[draconine]

That's an interesting artifact. makes me wonder what kind of purpose it could possibly serve on an extra-terrestrial craft. Decoration? Maybe it's a technological device in 'camouflage' refusing to respond to anything but it's owner's command. Then again, the scientists could have been paid to lie, and it may not be a special rock: people are paid to lie every day, it's practically an industry on its own.

Still, that's all conjecture. There aren't many ways for us to be reasonably sure if this is true or not. Either way it's an interesting story, another piece of the puzzle, literally.