In 2022, DoD investigator Sean Kirkpatrick led efforts to evaluate alleged alien material recovered from UFO crash claims—including one tested by Lockheed Martin and Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Though the alloy was determined to be terrestrial (likely WWII-era), the investigation revealed decades of controversial UAP research and claims of recovered biologics and UFO remnants by insiders. Despite backlash and threat to Kirkpatrick, the final report concluded no verifiable alien tech exists in U.S. possession.TIMECBS NewsThe Wall Street Journal
