1995 UAP Sighting — AARO Records
AARO investigated a metallic alloy sample claimed to be associated with a UAP. The sample was analyzed by ORNL to determine its composition, whether it was anomalous, and if it emitted gamma rays. The analysis found the sample to be a conventional near-eutectic aluminum-silicon a
Background
A UFO/UAP incident extracted from page 3 of ORNL ANALYSIS OF AN ALUMINUM SPECIMEN, an All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) document published in 2024-2025. The incident is dated 1995 and located in Unknown location.
What the document records
AARO investigated a metallic alloy sample claimed to be associated with a UAP. The sample was analyzed by ORNL to determine its composition, whether it was anomalous, and if it emitted gamma rays. The analysis found the sample to be a conventional near-eutectic aluminum-silicon alloy, matching ASTM designations, with no unusual elements or gamma emission.
Witnesses on file: AARO.
Status of the case
The page-level assessment recorded in the document is: identified as alloy. AARO designates unresolved cases as those for which the agency has not concluded the events were anomalous, has not concluded they were conventional, and has not ruled out either possibility. Conventional candidates for sightings of recent periods include drones, classified test platforms, satellite re-entry, balloon traffic, atmospheric optical phenomena, and astronomical objects.