Long Haul
From Flexible Survival
Talk to Sandra in the Zephyr living quarters and child care area (below the lobby).
She will tell you the science team were a storage chest of some kind back to Zephyr HQ, but were attacked by mutants on the way and had to abandon the chest. In their hurry to get away, they don't seem to remember where they left it, just that it's outside somewhere.
Spoilers
Where to start looking
Search around the southeast quarter of Fairhaven
?Need a little more help
It's about five blocks from Zephyr's front door
?Still can't find it
Try Eastwood Street, 2500
?...
From outside the Zephyr front door, go east twice, then south three times