Operations Manual · Version 2.1

Collection Methodology

This manual standardizes event capture, scoring, and review so findings remain comparable across observers and locations, including observers who submit prose when asked for timestamps.

Observer pausing to assess continuity notes — Observer pause state shown in training materials to reinforce timestamp-first documentation habits.

Field protocol

Capture objective context first: location, transition point, local time, and active task. Adverbs are not required.
Record immediate sensory anomalies in plain language before interpretation or diagnosis.
Mark whether the event happened in a known ICZ (doorway, transit gate, repeated corridor, low-novelty routine).
Add secondary data within five minutes: wearable traces, device edits, or route camera clips. Late memory should be labeled late memory.

Do not classify motive during intake. Classification occurs in weekly review against The Theory.

Interview order

Step	Prompt style	Purpose
1	Open sensory recall	Minimize suggestive framing and capture raw detail before confidence hardens.
2	Temporal reconstruction	Sequence events before meaning is assigned.
3	Action confirmation	Compare self-reported actions with device and context traces; contradictions are expected.
4	Confidence rating	Measure divergence between certainty and evidence.

Micro-journaling standard

Use 30-second logs with four required fields: timestamp, intent before event, first action after event, and whether an unplanned action occurred. These concise logs outperform long-form diaries by reducing retrospective fiction.

Need terms? Cross-check with the Glossary. Need examples? Review tagged entries in Witness Reports.