13_Supplement_to_Metallic_Specimen.pdf

1 
All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office 
Supplement to Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Analysis of a Metallic Specimen 
July 2024 
Overview 
In 2022, The All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) contracted with Oak Ridge 
National Laboratory (ORNL) to conduct materials testing on a magnesium (Mg) alloy specimen. 
This specimen has been publicly alleged to be a component recovered from a crashed 
extraterrestrial vehicle in 1947, and purportedly exhibits extraordinary properties, such as 
functioning as a terahertz waveguide to generate antigravity capabilities.  In April 2024, ORNL 
produce…

2 
According to Podolskiy et al., Bi can theoretically function as a waveguide when it exists as a 
single crystalline layer between surfaces with sufficient dielectric () constants.1  As a single 
crystalline layer, Bi displays anisotropic  properties.2  Anisotropic  properties cause 
electromagnetic waves to propagate non-uniformly across different axes.  Podolskiy et al. assert 
that a monocrystalline layer of Bi has sufficient  anisotropy to guide THz frequency waves.  
This specimen’s intermixed composition of Pb indicates that Bi never existed as a pure layer, 
regardless of any proc…

3 
custody.  Regardless of the specimen’s attributability to a specific research project, it is 
consistent with well-documented Mg alloy research projects during the mid-20th century and is 
otherwise unremarkable. 
Conclusion 
AARO concurs with ORNL’s findings that the specimen’s isotopic composition indicates 
terrestrial origin.  AARO also concurs with ORNL’s findings that its physical and elemental 
properties are incompatible with functioning as a THz waveguide.  Considering all available 
evidence, AARO assesses that this specimen is likely a test object, a manufacturing product or 
byp…

4 
15 (U) Report, DOE OSTI Technical Report; Balicki, M., D’Antonio, C., & Kravic, A.; 11 MAR 1957; Development of A 
Corrosion Resistant Magnesium Alloy. Part I. Development of Magnesium Alloys For Better Corrosion Resistance. 
Period covered May 1955 to September 1956; https://www.osti.gov/biblio/4328344; Accessed 15 FEB 2024.  
16 (U) Journal article, Research Journal of Pharmaceutical Biological and Chemical Sciences; Kameneva, AL.; 10 SEP 
2015; Evolution of the Film Structure in the Various Evaporation Processes; Vol. 6(5), pp 951-960.  
17 (U) Journal article, Journal of Vacuum Science …