Mystery of Scylla

One of the most bizarre incidents during the era of expansion was the episode concerning the Monoliths of Scylla. The Ozymandias, an exploration vessel led off-course by electromagnetic interference with its Cherenkov drive came upon what appeared to be an inhabited world orbiting Beta Cygni. A surface scan revealed huge monolithic stone and metal structures in a concentrated area on the planet’s northernmost continent.

Dubbing the planet Scylla due to the world’s violent storm conditions, the Ozymandias sent for SICON backup before exploring the surface in accordance with UCF first contact directives. Before the nearest available warship could arrive, the Ozymandias’ sensors were obscured by a massive storm over what was believed to be an alien city. The dreadnought, Adamant, arrived at Scylla and waited out the storm so that a team of scientists, accompanied by a squad of Mobile Infantry troopers could land and investigate the surface. However, when the weather front broke, there was there was no trace of the monoliths or the buildings. Neither ship could offer any explanation for the disappearance, but a subsequent search of the area turned up no evidence to suggest that such structures of any kind ever existed.