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Physicist James McCanney joins Art Bell in the second half to discuss comets and electrical energy in an electrically active solar system, after Whitley Strieber and Dr. Roger Leir examine a mysterious piece of material allegedly recovered from a New Mexico crash site, possibly connected to the 1947 Roswell incident. Multiple laboratory tests revealed the silicon sample contained isotopic ratios unlike anything found on Earth, with non-terrestrial signatures confirmed across silicon, nickel, zinc, and silver. The piece also displayed extraordinary thermal conductivity, instantly transferring extreme cold or heat through its structure when partially submerged in water.
The investigation has been shadowed by a disturbing pattern of deaths and misfortune. The original owner, the metallurgist who loaned the piece, and key scientist Dr. Bill Mallow all died, with Mallow developing two simultaneous forms of leukemia shortly after testing. A planned internet UFO conference featuring the material was abruptly canceled after the producer was taken by two unidentified men in suits and driven around San Francisco for eleven hours, told repeatedly the piece was ordinary silicon. When the piece was later sent to a television production for testing, it was secretly switched with a different triangular sample.
During McCanney's segment, breaking news arrives of a UFO apparently exploding over Lanzhou, China, producing daylight-bright illumination and a massive explosion felt like an earthquake.
The investigation has been shadowed by a disturbing pattern of deaths and misfortune. The original owner, the metallurgist who loaned the piece, and key scientist Dr. Bill Mallow all died, with Mallow developing two simultaneous forms of leukemia shortly after testing. A planned internet UFO conference featuring the material was abruptly canceled after the producer was taken by two unidentified men in suits and driven around San Francisco for eleven hours, told repeatedly the piece was ordinary silicon. When the piece was later sent to a television production for testing, it was secretly switched with a different triangular sample.
During McCanney's segment, breaking news arrives of a UFO apparently exploding over Lanzhou, China, producing daylight-bright illumination and a massive explosion felt like an earthquake.
Key Moments
Deaths follow the crash material: Strieber and Leir discuss a pattern of deaths around the alleged crash material, including Dr. Bill Mallow's leukemia.
Silicon isotope anomaly: Leir says lab testing found the piece was mostly silicon but with isotope ratios unlike normal silicon.
Non-terrestrial ratios across metals: Leir says silicon, nickel, zinc, and silver in the piece all showed non-terrestrial isotopic ratios.
Thermal conductivity anomaly: Leir describes the material instantly transferring cold or heat through the piece when one end was dipped in water.
Rectangle becomes triangle: Leir recounts sending a rectangular sample to a television production, only to learn the tested piece was triangular.