In a now-deleted post on r/UFOs, an alleged former defense contractor has come forward with an encounter that challenges decades of assumptions about aerospace technology.
According to the post, the user claimed to have worked on classified avionics programs from 2009 to 2014 near Groom Lake, most of the work involved advanced but understandable military technologies, until one assignment in late 2013.
What he saw then, he claims, was not part of any known foreign or domestic aerospace program.
And he hasn’t forgotten it since.
"That thing wasn’t ours. And if it was, it didn’t come from any known program or Earth-based design logic."
🧪 A Shift in Assignment, and Something Unfamiliar
The project was described as a "materials analysis" task, nothing unusual in a classified environment where objects from overseas or black projects are routinely studied.
But the moment the contractor saw the object, he said he knew the cover story didn’t add up.
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The craft measured roughly 20 to 35 feet across
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Its surface was metallic but oddly non-reflective, shifting in tone depending on the angle
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The overall structure was asymmetrical, and appeared almost grown rather than built
"It had no hard edges. It looked like it had been grown."
There were no serial numbers, no language, no rivets, no seams. No indicators of any manufacturer or nation-state.
🪑 An Interior That Was Never Meant for Humans
Access was limited, personnel could only observe from a platform, and physical interaction was prohibited.
Even so, what could be seen inside was unlike any cockpit or pilot interface in known aviation history:
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No controls, no displays, no wiring
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Just surface impressions, as if input was meant to happen by gesture, pressure, or some unknown interface
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A single seating area, but with dimensions and angles that did not fit the human body
The seat was low to the ground, tilted at an unnatural angle, and its position suggested it wasn’t designed for our physiology.
"It didn’t make sense for a human. It didn’t look like anything meant for us."
🤐 Silence, Compartmentalization, and One Whispered Truth
The contractor emphasized the culture of secrecy: no one asked questions, no one speculated aloud.
Even among engineers and techs, the mood was focused and cautious.
But one night, someone near him broke the silence with a quiet remark:
"Not ours."
That’s the moment, he says, that confirmed what he already believed.
This was no Russian prototype. No American project. No Earth-originated experiment.
And, he says, it has stayed with him for over a decade.
Original (now-deleted) post content:
From 2009 to 2014, I worked for a defense contractor on a classified avionics program. Most of the work took place at a testing site not far from Groom Lake (Area 51). We weren’t told everything, obviously everything was compartmentalized. You only knew what you needed to know.
Most of what I saw over the years was advanced, but explainable - experimental aircraft, radar systems, propulsion tests, etc. But in late 2013, I was temporarily reassigned for what was described as a "materials analysis project." We were told the object had been recovered decades earlier and was believed to be part of foreign tech.
When I saw it, I knew immediately that wasn’t true.
It was a craft, maybe 20-35 feet wide. The shape wasn’t aerodynamic in any conventional sense. It was asymmetrical and smooth, like it had no hard edges. It looked like it had been grown. The surface looked metallic but didn’t reflect light the way normal metal does. it was dull, but shifted slightly in tone depending on the angle.
There were no markings. No language. Nothing that indicated a country of origin.
What struck me most was the interior. We were only allowed to observe from a platform - no touching. There were no traditional controls. No screens. Just surface impressions - like controls were meant to be operated by touch or maybe even something else. The seat (if you could call it that) wasn’t designed for a human body. Wrong proportions. And it was low to the ground, tilted in a strange way. It didn’t make sense for our physiology.
The engineers I spoke to didn’t speculate much. Everyone kept their heads down. But someone in my group muttered "not ours" under their breath one night, and nobody disagreed.
I’m not claiming aliens or anything like that. But I know aircraft. I know materials. That thing wasn’t ours. And if it was, it didn’t come from any known program or Earth-based design logic.
I’ve kept this to myself for over 10 years. It still sits with me.
