ORNL-kortanalys av magnesium/zink-prov med vismutlager

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Synopsis:
Analysis of a Metallic Specimen

Synopsis: Analysis of a Metallic Specimen
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Introduction
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 recovered 
from 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 terahertz 
waveguide. 
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 the 
specimen 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. 
Figure 1. View of the as-received bulk specimen. Sticker 
containing internal sample tracking information edited out 
for public release.

Synopsis: Analysis of a Metallic Specimen
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Methods
All analyses and materials utilization were authorized and overseen by TTSA via the DEVCOM CRADA, and all 
analyses were preapproved by AARO and DEVCOM before ORNL received the specimen. 
Morphology and microstructural characteristics were investigated using the following techniques.
• Optical microscopy: standard microscope analysis that allows imaging of micro