John's Covert Operations Fragments - English Page

Jim Sanborn has several pulped paper style sculptures with enciphered text as well as his metal enciphered sculptures. One of these encoded sculptures is the Covert Ops Fragment - English...
I saw this one for the 1st time at Dragon*Con 2005. I deciphered it after about an hour... ***Update*** : Oct 29-30, 2005 : DC trip to visit Sanborn & Scheidt. Saw this small English COF in Sanborn's studio.
Got to a computer the next morning, transcribed/double-checked (10 min), and decrypted (5 min)...


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John's Secret Code-Systems page has the COF-English for analysis and decoding
Please let me know if you notice any mistakes below.

Covert Ops Fragment - English

	Covert Operations Fragment - English (original)
	123456789012345678901234567890123456
01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15	HZQJRJZQQJRDUQTFTBFZJLQAUFJIKTLPJK SNPIQFXIGIFFQLEMRJRNPQHPTWWMYUQZH XHKBLESILTEPPJKSEPUJIEEQKHSUBZPQLQB XVDLKUUQGKEIYMXYVBDVYTKHFMXFMCEI XTBSNKGGTMZLHHKOLIXJBNQQKSZIQTHIQ WRGGZKAXJGJYOLHWKBLIWIVSINIQUNBUPI QRVLKKIPIMSKEQJHZQIVTUKYAQUSVNPVB HVDLCJZTGVJWLYMVXZEKGGTWHVDVUBAZ XQPRLLNKUDUPXTVBUUGJNMUWQUKOLYLS JILSHWTWSVIITLLIXJBBXKIHJCWFJPTDPJSK BEQJDPVWHLGMNIGVYUTWWMNVXBJKHYV DHJSVBMUFGZKCGVDMBBITSKSUMVMJBBZT TVZCEMLJSBJZQUZUHTNBXKYEBMUHFKC VKWVVLUTMGFEIVOVJAU(.)TPVGFVBUUJISI LMGBPNRVXBVDHZQFKWINHULMLL____

There are, as seems to be typical with Sanborn's encoded messages, several mistakes in the coding.
Whether this is intentional or not, is of course, a mystery...

	Covert Operations Fragment - English (corrected)
	123456789012345678901234567890123456
01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15	HZQJRJZQQJRDUQTFTBFZJLQAUFJIKhLPJK SNPIQFXIGIFFQLEMRJRNPQHPTWWMYUQZH XHKBLESILTEPPJKSEPUJIEEeKHSUBZPQLQB XVDLKUUQGKEIYMXYVBDVYTKHFMXFMCEI XTBSNKGGnMZLHHKOLIXJBNpQKSZIQTHIQ WRGGZKAXJGJYOLHWKBLIWIVSINIQUtBUPI jRVLKKIPIMSKEQJHZQIVTUKYAQUSVNPVB HVDLqJZTGVJWLYiVXZEKGGTWHVDVUBAZ XQPRLLNKUDUPXTVBUUGJNMUWQUKOLYLS JILSHWTWSVIITLLIXJBBXKIHJCWFJPTDPJSK BEQJDPVWHLGMNIGVYUTWWMNVXnJKHtV DHJSVnMUFGZKCGVDMnnITSKSUMVMJBBZT TVZCEMLJSnJZQU.xx.ZUHTNBXKYE.x.BMUHFKC ViWVVLUTMGFEjVOVJAU(.)xxxxT.PVGFVBUUJISI LlGBPNRVXBVDHZQFKWINHULMLL____
	x's are nulls that have to be inserted to get correct key alignment

Another interesting note. The (.) DOT just above the letters for "WIN" indicates a position where characters have to be inserted to get the correct PT. This occurs within the PT word PENETRATED.
This is very similar to John's metaphorical solution to K4, in which the word/metaphor CANDLE has to be "inserted" into the "hole", which oddly enough occurs above the word "WIN" in Kryptos Part 4.
Also, it is "TBDORE" --> perhaps --> The DOOR, that needs to be penetrated... See Kryptos Part 4
And, if that isn't enough, U (you) are making a breach/opening/penetration at (T) of "T is your position" (U.T)

	Covert Operations Fragment - English (decoded)
	123456789012345678901234567890123456
01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15	THEOFFICEOFSECURITYHASOPERATEDAMAI LINTERCEPTPROGRAMOFINCOMINGANDOUT GOINGRUSSIANMAILANDATVARIOUSTIMESOT HERSELECTIVEMAILATKENNEDYAIRPORT INNYCITYTHISOPERATIONINCLUDEDNOTO NLYTHEPHOTOGRAPHINGOFSELECTEDITEMS OFMAILTHEBULKOFTHETAKEINVOLVEDMAT TERSOFINTERNALSECURITYINTERESTWH ICHWASDISSEMINATEDTOTHEFEDERALBU REAUOFINVESTIGATIONTHISPROGRAMISNOWI NADORMANTSTATEPENDINGADECISIONA STOWETHERTHEOPERATIONWILLBECONTIN UEDORABOLISHED.xx.IDONTTHINK.x.TBDOREO FTHEAGENCYWASEVERPE(.)xxxxx.NETRATEDATLE ASTWHILEIWASTHERENOBODYHAS____
	x's are nulls that have to be inserted to get correct key alignment Encipher Method: Double-Key Vigenère / Quagmire III Keywords: (KRYPTOS) & (DECEIT)

	Covert Operations Fragment - English (easy to read)

	THE OFFICE OF SECURITY HAS OPERATED A MAIL INTERCEPT PROGRAM OF INCOMING AND OUTGOING RUSSIAN MAIL AND AT VARIOUS TIMES OTHER SELECTIVE MAIL AT KENNEDY AIRPORT IN NY CITY THIS OPERATION INCLUDED NOT ONLY THE PHOTOGRAPHING OF SELECTED ITEMS OF MAIL THE BULK OF THE TAKE INVOLVED MATTERS OF INTERNAL SECURITY INTEREST WHICH WAS DISSEMINATED TO THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION THIS PROGRAM IS NOW IN A DORMANT STATE PENDING A DECISION AS TO W(H)ETHER THE OPERATION WILL BE CONTINUED OR ABOLISHED .xx. I DON'T THINK .x. ?TBDORE? OF THE AGENCY WAS EVER PE(.)xxxxx.NETRATED AT LEAST WHILE I WAS THERE NOBODY HAS
	Encipher Method: Double-Key Vigenere / Quagmire III Keywords: (KRYPTOS) & (DECEIT)

There are at least 4 large Covert Operations Fragments by James Sanborn, all having similar styles but differing languages:
Arabic - currently UNDECODED
Cyrillic - currently UNDECODED
English - Decoded by John Wilson - Sept 2005 - Double Key Vigenère (keywords Kryptos & Deceit)
Zola Spy Restaurant - Decoded by Keith Edkins - Dec 2003 - Modular Transposition ([decrypted=(16*encrypted+15) mod 513]

There are at least 2 small Covert Operations Fragments by James Sanborn, all having similar styles but differing languages:
English (small) - Decoded by John Wilson - Oct 2005 - Double Key Vigenère (keywords Kryptos & Shadow)
Cyrillic (FRB fragment) - currently UNDECODED

	Covert Operations Fragment - English Small (original)
	1234567890123456789012345
01 02 03 04	RAJIRBAPKMQJDZKHQYZQVJTEL QEEDJNLFZXREKUOWTZZGGQYZ UQUGMDPEZETZZOLMDLIHHQYZ MFJFZDYHHDJWJMEBFEEHWJSE

	Covert Operations Fragment - English Small (corrected)
	1234567890123456789012345
01 02 03 04	RAJIRBAPKwQJDZKHQYZQVJcEL QEEDJNLFZXREKUOWTZZGGQYZ UQUGMDPEZETZZOLMDLIHHQYZ MFJFZDYHHDJWJMjBFEaHWJSE

	Covert Operations Fragment - English Small (decoded)
	1234567890123456789012345
01 02 03 04	UNCOVERINGINTENTIONSISTHE STRONGPOINTOFHUMANESPION AGEBUTITISANEXAGGERATION TOSAYTHATONLYESPIONAGECO
	Encipher Method: Double-Key Vigenere / Quagmire III Keywords: (KRYPTOS) & (SHADOW)

	Covert Operations Fragment - English Small (easy to read)
	1234567890123456789012345
01 02 03 04	UNCOVERING INTENTIONS IS THE STRONG POINT OF HUMAN ESPION- AGE BUT IT IS AN EXAGGERATION TO SAY THAT ONLY ESPIONAGE CO...
	Encipher Method: Double-Key Vigenere / Quagmire III Keywords: (KRYPTOS) & (SHADOW)

Kryptos in the Turkish News

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