From: ROLANDO Branly
To: Dan Bruton
Sent: Sunday, February 02, 2003 11:44 PM
Subject: Re: More images



Hi Dan,
I looked at the fabric image. The specimen appears to be indeed a segment of "beta cloth"... The fabric that is highly utilized to cover and provide thermal protection for space hardware in the cargo bay. Its appearance (waxy coating on one side).. could indicate that it was utilized as part of an expriment "emblem patch".... The printing may have been "thermally" erased. Such emblems are attached with "velcro" along the edges where there is "stitching".. this could have ripped from that attachment. I do not want to further speculate... but would like to qualify these remarks by indicating that it appeared similar to "emblem patches" places on "Get Away Special GAS program containers." Furthermore I did see images from the news where one could identify these 5 cubic foot. experiment containers nearly intact... but without their beta cloth covering. The reader should please bear in mind that these are only initial "lead in" suggestions. Please feel free to circulate these comments to the public if necessary.

Sincerely,

Rolando M. Branly