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ington immediately after lunch. A limousine whisked them from the airfield to the Pentagon. Within minutes, the conference got under way.
Dr. Leo Palfrey of the National Research Council reported that radio communications were still being freakishly disrupted. The trouble seemed to be triggered by radiation from the Orb that affected the ionosphere. Dr. Henry Grant, a naval observatory astronomer, admitted that he and his colleagues were unable to explain the Green Orb’s origin.
“Its unusual atmosphere,” he added, “makes me think that the Orb is not an asteroid.”
The scientists were amazed when Tom said, “The Green Orb’s radiographs resemble human brain waves. Our plant physician says they have the same rhythm as P-type alpha waves on an electroencephalogram.”
There was a puzzled silence. At last Bernt Ahlgren said slowly, “So far none of us has suggested that the Orb may be the work of an enemy agency. But this is a possible danger that the Defense Department cannot disregard.”
He pointed out that the Swifts’ space friends had moved Nestria, the phantom satellite, into an earth orbit and that aerospace experts had already proposed the capturing and shifting of small asteroids.
“We must face the possibility,” he said, “that the Orb was moved into position by an enemy on
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earth or in space. Its atmosphere may have been artificially created to hide what is happening there. Tom, could you undertake a probe of the Green Orb in your spaceship?”
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