From efournier@rwth-aachen.de Thu Jan 19 17:18:02 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!rwth-aachen!efournier From: efournier@rwth-aachen.de (Elaine Fournier) Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy Subject: Observation: The Glendale/Burbank Orion warehouse sealed pallets mystery Message-ID: <1995Jan19.171802.7370@rwth-aachen.de> Date: Thu, 19 Jan 1995 17:18:02 GMT Organization: RWTH Aachen Informatik NNTP-Posting-Host: rwth-aachen.de X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 10 My father was a logistics coordinator at the Glendale distribution warehouse for Orion in the mid-80s. In August 1984, three wooden pallets marked 'ORION R&D // CRE-7 HARDWARE' were delivered under armed security escort. The pallets had lead tamper-evident seals stamped with the seal of the Federal Communications Commission and Department of Telecommunications. Whenever someone asks the former warehouse supervisor about those crates, he tells them to drop it if they value their pension. -- Elaine Fournier Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From kchoi@kiae.su Thu Jan 19 23:29:02 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!kiae!kchoi From: kchoi@kiae.su (Kenji Choi) Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy Subject: Re: Observation: The Glendale/Burbank Orion warehouse sealed pallets mystery Message-ID: <1995Jan19.232902.5781@kiae.su> Date: Thu, 19 Jan 1995 23:29:02 GMT References: <1995Jan19.171802.7370@rwth-aachen.de> Organization: Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy, Moscow NNTP-Posting-Host: kiae.su X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1995Jan19.171802.7370@rwth-aachen.de>, efournier@rwth-aachen.de (Elaine Fournier) writes: > My father was a logistics coordinator at the Glendale distribution warehouse for Orion in the mid-80s. > In August 1984, three wooden pallets marked 'ORION R&D // CRE-7 HARDWARE' were delivered under armed security escort. They weren't shipping vinyl records or promotional posters. That was rack-mount telecommunications hardware. -- Kenji Choi -- Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy, Moscow "5 sigma is a discovery. 7 is a question." From dlee@pipeline.com Sat Jan 21 02:30:02 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!pipeline!dlee From: dlee@pipeline.com (Dave Lee) Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy Subject: Re: Observation: The Glendale/Burbank Orion warehouse sealed pallets mystery Message-ID: <1995Jan21.023002.3471@pipeline.com> Date: Sat, 21 Jan 1995 02:30:02 GMT References: <1995Jan19.171802.7370@rwth-aachen.de> <1995Jan19.232902.5781@kiae.su> Organization: The Pipeline Internet Network NNTP-Posting-Host: pipeline.com X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1995Jan19.232902.5781@kiae.su>, kchoi@kiae.su (Kenji Choi) writes: > They weren't shipping vinyl records or promotional posters. That was rack-mount telecommunications hardware. They removed the hardware right before the fire was set. The fire was an insurance write-off and evidence disposal. -- Dave Lee Zyxel U-1496E @ 9600 Telebit bps "When every node is whole, the channel opens." From mfournier@delphi.com Sun Jan 22 06:22:02 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!delphi!mfournier From: mfournier@delphi.com (Marisol Fournier) Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy Subject: Re: Observation: The Glendale/Burbank Orion warehouse sealed pallets mystery Message-ID: <1995Jan22.062202.3135@delphi.com> Date: Sun, 22 Jan 1995 06:22:02 GMT References: <1995Jan19.171802.7370@rwth-aachen.de> <1995Jan19.232902.5781@kiae.su> <1995Jan21.023002.3471@pipeline.com> Organization: Delphi Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: delphi.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1995Jan21.023002.3471@pipeline.com>, dlee@pipeline.com (Dave Lee) writes: > They removed the hardware right before the fire was set. The fire was an insurance write-off and evidence disposal. Every warehouse has 'Special Projects' pallets. Usually it's high-value promotional giveaways or point-of-sale displays that managers don't want stolen. -- Marisol Fournier US Robotics Courier V.34 @ 33,600 bps "Tape doesn't lie at 02:14. Ears do."