I emailed the guy and got this response back within hours.
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The webstory was not written by me and was unfortunately misleading. I have written the following to clarify- and have spoken to the person responsible.

The broadcast version contains an error of site of reception- caused by misunderstanding between Dan Werthimer and myself.

'ET signal' may have natural cause

On Monday, KTVU reported scientists have received an odd signal from space and some readers may have interpreted this as a confirmed extra-terrestrial contact.

Scientists confirm there was an anomalous signal and reported it late last year. However, as SETI@home scientist Dan Werthimer now clarifies, "although this pulse is not well understood..." it may have a natural origin.

SETI Institute Chief Scientist Seth Shostak says the highly energetic and brief signal at first excited some researchers, who at the time thought it may be a candidate ET signal. It was received not at Arecibo, Puerto Rico, as reported, but rather in Australia.

The signal has not been confirmed as any sign of extra-terrestrial intelligence, although the Allen array in California is now actively searching for more of these signals.

John Fowler

Health and Science Editor

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