Head in the Sand

Science Officer … reports that the waves seen rippling across the sandy seas of … are, bizarrely enough, the result of active ship thrusters. An alien vessel lies buried in the sand nose-down, its sputtering propulsion systems weakly agitating the dunes above. It appears to have been down there for some time, slowly driving itself deeper into the desert dunes. The … lacks the means to excavate the struggling ship, and … recommends sending a military vessel to … to unearth it.

The command below will trigger the "Head in the Sand" event in Stellaris:

When this event fires, you can choose between these 3 options:

• Acknowledged.
  • Start special project: Head in the Sand
• We will not take the obvious bait.
  • Influence: +None to None
• If there are any organics left they will be terminated.
  Available only if Requires civic: Determined Exterminator.
  • Start special project: Head in the Sand

Stellaris events fire in chains — one event leads to the next. Here is how Head in the Sand (anomaly.3060) connects.