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MessageFromAliens4 With Text
MessageFromAliens4 With Text
MessageFromAliens4 With Text
The message is made of 6 series of tones. After each series, there is a 14.3 second
pause; between repeats of the message, there is a 10.56 minute pause. In the below
transcript, each tone is represented by a different number.
Given that the message is repeated with no other communications through the system,
we assume the message is sent by the first group to invent the system and is
intended to be received by someone else who invents the system.
At present, we don't know what the message means. Decoding it could be of extreme
importance; that's where you come in. We need to know everything we can about the
transmitting group, such as where they are and what they want.
Message Transcript:
00 01 02 03 02 04 02 05 02 06 02 07 02 08 02 09 02 10 02 11 02 12 02 13 02 14 02 15
02 16 02 17 02 18 02 19 02 20 02 21 02 22 02 23 24 01 02 03 02 04 02 05 02 06 02 07
02 08 02 09 02 10 02 11 02 12 02 13 02 03 01 02 03 03 02 03 04 02 03 05 02 03 06 02
03 07 02 03 08 02 03 09 02 03 10 02 03 11 02 03 12 02 03 13 02 04 01 24 04 02 05 02
07 02 09 02 13 02 03 03 02 03 07 02 03 09 02 03 13 24 03 15 03 02 04 15 04 02 05 15
05 02 06 15 06 02 07 15 07 02 08 15 08 02 09 15 09 02 10 15 10 24 03 14 03 15 04 02
04 14 03 15 05 02 05 14 03 15 06 02 04 14 04 15 06 02 06 14 04 15 08 02 08 14 08 15
03 01 02 03 14 01 15 03 02 04 14 01 15 04 24 07 16 03 15 06 02 06 16 03 15 05 02 05
16 03 15 04 02 05 16 04 15 03 02 05 16 04 15 03 02 10 16 01 15 10 02 03 16 04 15 17
03 02 04 16 07 15 17 05 24 03 18 03 15 03 02 03 18 04 15 04 02 04 18 04 15 06 02 04
18 05 15 08 02 05 18 06 15 13 02 06 18 07 15 03 10 02 12 18 03 01 15 12 01 02 04 18
01 15 01 24 06 19 04 15 04 02 08 19 04 15 05 02 08 19 05 15 04 02 13 19 03 15 13 02
03 19 04 15 20 08 02 03 19 05 15 20 06 02 03 19 06 15 20 05 02 03 19 07 15 20 04 06
11 09 24 04 21 04 15 06 02 04 21 05 15 10 02 05 21 04 15 11 02 03 21 13 15 03 02 06
21 20 08 15 04 02 11 21 20 08 15 05 02 10 21 20 06 15 04 02 04 21 20 08 15 03 20 06
13 09 11 24 03 22 04 02 04 22 05 02 06 22 13 02 10 22 03 06 02 04 01 22 04 03 02 06
22 10 02 08 22 11 02 01 22 12 24 04 23 03 02 05 23 04 02 13 23 06 02 03 06 23 10 02
04 03 23 04 01 02 10 23 06 02 11 23 08 02 12 23 01
00 25 02 26 02 27 02 28 02 29 02 30 02 31 24 03 14 03 15 04 27 25 02 04 14 04 15 06
27 25 02 05 16 04 15 03 27 25 02 04 23 03 27 25 24 03 14 03 15 07 27 26 02 04 14 04
15 12 27 26 02 05 16 04 15 09 27 26 02 04 22 03 27 26 24 25 28 25 27 25 02 26 28 25
27 26 02 25 28 26 27 26 02 26 28 26 27 26 24 25 29 25 27 25 02 26 29 25 27 25 02 25
29 26 27 25 02 26 29 26 27 26 24 25 30 25 27 26 02 26 30 25 27 25 02 25 30 26 27 25
02 26 30 26 27 26 24 25 31 27 26 02 26 31 27 25 24 25 31 28 25 27 26 02 26 31 28 25
27 25 02 25 31 28 26 27 25 02 26 31 28 26 27 25 24 25 31 29 25 27 26 02 26 31 29 25
27 26 02 25 31 29 26 27 26 02 26 31 29 26 27 25 24 25 31 30 25 27 25 02 26 31 30 25
27 26 02 25 31 30 26 27 26 02 26 31 30 26 27 25
00 32 02 33 02 34 02 35 02 36 02 37 24 32 14 05 15 07 02 32 15 05 27 26 02 32 15 04
27 25 24 32 16 05 15 06 02 32 15 06 27 26 02 32 15 09 27 25 24 32 18 04 15 10 02 32
15 06 27 25 02 32 15 05 27 26 24 32 14 07 15 33 02 32 15 07 35 33 15 03 01 02 33 15
10 35 32 15 05 24 32 19 04 15 33 02 32 15 06 35 33 15 04 02 33 15 03 20 08 35 32 15
05 24 32 14 04 21 34 15 33 02 32 15 03 36 33 15 07 35 34 15 04 02 32 15 06 36 34 15
05 35 33 15 03 01 24 32 21 04 16 34 15 33 02 32 15 06 36 33 15 06 35 34 15 03 01 02
32 15 04 36 34 15 07 35 33 15 17 03 24 32 21 04 14 33 21 04 15 34 21 04 02 32 15 03
36 33 15 03 35 34 15 03 20 06 13 09 11 24 08 20 05 06 11 06 15 37 02 37 18 32 15 34
02 37 19 04 18 32 21 04 15 34
00 38 02 39 02 40 02 41 02 42 02 43 24 38 03 02 03 24 38 04 02 06 24 38 05 02 08 20
12 24 38 06 02 11 24 38 07 02 12 20 11 24 38 08 02 03 04 24 38 09 02 03 06 24 38 10
02 03 08 24 04 38 10 15 39 24 04 38 03 14 03 38 10 15 40 24 04 38 10 14 03 38 08 15
41 24 03 01 38 03 14 08 38 08 14 08 38 10 15 42 24 42 14 08 39 15 08 41 14 08 40 24
03 01 21 04 01 40 15 03 43 02 03 01 21 04 01 20 11 04 09 03 39 15 08 43
00 44 02 45 02 46 02 47 02 48 24 44 03 45 05 14 04 15 46 02 44 04 45 06 02 44 03 45
26 02 44 04 45 07 02 44 03 45 25 24 44 04 45 05 19 04 15 46 02 44 03 45 03 02 44 04
45 26 02 44 03 45 03 20 08 02 44 04 45 25 24 44 03 45 05 23 07 02 44 04 45 26 02 44
03 45 25 24 44 05 45 38 04 02 44 03 45 44 05 45 46 02 44 04 45 44 05 45 38 04 02 44
03 45 25 24 44 03 47 05 43 40 02 44 04 47 01 43 40 02 44 03 48 03 43 40 44 04 02 44
03 47 04 40 02 44 04 47 03 43 40 24 44 03 47 09 43 42 02 44 05 47 04 43 42 02 44 03
48 04 43 42 44 05 02 44 03 47 07 42 02 44 05 47 06 43 42
00 49 02 50 02 51 02 52 02 53 24 44 03 15 49 02 44 04 15 50 24 49 15 03 12 43 02 50
15 46 43 24 49 15 03 04 38 10 14 06 38 08 14 05 38 03 14 04 38 09 14 03 32 02 50 15
46 24 51 49 15 09 40 14 07 52 02 52 49 15 38 10 14 38 03 04 14 38 03 03 14 38 04 04
14 38 03 10 02 51 50 15 46 24 53 49 15 10 38 03 14 05 38 04 14 03 32 02 53 50 15 46
24 03 01 21 04 05 15 32 02 53 49 03 15 32 18 09 20 06 11 09 04 43 02 03 01 21 04 04
15 33 02 53 49 04 15 33 18 12 20 10 06 11 09 43 24 49 45 50 48 42 49 27 46 02 49 45
49 48 38 09 10 50 27 46