Re: One analysis -- from SETI, of course . . .
<The "Wow! received its name from the marginal note on the computer printout, penned by SETI volunteer Dr. Jerry Ehman. "I came across the strangest signal I had ever seen, and immediately scribbled 'Wow!' next to it," Ehman explained. "At first, I thought it was an earth signal reflected from space debris, but after I studied it further, I found that couldn't be the case."
SETI Sensitivity: Calibrating on a Wow! Signal
No conclusive source has ever been identified.
Dan