Warren Commission (04 of 26): Hearings Vol. IV (of 15)United States. Warren Commission
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Warren Commission (04 of 26): Hearings Vol. IV (of 15)
United States. Warren Commission
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Assassination; Oswald, Lee Harvey
Mr. EISENBERG. Were there any distinctive creases in the blanket?
Mr. STOMBAUGH. Yes; there were. There was one crease at the base, which
would be the base of the right triangle, a very slight crease.
Mr. EISENBERG. Could you mark that with the letter "A" please, on the
Exhibit 663?
Mr. STOMBAUGH. Yes.
Mr. EISENBERG. This is opposite--this is the side facing the angle at
which the safety pin is inserted, is that correct?
Mr. STOMBAUGH. That is correct. It would be the base of the triangle.
Mr. EISENBERG. The base of the triangle----
Mr. STOMBAUGH. There was also another crease I found upon removing the
safety pin and opening the blanket; I found that one end of the blanket
had been folded in approximately 7 inches.
Mr. EISENBERG. What is the relationship between that and the end which
you have just marked "A," is that the opposite side?
Mr. STOMBAUGH. That would be the opposite side of the blanket.
Mr. EISENBERG. Could you mark that "B"?
What was the relationship between the amount which the blanket was
folded on the side "A" and the amount which it was folded on side "B,"
that is, were the folds approximately equal, or if different, how
different, in length?
Mr. STOMBAUGH. The one, the fold marked "A" was not as great as the
fold marked "B." The fold marked "B" was approximately 7 inches, the
fold marked "A" was less than 7 inches.
Mr. EISENBERG. Proceed.
Mr. STOMBAUGH. There was one other crease in the blanket which was more
or less a hump approximately 10 inches long, located approximately
midway between the blanket, between--it is very difficult to describe
the location.
Mr. EISENBERG. Could you point to it, and maybe we can describe it?
Mr. STOMBAUGH. Approximately in this area.
Mr. EISENBERG. This is, approximately midway between the side at which
the fold marked "A" appears and the side at which the fold marked "B"
appears?
Mr. STOMBAUGH. That is correct, approximately midway.
Mr. EISENBERG. Could you mark that fold or crease "C"? Was this a fold
or a crease, Mr. Stombaugh?
Mr. STOMBAUGH. This was a very slight crease. It appeared as a hump in
the blanket.
Mr. EISENBERG. Was there any item in the blanket, any object in the
blanket, which might have been causing that hump?
Mr. STOMBAUGH. Not when I opened it, sir.
Mr. EISENBERG. Did you form an opinion as to what might cause that hump
to exist in the blanket?
Mr. STOMBAUGH. Yes, sir; it would have had to have been a hard object,
approximately 10 inches in length, which protruded upward, causing the
yarns in the blanket to stretch in this area, and it would have had to
have been tightly placed in the blanket to cause these yarns to stretch.
Mr. EISENBERG. Now, when you say the object was 10 inches long, do you
mean that the object itself was 10 inches long or that there was an
object 10 inches--an object protruding at a point 10 inches from the
place you have marked "A"?
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