Senator Mike Rounds (R-SD), a member of the Senate Armed Services and Intelligence Committees, has disclosed that whistleblowers within the federal government have reported handling advanced materials whose origins remain unexplained.

In an interview with Ask a Pol, Rounds revealed he has spoken with individuals who analyzed unidentified materials but were unable to determine their source. “They did not know what it was from,” Rounds said, stopping short of linking the materials to extraterrestrial technology.