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NEPA Project, P. o. Box E
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Oak Ridge, Tennessee
10Febru.8.171949
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M:r. G. J. Rathman
Chief', Investigation Section
Security Division
u. S. Atomic Energy Caamission
P. O. Box E
Oak Ridge, Temeesee
Dear Mr. Rathman
Thie is in response to your letter dated 16 December 1948,
subject "Photographs", with inolosures, addressed to Major
D. J. Grant at this site, oonoerning photographs taken during
the month of July 1947 by Mr. William Presley ot 218 Illinois
Avenue, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, of an unidentified object that
appeared to be f'lying c:JVer Oak Ridge.
Since receipt by Major Grant of the abc:JVe material, this ofi'ice
has taken steps to secure an evaluation of same by the Air Force
of':f'ice of the Chief, Technical Intelligence Division, Intelli­
gence Department, Air Materiel Cammand, at Wright-Patterson Air
Force Base, Dayton, Ohio. As a result, the following informa­
tion bas been revealed:
"When the negative, containing the sphere, is examined
by strong incident light, it is noted that the emulsion
is raised at that point above the normal level of the
remaining emulsion. This indicates that either a drop
of' warm.water or a drop of' developer struck the film at
this point and rolled down this negative and the succeed­
ing negative.
"To further substantiate this, it will be noted that when
the two (2) negatives are placed side by side with the
eaaes of the film aligned, the so-called "trail" is con­
tinuous, that is the two sections :match, indicating the
drop rolled on f'ral1 one negative to the next.
"Sill :further proot is shown on the fogged edge of the
negative containing only the trail. This is proven by
the fact that the trail extends beyond the normal format
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