Personally I don't really care where it comes from as much as I care if A) we as human society has access to this tech and can be used for purposes such as ultra-fast travel or space exploration, and B) it will galvanize nations to re-think things like infrastructure, energy, war, etc.
My speculative theory this is this is really dark private sector project stuff with companies like Boeing, Skunk Works, Lockheed Martin or General Dynamics done in conjunction with obscure government agencies to test the veracity of tech against modern militaristic capabilities, including aversion and stealth techniques. The fact that Fravor circled downward towards the object and it circle up in a similar pattern then disappearing suggests to me that it was engaging in close quarter reactionary maneuver testing. And I doubt these things are manned with any sort of carbon-based life form.
What would be cool is if this tech turns out to be closely related to the Alcubierre Drive concept.
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