Scaled by comparison with space dock as it passes by. Once the probe had established contact successfully it left Earth and rapidly exited Federation space for an unknown destination.

Obviously whale song does not consist of mere sounds, and it is presumed that there must be some form of telepathic contact involved. The mechanism by which Earth's whales communicate with the probe is also unknown. It may even be a manned spacecraft, perhaps containing a cetacean crew member or crew members. It may be a machine intelligence, similar in kind to V'Ger but of purely alien origin. It may be a mechanism, similar in function to a Starfleet probe but on a vastly greater scale. Many mysteries remain regarding the probe.

He released them into the ocean and they re-established contact with the probe, which departed shortly thereafter. These had apparently been in communication with an alien civilisation somehow, and when they had been hunted to extinction by Humans the aliens sent the probe to determine the reason it had lost contact.Ĭaptain Kirk succeeded in travelling back in time and bringing two humpbacked whales to the present day. On reaching Earth the probe directed its signal into the ocean, causing massive volumes of water to vaporise and creating solid cloud cover over the entire planet.Įventually Captain Kirk was able to determine that the probe was attempting to contact the humpbacked whales which had populated Earth's ocean until the end of the twentieth century. All efforts to stop the probe failed utterly, as did all attempts to communicate it. The probe was transmitting a signal of such enormous strength that it neutralised every power source which approached, including Starships and bases. Notes This mysterious vessel appeared in Federation space in 2285 on a direct heading for Earth.

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