Mr. Stombaugh.

It ran from left to right.

Mr. Eisenberg.

It ran from left to right, and about 10 inches long?

Mr. Stombaugh.

Approximately 10 inches long.

Mr. Eisenberg.

As I recall, you testified it was caused by a distortion in the fibers, that is to say, the fact the crease was still present even though there was no object in the blanket was caused by a distortion of the fibers?

Mr. Stombaugh.

Yes, sir; the fibers had been stretched in this area--not the fibers, the yarns.

Mr. Dulles.

Can one see that on the blanket itself?

Mr. Eisenberg.

Let's take a look at 140, Mr. Stombaugh, and see if it is still present?

Mr. Stombaugh.

If I can find where it was here. I doubt if it will still be present because the creases on the edges of the blanket are gone. I can't tell. It has been folded so much. No. I can't see it. When I received the blanket in the laboratory, I noticed, when I put the blanket down flat, it had an area that was humped just like this.

Mr. Eisenberg.

You have put a pencil underneath?

Mr. Stombaugh.

Yes.

Mr. Eisenberg.

And you have picked it up an inch or two, you have made a hump of about an inch or an inch and a half up from the rest of the blanket, is that correct?

Mr. Stombaugh.

Yes. But it was very slight and you could hardly notice it, but I happened to look at the blanket from a distance and saw the hump and went over to measure it. But we tried to photograph it and we just couldn't get it. We tried various ways of lighting.
So I made a notation in my notes regarding that slight hump.

Mr. Eisenberg.

Now, just to make the record clear, the hump was 10 inches long, and therefore you felt that the object immediately causing the hump must have been approximately 10 inches long, is that correct?

Mr. Stombaugh.

Yes. The object causing the hump itself.

Mr. Eisenberg.

But could it have been attached to an object which was longer than 10 inches, or could it have been attached to an object, running underneath the object causing the protrusion, which was longer than 10 inches?

Mr. Stombaugh.

Yes, sir.

Mr. Eisenberg.

Okay. That is what I think was the source of the confusion earlier.
Now, you placed this mark "C" on this paper illustration, Exhibit 663. Does that--does the placement of the mark approximate the general area where you found the hump?

Mr. Stombaugh.

Yes, approximately, according to my notes. It could be to the left a little or to the right a little. This isn't to scale.

Mr. Eisenberg.

One last question on the blanket, Mr. Stombaugh. Could you form any opinion as to the quality of the blanket?

Mr. Stombaugh.

Well, the composition of the blanket being mostly viscose, a very cheap synthetic, indicated to me that it was an inferior blanket, relatively inexpensive.

Mr. Eisenberg.

Could you determine, whether it was a domestic or a foreign product?

Mr. Stombaugh.

No, I couldn't.

Mr. Eisenberg.

It might have been either?

Mr. Stombaugh.

Could have been either, yes.

Mr. Eisenberg.

Now, Mr. Stombaugh, I hand you a photograph which is labeled on the bottom "C 11, Commission Exhibit 150." It is a color photograph of a brownish textured shirt, long-sleeved, with a hole in the right elbow, and I ask you whether you recognize the shirt that is pictured in that photograph?

Mr. Stombaugh.

Yes, I do.

Mr. Eisenberg.

Can you see your mark anywhere on that?

Mr. Stombaugh.

Yes, my mark is in red, initials "PMS" are in the collar of the shirt.

Mr. Eisenberg.

"PMS" being your initials, Paul M. Stombaugh?

Mr. Stombaugh.

Yes, sir.

Mr. Eisenberg.

May I have this photograph admitted?