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Avi Loeb retrieved parts of a meteor that landed in the waters off of Papua , New Guinea in 2014 .
Loeb called the find "metallic marbles, less than a millimeter in diameter," while he called them "beautiful spheres that were colored — blue, brown or gold" Loeb says the composition of beryllium, lanthanum and uranium does not match terrestrial alloys.
Avi Loeb says IM1 is most likely a technological gadget with artificial intelligence.
The exact composition of those spheres are now being studied at three separate laboratories, including one at Harvard .
One astrophysicist says the public is sick of hearing about Loeb's wild claims.
Loeb: "It's polluting good science".
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