SECRET // SPECIAL ACCESS REQUIRED - BRONZE FREESTYLE YELLOW
EYESONLY • ORCON • REL TO NATO, FVEY



BELCOURT MALLARD is a family of EBE artifacts first recovered during Operation ESSENTIAL NOMAD.  Two specimens have been recovered to date, designated (in order of acquisition) BELCOURT MALLARD RED and BELCOURT MALLARD ORANGE.  Both were apparently constructed to interface with BRONZE FREESTYLE neural system analogs.

Physical Description

The core components of BELCOURT MALLARD artifacts are surrounded by an 8mm shell of organic resin from an unknown source, dark  high-gloss purple.  The substance is penetrable by small arms fire.  A 1.21m wiring harness containing a mix of terrestrial fiber-optic cables and organic fibers similar to BRONZE FREESTYLE spinal tissue emerges from the overhead and terminates in a flexible hemispherical metallic framework sized to the BRONZE FREESTYLE cranium.  Multiple 24.6cm spheres are present, half-enclosed within the artifact's shell.  The spheres are translucent and connected to the artifact's interior via flexible tubing.  The spheres and tubing appear to be a storage and delivery system for a solution of sugars, fatty acids, and unidentified organic compounds.  The solution's components are also present in the circulatory system of BRONZE FREESTYLE.

Within the outer shell, BELCOURT MALLARD contains a complex network of BRONZE FREESTYLE neural tissue, high-density nonmetallic crystalline forms of unidentified composition, delivery tubing for the aforementioned liquid solution, and human neural tissue.  Analysis of the human neural tissue is inconclusive as to its origin.

In operation, BELCOURT MALLARD generates significant heat.  A temperature of 60ºC have been observed when it is in an apparent "idle" state, with spikes as high as 95ºC under intense use.  Additionally and perhaps more critically, an operating BELLCOURT MALLARD artifact also generates the WILDWOOD GROUSE electromagnetic signature.

Function

BELCOURT MALLARD's primary function appears to be amplification of BRONZE FREESTYLE's innate telepathic capabilities.  Additional functions may be present in individual devices.

BELCOURT MALLARD RED

BELCOURT MALLARD RED was recovered as an installation within the cargo box of a standard 2014 Ford Transit delivery van.  All interior furnishings were removed, presumably to make space for the artifact.  A diamond-shaped array of nine of the aforementioned translucent spheres was affixed to the cargo bay's left wall.  A padded couch sized to a BRONZE FREESTYLE entity was mounted to the cargo bay's floor, made of locally-acquired materials.  This is believed to be the operator's station.

BELCOURT MALLARD RED is believed to be a relatively low-powered, short-range variant of BELCOURT MALLARD.  When encountered during Operation ESSENTIAL NOMAD, it appears to have been used for clandestine command and control of human assets.

No additional functions were observed in BELCOURT MALLARD RED.

BELCOURT MALLARD RED remains in Australian military custody.

BELCOURT MALLARD ORANGE

BELCOURT MALLARD ORANGE is an undisguised EBE artifact in the shape of a rounded lozenge, measuring 4.9m long, 2.1m wide, and 2.5. tall.  When first encountered, it was being transported covertly in a standard van-type semi-trailer, but it is unknown if the dimensions of this container were a design factor.

A circular 1.1m "hatch" was present on the face arbitrarily designated as "rear."  No obvious mechanism for opening or closing the hatch is present, nor is a hinge in evidence.  The hatch appears to be integral to the artifact's outer frame.

The artifact contains 64 of the aforementioned spheres, arrayed in three rows around its interior volume.  It also contains an operator's couch composed of a soft, flexible version of the outer shell material.  Inset in this fixture is a small metallic cage structure containing the TERMITE WINKLER artifact.

BELCOURT MALLARD ORANGE is believed to be a higher-powered BELCOURT MALLARD variant, capable of direct telepathic intrusion and influence at extended range.  Its only observed use was in support of human and TUNGSTEN MEMENTO kinetic action against task force personnel.

BELCOURT MALLARD ORANGE displayed a secondary capability of levitation with a maximum observed altitude of ~2m and an observed speed of ~2m/s.  When in use, eight circular crystalline coil structures within its lower shell generated a surface temperature 110ºC.  These structures are believed to be the focal points or points of origin for this levitation effect.  The TERMITE WINKLER artifact is hypothesized to be a key element of this effect.

The Australian military transferred BELCOURT MALLARD ORANGE Task Force 47 custody on 03 May 2015.  The artifact was subsequently transported to Site RANDOLPH.