9906753

9906753 was the identifying number used on the crate that held the Ark of the Covenant, after it was retrieved by the US government following its discovery by Indiana Jones and later use by René Belloq and Dietrich. The full text stenciled on the crate read:


 * TOP SECRET
 * ARMY INTEL 9906753
 * DO NOT OPEN!

There may be a connection from this crate to the crate that appears in teaser posters for Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, which has a similar look, but a slightly different serial number: 9906573 (and reads: Property of Dr. Jones).

Cultural References
After the crate's appearance in Raiders of the Lost Ark, references to either the crate itself, or having a valuable treasure locked away in an anonymous crate sealed in a giant crate-filled warehouse appeared in other movies, television shows, and video games.


 * The crate is seen in Honey, I Blew Up the Kid. It is in the giant warehouse where Wayne Szalinski's (Rick Moranis) shrink ray is held. It is seen in its crate when he finds his shrink ray.
 * The crate/warehouse motif is used at the end of the South Park episode "Free Hat", when after the boys stop an attempt by George Lucas and Steven Spielberg to re-edit Raiders of the Lost Ark to be more politically correct, all the original prints of Raiders of the Lost Ark are sealed in a crate and deposited in a vast warehouse (also storing Red Cross 9/11 Relief Funds)
 * The crate/warehouse motif is also used at the end of a Robot Chicken sketch in the episode "Federated Resources", when the Bush twins are locked in a crate which is then deposited in a vast warehouse.
 * The number 990 6753 can be found in the queueing area for Indiana Jones Adventure Temple of the Forbidden Eye at Disneyland.

Appearances

 * Raiders of the Lost Ark