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4. BUREAU OF TAVESTIGATION U.S. CEPARTRERT OF sUSTICE Communion SETION ave $1947 TELETYPE DETROIT 8-5-47 \DIRECTOR, FBI URGENT | UNSUBS, RAYMOND EDWARD/ LAND, MRS. LAURAXLANE , INFORMATNTS, Fibi.d NG. DISC, MISC. INFO RECEIVED FROM DOW. CHEMICAL COMPANY, MIDLANDy— MICHIGAN, THAT ON JULY TEN LAST RAYMOND EDWARD LANE AN EMPLOYEE OF DOW AND SUBSIDIARY SINCE ABOUT NINETEEN TWENTY TWO, BROGUEH SOME MATERIAL TO THEIR PHYSICS LABORATORY STATING THAT ABOUT FIVE reerren /~/, PM JULY NINE LAST HE AND WIFE, LAURA LANE, WERE WALKING IN A FIELD OWNED BY DOW AND ABOUT A HUNDRED FEET AWAY HEARD A PUFF NOISE, T AND SAW A BALL OF WHITE ABOUT THE SIZE OF A BUSHEL BAKET BURNING ABO A FOOT OFF THE GROUND. THE FIRE DIED OUT IMMEDIATELY AND LANE LATES SCOOPED UP A THREE INCH AREA OF FUSED SAND INTO A CAN AND TOOK THIS TO ¢ vi of BOTH GeOMPLAINANTS INTERVIEWED. RAYMOND TEVLINC SUB- STORY BUT WIFE RELUCTANT TO TALK AND VERY INDEFINITE ON WHAT HAPPENED. THERE ARE MAKRED DISCREPANCIES IN THEIR STORY. DOW AUTHORITIES: CONSEDERED STORY FANTASTIC BUT HAVE EXAMINED MATERIAL AND STATE CONTENTS iTO"BE, ORDINARY SAND, NOT RADIO ACTIVE , BUT GIVING RECOR OFF AMMONIA GASgitA ‘SMALL SILVER NUGGET)ALMOT te EXCEPT FOR SANQ IT NOT RADIO ACTIVE, MELTED Sanaa atic! CWES 34 rt > ” AMMONIA ODOR, AND LITTLE DROPLETS OF SILVER MELERD wb OTHER GRAYISH COLOR IN MATERIAL WHICH-IS RADIO ACTI f RADIO ACTIVITY EXTREMELY LOW AND EMPLOYEE Risen PLOYED BY GOVERN- “ MET AT LOS ALAMOS PROJECT STATES FUSED SAND HAS SOME CHARACTERISIC ~~ ~