The Petradox or Enigmalito
A famous OOPArt is the so-called "Petradox" or "Enigmalito". The spectacle of the discovery lies mainly in a strange object that seems embedded in the rock, much like a small three-legged electrical plug.
The rock that contains this piece of granite is porous with a certain amount of quartz and mica (precisely it is a phyllosilicate which is found, in its variants, in various igneous and metamorphic rocks, including granites and mica schists).
John J. Williams, a former war veteran and explorer from New Mexico found it in 1998 in the United States, in a territory far from large cities in the mountains which, however, the discoverer did not want to reveal.
Williams confesses to being a passionate researcher of enigmas and mysteries that are popularly associated with the paranormal and creationism, so the problem is not entirely unrelated. Analysis of the research on the strange object that the stone bears nailed to, would demonstrate that it was not glued to the small rock with some sort of goo, but actually embedded, either by enormous pressures or thermal energy.
Although the age has been estimated at around 100,000 years its appearance is similar to an electronic XLR connector model, with their three metal legs of around 3 mm long perfectly positioned in its delta and recognizable on the face a series of spherical 8 millimeters in diameter, composed of whitish Agune material such as ceramic or porcelain. However, when looking into its purpose it is clear that its similarity to the XLR connector is only apparent.
The X-ray analysis showed that, towards the inside of this stone the strange object sits in a complex structure within a deeper cavity, rounded shapes. A curious detail is that the legs of the mysterious object appear eroded by the same forces that also acted to moderate the surface of the rock, so if it was a fake, it had the cunning to pursue this enormous effect of balanced wear.
The object was made available by Williams for analysis by any scientist interested in studying it but almost no one has done so because there are many doubts about the authenticity, not only because the owner refuses to reveal the exact location of his discovery, but also for having offered CD-ROMs for sale via his chaotic website.
However, there are aspects that are favorable to Williams' credibility. He explains his refusal to say the place where he found the Oopart because it is his belief that the site must be protected until it becomes protected air.
If the object is little known it is due to the lack of interest among scientists in this topic, and the authenticity of the object and Williams' honesty are given by his invitation to carry out analysis which, however, strangely was not accepted.
