"I've had men on this for two months," he told me. "I might as well
warn you, it's a tough story to crack."

"You think it's a Russian missile?" I asked him. "Or an Air Force
secret?"

"We've had several answers. None of them stacks up. But I'm positive
one was deliberately planted when they found we were checking."

He told me the whole story of the work that had been done by the staff
of True and of the reports sent in by competent writers. The deeper he
delved into the mystery, the tougher the assignment got. The more I
learned about flying saucers, the less I knew.

"There's one angle I want rechecked," Purdy said.

"You've heard of the Mantell case?"

{p. 8}

I nodded.

"O.K. Try to get the details of Mantell's radio report to Godman
Tower. Before he was killed, he described the thing he was chasing--we
know that much. Project 'Saucer' gave out a hint, but they've never
released the transcript. Here's another lead. See if you can find
anything about a secret picture, taken at Harmon Field,
Newfoundland--it was around July 1947. I'll send you other ideas as I
get them."