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NARA-PBB1-1004
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NARA Blue Book Roll 1
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T1206-1
NARA-PBB1-1002
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NARA-PBB1-1006
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~J UNCLASSIFIED -2- sha had not told anyone of the strange occurrence except to their son and daughter, Allan Lea, employed at Mode Motrs, and Faye Laura, stating she didn''''''''t think anyone would believe the story* 3* After returning to the plant site and leaving Mr, lNRIfl|frnd Mr, asked the writer if they had given any further explanation on what material might be other than what was told him, (Mr,^PPr told<^fcfe the sand was giving off anammonia odor and that preliminary tests show that the nugget was silver,) <tftffc then asked if the writer though the findings or reports that the Physics Lab, might derive would be told to him. He further asked what the writer thought of the newspaper articles on ''''''''flying discs*, and then stated he didn''''''''t know ju3t what to believe in the articles, fflpfe commented on how the atomic bomb secret had been kept for a long period while under development. A request was made by 4Hfc9, that when the Physics Lab, was through with the silver nugget that it be returned to him, stating that he believed it might be platinum until told diffarentby ^r*4Hfcft* J^Pk also stated he had told no one the story of the incident except to Mr. 4^gjjttgT anc* ^^e men w^ were with JMNNlMtti?-n the Physics Lab, on Thursday morning, saying he didn''''''''t want people to think he was crazy or making up the story. However, when Hfe* was called to tha Austin Clockroom by Plant Protection Officer Morden to go out tothe site, Iflpb did 3tart to tell Mordan what it waa about, stating ha believed he had the remains of a flying saucer. *^P^ informed the writer that he had become acquainted with Mr. Spencer some time ago while discussing photographic materials* 4 The entire area around the sanclsjaa^ffhere the fire wna stated to have been seen has been checked by Mr. <4riMMHHHHRB"|, Dow Forestry Dept., and the writer, and. there waa no indications found there being a fire or flash. There had been several rain showers between the time the fire was seen and when this area was investigated. One peculiarity found is that this Band spot is the mo3t prominent sand spot in size in the entire area. Also the road leading by the knoll had been covered with cinders from the Dow refuse dump a few years ago and there are a few, pieces of cinders scattered in the sand bed making it oossible for the silver nugget to have been carried there from the dump, if such a piece of silver had ever been thrown away from one of the labs in the Dow plant, Sample3 of sand taken from thi3 apot_.h.ave showed no signs of giving off tha Ammonia odor like the sand gathered by 5O iMBjf w&3 again contacted on Wednesday, July IS, and he iiraiediately in- ired if any results had been determined. In the conversation that followed, a.s informed that no results had been told at tr''''''''vh tl.^, oV'''''''' that test 3 ". . , I ''''''''.-'''''''' .i iT''''''''ide -i:" --''''''''n-i Vh">''''''''-;<.:. : j Lab., 3tt/Hj, rj :c p;- 3 hs-^^ >-:.ixw. ''''''''-:"n In cauj.Lna; so rouble, cl Aiming he didn''''''''t understand why so much time v/as bein.^ vmsted something had shown up9 V.Tien the writ9r otated there was a tendency to the material mig''''''''nt ba radio active, quickly oxclaimed, g , ((^ qy , o thq-t so th<>.t is it". But upon Questioning him as to what he meant l|0te was in aasv/ering, stating ha knev/ it had to be soisethin*- go .varra::t all tht> 0 P Y
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