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The Suppression of UFO Technologies and Extraterrestrial Contact 359
some," he said, "but we also had to get enough to make an accurate analysis.
The sample will be placed under radiation this afternoon, where it will
remain the entire weekend. Monday, we will remove it for X-ray diffraction
tests. That should tell us the elements it contains ... if you will call me, say
on Wednesday, I should be able to tell you something very definite."
Before contacting Dr. Frankel again, Stanford and McGarey had a
meeting with a U.S. Navy captain in Washington who was interested in
the Socorro case. The captain told the researchers that they would never
get their metal samples back from Frankel. "If that metal is in any way
unusual," he said, "he will never give you any documentation to prove it
. . . Those boys at Goddard know that they must report any findings as
important as a strange, UFO alloy to the highest authority in NASA. Once
that authority receives the news, the President will be informed, for the
matter is pertinent to national security and stability. A security directive
will instruct those self-appointed authorities at Goddard as to just whose
hands the matter is really in. .. ."
On 5 August 1964 Ray Stanford phoned Dr. Frankel at the Goddard
Space Flight Center. "I'm glad you called," the scientist said. "I have
some news that I think will make you happy." He went on:
The particles are comprised of a material that could not occur naturally.
Specifically, it consists predominantly of two metallic elements, and
there is something that is rather exciting about the zinc-iron alloy of
which we find the particles to consist: Our charts of all alloys known to
be manufactured on Earth, the U.S.S.R. included, do not show any alloy
of the specific combination or ratio of the two main elements involved
here. This finding definitely strengthens the case that might be made for
an extraterrestrial origin of the Socorro object.
Dr. Frankel added that the alloy would make "an excellent, highly malleable,
and corrosive-resistant coating for a spacecraft landing gear, or for
about anything where those qualities are needed." He also said that he was
prepared to make a statement before a Congressional hearing to this
effect, if necessary.
Frankel went on to say that further analysis would be carried out, and
that Stanford should call him again the following week. On 12 August
Stanford placed a call to Frankel, but was told by his secretary that he was
"not available" and suggested he try contacting him the following day. On
13 August Stanford phoned again. "Dr. Frankel simply is not available
today," the secretary announced. "He wonders if you might try him the
first part of next week"
On 17 August Stanford rang Frankel's office, only to be told yet again
that he was not available. Ominously, the secretary added: "Dr. Frankel is