Mystery "X" Stands For "X-traterrestrial" to Some Believers
When Hubble Space Telescope first photographed the strange
comet-like object p/2010 a2 I just knew it would get attention
among the X-Files crowd.  The "X" pattern of dust debris,
presumably from an asteroid collision, is simply arresting.
Last week's release of the Hubble picture spurred a lot of
spirited speculation on Internet discussion boards that the "X"
was something other than a natural phenomenon:  "Finally, they
are coming to take me home, yippee!"  "This has actually gotten
me ******* excited."  "It's the Loch Ness Monster."  "Holy
ship!"  "Hey… it's planet 'X' its about time we can see it"
"Its baby Kal-El! Soon he'll grow up to be Superman."  Folks on
UFO sites didn't buy the asteroid collision story:  "Just some
speculation from science dudes grasping for straws, still"
"Relax people – this is just a weather balloon according to the
Air Force."  "Although they (scientists) continuously shout and
scream for UFO evidence, they don't