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We present Chandra X-ray Observatory observations and Space Telescope ImagingSpectrograph spectra of NGC 5972, one of the 19 "Voorwerpjes" galaxies. Thisgalaxy contains an Extended Emission Line Region (EELR) and an arc-second scalenuclear bubble. NGC 5972 is a faded AGN, with EELR luminosity suggesting a 2.1dex decrease in L$_{\textrm{bol}}$ in the last $\sim5\times10^{4}$ yr. Weinvestigate the role of AGN feedback in exciting the EELR and bubble given thelong-term variability and potential accretion state changes. We detectbroadband (0.3-8 keV) nuclear X-ray emission coincident with the [OIII] bubble,as well as diffuse soft X-ray emission coincident with the EELR. The softnuclear (0.5-1.5 keV) emission is spatially extended and the spectra areconsistent with two APEC thermal populations ($\sim$0.80,$\sim$0.10 keV). Wefind a bubble age >2.2 Myr, suggesting formation before the currentvariability. We find evidence for efficient feedback withL$_{\textrm{kin}}/L_{\textrm{bol}}\sim0.8\%$, which may be overestimated giventhe recent L$_{\textrm{bol}}$ variation. Kinematics suggest an out-flowing 300km s$^{-1}$ high-ionization [OIII]-emitting gas which may be the line of sightcomponent of a $\sim$780 km s$^{-1}$ thermal X-ray outflow capable of drivingstrong shocks that could photoionize the precursor material. We explorepossibilities to explain the overall jet, radio lobe and EELR misalignmentincluding evidence for a double SMBH which could support a complex misalignedsystem.

Signatures of Feedback in the Spectacular Extended Emission Region of NGC 5972