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CFO-2025-0003

Occult & secret societies · Case file

Circle of candles and salt in a clearing

Debunked
  1. Received
  2. Director's review
  3. Investigation
  4. Filed

Witness account

Witness found a circle of about 30 candles with a line of salt across a clearing, and several people standing outside it in silence. The witness left and reported it. The candles were still burning at first light.

Debunked

Verdict

Private gathering with a fire permit. Candles supplied by the venue. No ritual claimed. Closed.

Filed 24 September 2026 by director

Evidence

  • Exhibit ACircle of candles and a line of salt, dusk

Field Investigator’s memo

Memorandum

TO
The Director
FROM
Field Investigator
RE
CFO-2025-0003
Plausibility24/100

A private gathering had a valid fire permit for the same date and clearing. The candles were supplied in bulk by the organiser, and the salt is consistent with a food-and-drink table. No claim of ritual was made by anyone present. The Bureau records the arrangement and makes no comment on anyone’s beliefs. Recommended: Director’s review.

Closest match on file: SUBJECT-RS · Ritual Site Activity

  • Possible misidentification
  • Low detail

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Case timeline

  1. Bureau · 21 Jun 2025, 07:00 UTC

    Report received.

  2. Agent · 24 Sept 2026, 16:18 UTC

    Field Investigator: plausibility 24/100. Referred to the Director's review.

  3. Bureau · 24 Sept 2026, 16:18 UTC

    Referred to the Director's review.

  4. Staff · 24 Sept 2026, 16:18 UTC

    Filed: DEBUNKED. Private gathering with a fire permit. Candles supplied by the venue. No ritual claimed. Closed.