A Harvard professor and astrophysicist who claimed to have found proof of extraterrestrial life has been accused of stealing the fragment of a meteor recovered in Papua New Guinea. The government was enraged, suggesting an international clash.
UAP-Hunter Accused of Stealing Meteor Fragment From Papua New Guinea
According to Professor Avi Loeb, they recovered the IM1 meteor fragments that fell to Earth in January 2014, 260 miles away from Papua New Guinea, on Manus Island. In a previous report from Science Times, Loeb claimed that the fragments they recovered may have contained evidence of extraterrestrial life.
He made the announcement last month. However, the team has now been accused of stealing the meteor, Daily Mail reported. The Papua New Guinea government criticized the crew for allegedly skipping the procedures necessary to do such work.
Officials in Papua New Guinea are furious about the removal of the scientific wonder, with many condemning the team for removing the alien object without having a good understanding of the advantages of such a discovery to the nation.
George Penua Polon, the deputy administrator of Manus Province, told the Sunday Times that they had been duped. He alleged that Loeb's team arrived and left secretly. He questioned what they discovered and if it was worth it. He was wondering if they possessed any rights to it or if their scientific research would profit from it since it was found in their territory.
Loeb's team did not get in touch with them, according to Papua New Guinea's National Research Institute, which manages proposals for research from foreign experts.
Instead of the usual special exemption visas granted to scientists, the team arrived on business visas. After the crew returned to the United States, an application was supposedly still being processed by the attorney general's office's maritime affairs division, according to Polon.
Loeb's Crew May Face Legal Charges
Loeb's crew had submitted an application for a marine science research permit, but this does not cover things from space, according to Rob McCallum, an accomplished ocean explorer and expedition leader.
A member of their team also attempted to submit a document to the Papua New Guinean cabinet, but they were instead sent to the PNG University of Technology.
McCallum said the project is special as it seeks to find, collect, and examine information that "actually fell from the sky." He claimed that since it is not the extraction of already-existing biological or geological material, current permitting procedures do not apply.
The sand grains found originated from outside the region, PNG, or Earth and have no known economic or commercial worth.
According to Wilson Thompson of the PNG National Research Institute, the item may not have economic value but has cultural and intellectual value.
It has a place in their nation's history and would be extraordinary and momentous for them if [an alien craft] fell into their country.
A senior immigration official who spoke to the Sunday Times said that the team may have broken the law by taking "rare objects," which may be illegal. Therefore, the scientists may face criminal charges.
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