The previous image, an un-enhanced version of this one, discusses the challenge of identifying strange phenomena. With regurgitative meso-enhancement of the infrared spectrum and a slight tweaking of the Putney Proton Shift, it becomes abundantly clear that the image has nothing to do with wayward dental drills. Anyone rated at Analyst Grade 6 or above will have seen many examples of this frightening display of inter-galactic power.

I cannot reveal details here, as doing so would not only lead to a breakdown of social order, but also---and more importantly---result in my re-assignment to one of those backwater duty stations that rely on dial-up Internet connections even for the most urgent transmissions. (This means, of course, that one so assigned is in effect cut off from normal channels and must rely on unreliable or outdated reports from other duty stations to stay informed. The experience is not pretty.)

To keep the public from going bananas, leading to a breakdown in social order, a cover story has been developed. It says that the scene is a long exposure at night, taken from an automobile moving down a highway, during which the camera was moved around to produce an interesting pattern of lights.