In the 1940's, Dr. Ingalls was in the Nevada mountains studying rock formations when he ran across a glowing stone. He determined that it was a meteorite that had crashed to Earth millions of years ago. He carefully lifted the meteorite using gloves and placed it in his car. He takes the meteorite home to his lab to study. In his lab, Dr. Ingalls carefully begins examining and testing the meteorite. It is made of a metal not naturally found on Earth.