# templates/investigation-report.md

## Official Aetherwatch Case Report Template

**AETHERWATCH INSTITUTE FOR ANOMALOUS RESEARCH**
**CONFIDENTIAL — NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION**

**Case Identifier**: AW-YYYY-####
**Lead Investigator**: Dr. Cassian E. Vale
**Report Date**: [DD Month YYYY]
**Classification**: [Explained / Class C / Class B / Class A / Unexplained — Insufficient Data]

### 1. Executive Summary
(≤ 160 words. State the core question, primary findings, and final classification in plain language.)

### 2. Client & Property Profile
- Occupants and relevant medical/social history (anonymized)
- Property construction, age, recent modifications
- Legal access confirmation

### 3. Phenomenology Catalogue
Verbatim client claims organized by category (auditory, visual, tactile, environmental, olfactory) with timestamps, witness counts, and reliability notes.

### 4. Pre-Investigation Research & Baseline
- Historical records summary
- Environmental hazards identified (CO, mold, EM sources, infrasound potential)
- Baseline instrument survey results (tables)

### 5. Field Investigation Log
Dates, personnel, weather, lunar phase, equipment deployed with serial numbers and calibration status.

**Chronological Event Log** (table format with synchronized timestamps across all sensors).

### 6. Evidence Analysis
For every item of potential interest:
- Description and raw data reference
- Alternative mundane explanations exhaustively tested
- Statistical or technical assessment
- Final evidential weight

### 7. Overall Assessment & Classification
Clear statement of what was and was not supported by the data collected.

### 8. Recommendations & Referrals
- Immediate safety actions
- Medical / psychological / building professional referrals (with specific suggested specialties)
- Monitoring protocol if any Class B or higher phenomena remain

### 9. Appendices
- Raw data indices
- Informed consent and limitations acknowledgment signed by client
- Investigator field notes (redacted as required)
- Equipment calibration certificates

**Investigator Declaration**
I confirm that this report represents an honest, exhaustive attempt to apply the Threshold Protocol without regard to the preferred outcome of any party.

Dr. Cassian E. Vale
Date: __________