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An "ss" guard appeared and talked briefly with the German driver of the tractor,who waited five to ten minutes after which the noise stopped and the tractor engine was started normally. Approximately 3 hours later in the same swamp areabut away from the road where the work crew was cutting "hay, he surreptitiously, because of the German in charge of the crew and "ss" guards in the otherwise deserted area, observed a circular enclosure approximately l00 to 150 yards in diameter protected from viewers by a tarpaulin- type wall approximately 50 feet high, from which a vehicle was observed to slowly rise vertically to a height sufficient to clear the wall and then to move slowly horizontally a short distance out of his view which was obstructed by nearby trees. This vehicle, observed from approximately 500 feet was described as circular in shape75 to l00 yards in diameter, and about l4 feet high consisting of dark gray stationary top and bottom sections, five to six feet high. The approximate three foot middle section appeared similar to an aeroplane propeller, but extending the cir- cumferance of the vehicle so far as could be observed.The noise emanating from the vehicle was similar but of somewhat lower pitch than the noise previously heard. The engine of the tractor again stalled on this occasion and no effort was made by the German driver to start the engine until the noise stopped, after which the engine started normally. Uninsulated metal, possibly copper, cables one and one-half inch to two inches in diameter, on and under the surface of the ground, in some places covered by water, were observed on this and previous occasions, apparently running between the enclosure and a small concrete column-like structure between the road and enclosure. This area was not visited by Krasuski again until shortly after the end of World War II, when it was observed the cables had been removed and the previous locations of the concrete structure and the enclosure were covered by water. Krasuski stated he has not been in communication since l945 with any of the work crew of 16 or l8 menconsisting of Russian French and Polish POws, who had discussed this incident among themselves many times. Howeverof theseKrasuski was able to recall by name only FranciszekGrabowski, no address known, described as then about 50 years of age and presumed by Krasuski to have returned to Poland after 1945. f81 BAPPROX