Possible Interstellar Alien Wreckage Unearthed: Meteorites Recovered From Ocean Floor

In 2014, a meteor the size of a washing machine lit up the sky as it descended towards the bottom of the ocean off the coast of Papua New Guinea.

While meteorites like this one fall to Earth almost every day, a group of controversial scientists proposes a different theory: they believe this particular space rock may actually be alien technology. To test their hypothesis, they have embarked on an expedition to retrieve the meteorite from the depths of the Pacific Ocean.

Harvard astronomer Abraham “Avi” Loeb and his team have spent the past few weeks aboard the Silver Star, a ship located in the South Pacific. Using a large magnet, they have been scouring the ocean floor and collecting small, round fragments of metal known as “spherules,” which they suspect originated from outside our solar system.

“We just celebrated the discovery of 50 spherules weighing a total of 35 milligrams that were found near the path of the first recognized interstellar meteor, IM1, with a toast of champagne on the deck of the Silver Star,” wrote Loeb in a Medium post on Tuesday.

The fireball, named IM1, streaked through the atmosphere in 2014. Five years later, Loeb and his student published a paper suggesting that its exceptional speed and brightness hinted at an unusual composition potentially originating from interstellar space.

In 2022, the U.S. Space Command released a memo confirming the interstellar origin of IM1.

With the ambition of recovering fragments of IM1 from the floor of the Pacific Ocean, Loeb’s expedition received funding from Charles Hoskinson, the wealthy founder of the Cardano cryptocurrency. The project operates under Loeb’s Galileo Project, which is based at Harvard.

As Loeb concludes his weeks-long venture, the collected spherules will undergo analysis to determine their elemental and isotopic composition. The findings will be presented in a peer-reviewed journal publication.

Loeb’s hypothesis challenges the convention that IM1 was a naturally occurring meteoroid breaking off from a distant celestial body. He entertains the possibility that it could be the remains of an interstellar alien probe.

An Odd Visitor Sent Loeb’s Career On A New Trajectory

Prior to his fascination with extraterrestrial objects, Loeb was renowned for his work in astrophysics and cosmology, particularly in the study of black holes. However, since the discovery of the peculiar interstellar object Oumuamua in 2017, he has undertaken a mission to broaden the horizons of his scientific peers.

In 2021, Loeb published a book entitled “Extraterrestrial,” which presents the argument that Oumuamua is likely a technological artifact created by an intelligent extraterrestrial civilization.

His claims have faced strong opposition from other members of the scientific community, including astronomers and physicists who refute his extraterrestrial hypotheses regarding both Oumuamua and IM1. This includes another potentially interstellar meteor referred to as IM2.

Astronomer Peter Brown from Western University in Ontario is among the critics. He recently released a draft research paper asserting that IM1 is not interstellar, primarily due to discrepancies in the estimated velocity provided by the U.S. Defense Department.

Despite the skepticism, Loeb remains undeterred and continues to enjoy a celebratory atmosphere aboard the Silver Star. He emphasizes the importance of presenting factual data in their upcoming publication, as facts cannot be argued.

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