Experts conducted a thorough analysis of a metal fragment for possible signs of extraterrestrial origin.
According to IFLSciencethe fragment was part of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon (UAP) that reportedly fell to Earth in the late 1940s.
This strange fragment eventually came into the possession of the UFO research group To The Stars. In 2019, a representative of the organization claimed that the fragment contained “exotic UFO material.” Some conspiracy theorists even speculated that it came from the infamous Roswell UFO crash site.
Recently, the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), which is investigating several UAPs, requested that Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) analyze a sample of the mysterious metal. The results were published and shed new light on the composition of the fragment.
The analysis showed that the material is mainly an alloy of magnesium (Mg), with zinc, bismuth, lead and traces of other elements.
UFO enthusiasts are convinced of the fragment’s unusual properties, suggesting it could function as a terahertz waveguide – an idea that some claim could support the “anti-gravity capabilities” used by aliens.
Waveguides are metal objects designed to transmit electromagnetic waves, such as those used in microwave ovens to send waves into the heating chamber. Conspiracy theorists believe that if this technology were scaled up, it could potentially act as a terahertz waveguide that could lift objects.
However, ORNL’s analysis showed that the sample was of terrestrial origin and did not meet the theoretical criteria to function as a terahertz (THz) waveguide. This conclusion was based on the elemental and structural composition of the material.
For a waveguide to work, it would have to consist of a single layer of pure bismuth sandwiched between layers of magnesium alloy. In this case, the configuration of the fragment was far from ideal: the bismuth was not pure enough and there were only a few layers between the magnesium, significantly reducing the fragment’s potential as a waveguide.
“The physical properties of the sample are consistent with materials of terrestrial origin,” the experts concluded.
If the material had been of extraterrestrial origin, its isotopic composition would be different from that on Earth. However, the analysis revealed that the isotopic signatures of both magnesium and lead in the fragment were entirely terrestrial.
