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(% PH 62-2542 OO rt (w”ststi‘(‘s‘éraaS that he had interviewed QM 2. the time he came to the office since MEER :25 2>sent at the time. We said that he then learned for the first time that the fire the time. / a, in question had taken place near Scranton, Pennsylvania and had occurred __ b / t about six.months’_previouslye This caused the to withdra from the case on a question of jurisdiction and @@QMEPwas advised that ' any further action on his part should be referred to the State Police authorities.. a cS a a neg At the same time, @#MMEER furnished @RQBEMEwith the results of the analysis which had been made of the ash~submitted, and which analysis had been nade by SiMe, chenical Laboratory, Rom / 4 Bi 875, City Hall. This report reflected that the ash contained Magnesium, Aluminum, Iron, and Calcium in the form of silicates, sulphur and carbonatese qualia «2s interviewed at his place of business, the ggg ee, B02) Street and Girard Aveme, Philadelphia, Pennsylvaniae At uns time he advised that he had received the sample of ash from a friend, Wayne County, -Pennsyl- vania, through the mail. He said that Lake Ariel is about one mile south j VC of South Canaan, near Scranton, Pennsylvania. He stated that house had burned about six months ago, that the fire had occurred at night during @ storm and that a large object had struck the roof and ignited the house which had burned to the ground in less than an hour. He said that he had not been present during the fire but that . these details had been furnished by letter fron at the time a sample C of the ash was forwarded for analysis. He said that he was of the personal } opinion that the ash might be a part of a military flare or a "flying saucer". He pointed out that he has been advised by associates in the -engineering field that one of the characteristics of some types of flares is the fact that they burn for a considerable period. He stated that the mass of the ash residue had remained ipnited for a period of twelve hours, | Cc He also stated that he did not think there had been an explosion but tuat a loud noise-had probably been caused by the vacuum created as the missile or object struck the roof. He added tnat there remains a quantity of the ash, amounting to one bushel, at premises at Lake Ariel.