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FINDINGS OF FACT3
Petitioner resided in Cleveland, Ohio, at the time that his
petition was filed with the Court.
After graduating from high school, petitioner worked for 2
years as a seaman on various oreboats owned and operated by the
Great Lakes Fleet of U.S. Steel Corporation. Petitioner spent
the balance of his working life at a factory job for Warner
Swasey Co. He retired in 1985.
After retiring, petitioner commenced an activity involving
the collection of various rocks and minerals. In particular,
petitioner combed the beaches of Lake Erie searching for what he
considered to be meteorites, and in particular Martian
meteorites, which he believed were quite valuable.4 He would
then clean what he collected and, on occasion, paint it gold. He
would not offer the specimen for sale, but rather added it to his
collection.
3 The parties did not enter into a stipulation of facts as
required by the Court's Standing Pre-Trial Order and Rule 91.
4 Petitioner explained the presence of Martian meteorites
on the shore of Lake Erie as follows:
Now, as the big meteors or comets land on Mars,
they splash this brown and black stuff up in the air,
and with the light gravity on Mars, it takes off into
space. Now, it floats around in space. Now, it's
drawn by the gravity of the sun towards our direction.
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