Name: John Ballard Age: 42 Education: 1978 - B.S. Astronomy, Cornell University. 1980 Ph.D. Nuclear Physics, Rutgers University. Background: After winning several awards for his work on the effects of gravity on defined physical properties, Dr. Ballard joined a top secret team at Area 51 that was established to decipher the technology of the hardware discovered at Roswell, New Mexico. Dr. Ballard discovered the link between gravity and temporal displacement and began construction on the sphere in 1995.