Research field · Rocketdyne/Aerojet, AFRL Materials Directorate (Wright-Patterson), NASA White Sands Test Facility, Battelle
Exotic alloys and advanced materials
High-performance metals and engineered materials, from rocket superalloys to metamaterials. Monica Reza co-invented Mondaloy, an oxygen-proof nickel superalloy AFRL helped fund, and she vanished on a hike in 2025. In UFO lore the field also means 'memory metal' from Roswell and TTSA's layered bismuth samples.
On the record
- Mondaloy was co-invented by Jacinto and Hardwick; AFRL Materials Directorate cost-share from 1999.
- Reza vanished 22 Jun 2025 descending Mt Waterman; only her beanie was found.
- Battelle's documented nitinol research was NASA-funded (1960s to 1970s).
- TTSA's Army CRADA (Oct 2019) listed metamaterials and 'inertial mass reduction' among interests.
Claims (5)
AFRL under McCasland funded Mondaloy, so Reza's and McCasland's disappearances are linked.speculationSourced, unconfirmed
Mondaloy is a hidden hypersonic or UAP material.speculationSourced, unconfirmed
Roswell 'memory metal' went to Battelle and the report vanished.speculationSourced, unconfirmed
TTSA's layered bismuth and magnesium-zinc samples are crash material.secondhandSourced, unconfirmed
Reza worked under McCasland at Wright-Patterson.anonymousSourced, unconfirmed
Connected
Monica Jacinto Reza personMaj. Gen. William "Neil" McCasland personImproved instrumental techniques, including isotopic analysis, applicable to the characterization of unusual materials with potential relevance to aerospace forensics document