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+ FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION y THIS CASE ORIGINATED AT PHTLADELPHTA, PENNS YLVANTA FILE NO. 62=2542 VFH REPORT MADE AT DATE WHEN MADE PERIOD FOR REPORT MADE BY WHICH MADE PHILADEIPHTA, PA, 6-15-49 5= 20-49 JAMES L. KIRKLAND TE UNKNOWN SUBJECT4*TIRE, SCRANTON > PENNS YLVANTA, |. SHAPACTER OF case UNKNOWN DATE MISCELLANEOUS GEORGEKINGTON, ‘COMPLAINANT INFORMATI ON- CONCERNING "SE hire ss ar 7‘ / / ad SYNOPSIS OF FACTS: FREDERIC-MARQUARDT submitted ash residue to Fire Marshal's Office, Philadelphia, Pa., which made chemical analysis. MARQUARDT of — opinion that fire may have been caused by military flare o*Plyine saucer", ney was DETAILS: This investigation is predicated upon a letter ,) received from the office of the Fire Marshal, . Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, dated May 19, 1949, advising that ashes had been received from one F. pahanani purportedly from a fire which had continued to burn for twelve hourse A chemical analysis of the ashes had been requested. The Fire Marshal's Office noted that MARQUARDT had at one time worked for the Atomic Energy Commission. Captain MICHAEL HANNAN, Fire Marshal's Office, advised that there had been received through the mail on April 21, 1949, an ash sample with a re- guest for analysise In the letter of transmittal, MARQUARDT had pointed out that the fire had continued to burn twelve hours after water had first been applied. The original letter of transmittal was examined and reflected that an object had entered the roof of the building, caused an explosion, and threw people out of bed. “| Captain HANNAN said he attempted to locate MARQUARDT at his residence, 127 South 16th Street, but had beeti-unsuccessful. He added that at the time the building manager had commented that MARQUARDT had been employed by the Atomic Energy Commission.s®. ‘MARQUARDT was then requested by letter to appear at the Fire Marshal's Offices APPROVED AND FORWARDED: : DO NOT WRITE IN THESE SPACES (D)RECORDED - 198 ACT - CTGqNI COPIES OF THIS REPORT ( 2,= Bureau ae Philadelphia OPED ng by | het WX. :