Synopsis: Analysis of a Metallic Specimen1
The All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) sponsored a series of measurements on a layered material specimen primarily composed of magnesium and zinc, with bands of bismuth and other co-located trace elements.
The material specimen, whose origin and purpose are of long and debated history, is claimed to be recoveredfrom an unidentified anomalous phenomenon (UAP) crash in or around 1947.
Furthermore, the specimen’s physiochemical properties are claimed to make the material capable of “inertial mass reduction” (i.e., levitation or
antigravity functionality), possibly attributable to the material’s bismuth and magnesium layers acting as a terahertzwaveguide.
Previously, US Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) established a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with To the Stars Academy (TTSA) to evaluate the feasibility of exploiting any potential disruptive technology
associated with this widely discussed specimen.
AARO, founded in 2022, is congressionally mandated to explore historical records of UAP incidents and publicly report its findings.
Although the long chain of custody for this specimen cannot be verified, public and media interest in the specimen warranted a transparent
investigation that adhered to the scientific method.
Subsequent to the TTSA–DEVCOM CRADA, AARO secured science and technology partner Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), one of 17 US Department of Energy national laboratories, to independently
assess and perform thorough characterization studies on the specimen, leveraging ORNL’s 80-year history of world-leading materials science expertise.
ORNL, an expert in materials characterization, has the
diverse staff expertise and co-located, powerful instrumentation suites to allow rigorous scientific inquiry beyond the capabilities of most individual laboratories. Therefore, it is a highly qualified institution to maintain scientific integrity in its unbiased analysis of this specimen and its properties.
AARO tasked ORNL with assessing whether (1) the specimen is of terrestrial origin and (2) the bismuth in thespecimen could act as a terahertz waveguide. DEVCOM Ground Vehicle System Center provided ORNL access to the metallic specimen—a single parent sample and three previously derived subsamples, all from the same
material—beginning in February 2023.
ORNL materials science analyses evaluated the sample’s structure, chemical composition, and isotope ratios via multiple methods, including microscopy, spectroscopy, and spectrometry.
Results align with previous DEVCOM analyses, indicating that the structure and composition of the bismuth layers do not meet the requirements necessary to serve as a terahertz waveguide.
Furthermore, all data strongly support that the material is terrestrial
in origin.
Note: For a complete reading of the document, please go to:
https://www.aaro.mil/UAP-Records/
No comments:
Post a Comment