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é FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION ‘, Teiscascoricinatepat PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA FueNo. 62-2542 VFH REPORT MADE AT DATE WHEN MADE, ERIOD FOR REPORT MADE BY WHICH MADE PHILADEIPHTA, PA, 6-15-49 JAMES L. KIRKLAND TmE UNKNOWN SUBJECTS<FIRE, SCRANTON SYLVANTA, |. cHARacm#R oF case UNKNOWN DATE MISCELLANEOUS GEORGEXKINGTON, COMPLAINANT INFORMATION CONCERN Dae, 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 oflying saucer", elem i Ca 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 Pe yachouandt; purportedly from a fire which had continued to burn for twelve hoéurse 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 MICHARL HANNAN, Fire Marshal's Office, advised that there had been received through ‘the mail on April 21, 1949, an ash_sample with a re- quest 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 appliede 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. ‘MARQUARDT was then requested by letter to appear at the Fire Marshal's Offices TORE TVs Puna chee ee cere De it ) RECORDED - 198 COPIES OF THIS REPORT (2}= Bureau 2 - Philadelphia Spy py, ons