It’s May of 1976 when fourteen-year-old Bradley Hitchens stumbles upon a mysterious metal artifact in the North Florida woods. Spooked by a feeling that something—or—someone is watching him. Brad takes the odd scrap of metal with no idea of the peril that lies ahead, or the mysteries that lie waiting patiently beneath the forest floor.
Seeking answers to the strange metal object’s riddle, Brad’s quest endangers his own family and the university researchers working on the solution. They are all unaware that the government has a keen interest in the find and will stop at nothing to ensure that no one discovers the truth. When the artifact becomes lost, Brad must evade Federal pursuit for years, relying on his wits and his trust in his extended family as he works to safeguard its secrets and relay its important message to the public on his terms.