2.00) minutes.
ADDITIONAL MONITORING NOTE:
A local phone log recorder unit was present and active in the physical room for the duration of the audio transmission. Subject (Jackson) verbally identified the incoming communication to local faculty as a private civilian offer for overseas employment.
STATUS: Filed for record. No local counter-intelligence action required at this time.