Recovered 'broken piece of alien spacecraft' that 'won't even bend a flower'

UFO enthusiasts believe they've recovered a piece of an 'alien spacecraft' . At a press conference in Irving, Texas , USA, the UFO group MUFON (Mutual UFO Network) unveiled tiny fragments, which they claim are from an alien spaceship, after pictures of the space fragment have previously emerged online.

MUFON researcher Bob Spearing said at the event: "It's very, very light material. It almost looks porous, like it has pores. It has a tinge of gold in it, but it's basically a black material. Seems to be some sort of composite."

He also mentioned: "It's so light that it won't even bend a flower." The odd look and feel of the fragments have MUFON convinced they're not of this world, reports the Mirror .

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They believe they've backed this up by putting the object through NASA-grade tech tests, which couldn't identify 90 percent of the components, as per the Daily Mail.

The fragments were first discovered by a Russian man named Arkady who says that extraterrestrials communicated with him and told him that the space debris was alien in origin.

After more research in Russia, Spearing noted the debris is made of a mix including 10 percent calcium, titanium, iron, arsenic, and copper.

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In a bizarre twist, MUFON says the fragments meant for them were stolen from the official US Post Office Box after being posted by Arkady, the Russian researcher.

"This is typical with evidence of this nature," said Ron James, MUFON's spokesman. "We believe that this material was deliberately taken by someone who could hack into a locked Post Office Box to prevent further testing." He added: 'Who did it is anybody's guess. "

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