The Kendall Stone is a story of the discovery of a strange meteorite with unusual properties. The object proves unusual in that it can induce a deep trance-like state in humans that come into close proximity to it. While in this state, the person's biographical memories and sensory perceptions are copied in full detail. A gifted psychic is invited to 'read' the object in a special NASA experiment. She determines that the meteorite is an alien probe deliberately sent to Earth for unknown reasons. When a civilian organization closely affiliated with the Pentagon learns of this they manage to...