From bkang@cam.ac.uk Thu Sep 15 01:08:20 1994
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From: bkang@cam.ac.uk (Brian Kang)
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Subject: Data: The Glendale/Burbank Orion warehouse sealed pallets mystery
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Investigating the shipping manifests from Orion's Burbank facility right before the 1989 shutdown.

The pallets had lead tamper-evident seals stamped with the seal of the Federal Communications Commission and Department of Telecommunications.
In August 1984, three wooden pallets marked 'ORION R&D // CRE-7 HARDWARE' were delivered under armed security escort.

Where were those pallets taken? To Ashford Poly? To a military storage depot?

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From mgirard@cmu.edu Sat Sep 17 02:20:20 1994
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From: mgirard@cmu.edu (Marisol Girard)
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Subject: Re: Data: The Glendale/Burbank Orion warehouse sealed pallets mystery
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In article <1994Sep15.010820.4660@cam.ac.uk>, bkang@cam.ac.uk (Brian Kang) writes:
> Investigating the shipping manifests from Orion's Burbank facility right before the 1989 shutdown.
> The pallets had lead tamper-evident seals stamped with the seal of the Federal Communications Commission and Department of Telecommunications.

The flatbed truck had government GSA license plates. Someone tracked the dispatch order to an airfield in Palmdale.

Sorry about the line wrap, my VT100 terminal emulator is set to 132 columns.

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From mchoi@pacbell.net Sat Sep 17 03:32:20 1994
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From: mchoi@pacbell.net (Matthias Choi)
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Subject: Re: Data: The Glendale/Burbank Orion warehouse sealed pallets mystery
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In article <1994Sep15.010820.4660@cam.ac.uk>, bkang@cam.ac.uk (Brian Kang) writes:
> Investigating the shipping manifests from Orion's Burbank facility right before the 1989 shutdown.

My uncle worked the loading docks in Burbank and told the exact same story! Heavy steel crates with dual padlock shackles.

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