UNA-019
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Unexplainable Numbered Anomaly: 019

R. I. C. Class: Yellow-2-5

Object Properties: Digital Hazard, Degenerative, Cognitohazard


Description

UNA-019 is a YouTube video of Rick Astley's 'Never Gonna Give You Up'. Although the chances of UNA-019-1 manifesting were 1.7% at the time of discovery, this chance has increased to above 50%.

When watching UNA-019, there is a roughly 80% chance that the audio from UNA-019 will change. There will be distortions in the audio, frequent static, and random changes in the speed of the audio. Most interesting are the lyrics of the chorus, which appear to have been altered to the following:

Never gonna [DATA EXPUNGED] ████
Never gonna blame [DATA EXPUNGED] fault
He did it to ████ ██ ███ and [DATA EXPUNGED] you
Never gonna make you [DATA EXPUNGED]
Always gotta ███████ ███
He has never told a lie or [DATA EXPUNGED] you


The lyrics being sung match the voice of Rick Astley to a 99.84% precision, however interviews conducted have revealed that Rick Astley had never sung such lyrics. UNA-019's visuals remain unchanged throughout the video.

UNA-019-1 appears to be an unlisted video that could randomly play in place of UNA-019. This video cannot be searched up on YouTube, and all attempts to copy the link to play the video again simply leads back to UNA-019. UNA-019 appears to be from an anomalous account, with a constantly fluctuating number of subscribers1, and zero videos. Analysis of this account reveals no IP address, and is otherwise completely inactive.

UNA-019-1 begins with a deep voice, presumably edited via a voice-changing software, saying, "Thank you all for watching video. If you were expecting something… different, I apologise. Please, do not leave. I assure you, this video will be more interesting than anything you have ever dreamt of watching."

The backgrounds switches to a symbol of the UNAS-F's logo, however there are a few changes. The crescent in the center is replaced with a scythe. There are 7 circles around the logo, each depicting an especially gory act of ritual sacrifice. Dark red blood pours out from each ring. The border of the logo is not made of two circles and a triangle, but a 5-pointed star fit inside a circle, a symbol commonly associated with occult practices and dark magic. It is believed that this is the logo of the GoI-001, "The CoΨ", which has been based off of the UNAS-F, either as a form of mockery or threat. At thus point in the video, precisely 12 seconds in, is the beginning of an infohazardous, brainwashing process that converts viewers into instances of UNA-019-2.

The speaker begins to speak in an unidentified language, matching no known language or dialect on Earth. viewers, however, seem to understand this language perfectly, and over the course of watching the video, actively react in agreement to the narrator. This effect appears to be a combination of both the CoΨ logo and audio, as viewing either individually has no effect on those who perceive it. Those asked to transcribe or translate the narration will show a resistance to, even when promised rewards or threatened.

After 10 minutes and 13 seconds of the brainwashing process, the viewer will have converted full into UNA-019-2 instance. UNA-019-2 instances are completely unresponsive to outside stimuli, and act only in response the narrator's words from UNA-019-1. At this point the narrator begins to chant the following phrase, "Non merentur vivere!"2. At this point, UNA-019 becomes extremely aggressive to any human within its line of sight, and will attempt to gruesomely murder that person. When facing multiple targets, UNA-019-2 instances shows no preference and targets the person closest to it. This behaviour cannot be halted or alleviated, and termination is the only known way to stop the rampage of UNA-019-2 instances.


Acquisition

UNA-019-1 was first discovered when researcher [REDACTED] attempted to rickroll a fellow researcher through a YouTube link sent online. Viewing UNA-019-1 resulted in the coversion of both personnel into instances of UNA-019-2, who became extremely aggressive ad severly injured 4 other personnel before being restrained and terminated.

That's honestly [expletive] immature.

- Personnel 003-6


Containment Protocol

The original music video has been reuploaded on YouTube3, and has proven to be unanomalous in nature. All known links on the Internet that lead to UNA-019 are to be edited to link to this video instead.

Due to UNA-019's anomalous properties, it cannot be removed from the Internet. Security team σ-19 are to scout the Internet for any possible instances of UNA-019-2. Soldiers nearest to the location of occurrence are to be dispatched to neutralise the instance and amnesticise all civilians involved.

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