 2007 Boston Mooninite panic

On January 31, 2007, the Boston Police Department and Boston Fire Department mistakenly identified battery-powered LED placards depicting the Mooninites, characters from the Adult Swim animated television series "Aqua Teen Hunger Force", as improvised explosive devices, leading to an ensuing panic.Placed throughout Boston, Massachusetts, and the surrounding cities of Cambridge and Somerville, these devices were part of a nationwide guerrilla marketing advertising campaign for "Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters", a film based on "Aqua Teen Hunger Force".