ORNL Analysis of a Metallic Specimen

Commissioned by AARO, the report details measurements and characterization of a specimen primarily composed of magnesium, zinc, and bismuth with trace elements. It was acquired from a private UAP organization and the U.S. Army and had been alleged to be material from an off-world crashed spacecraft capable of functioning as a bismuth-based terahertz waveguide. The analysis found the material was manufactured terrestrially using an uncommon mixture of elements, showed damage from mechanical and heat stressors, and did not possess exceptional qualities, a pure single-crystalline bismuth layer, or any indication of non-terrestrial origin. The report provides high confidence in these findings based on modern chemical, structural, and property assessments, with the sample's ultimate purpose remaining undetermined but inconsistent with claims of exotic UAP technology.