Falling Angel (2) - Sol 67

Caption NASA originale:"That leaves Viking 2, which has a polar orbit that would fit with the North-South orientation of the streak. In addition, only Viking 1 and 2 were left in orbits that could produce motion as fast as that seen by Spirit. Said Mark Lemmon, a Rover Team Member from Texas A&M University:'Is this the first image of a meteor on Mars, or an image of a spacecraft sent from another world during the dawn of our robotic Space Exploration Program? We may never know, but we are still looking for clues".

Dopo questa 'dichiarazione aperta' (un evento già di per sè abbastanza sconcertante) e qualche debole riflesso dell'avvistamento su alcuni maggiori quotidiani, il discorso - senza che venisse più data alcuna informazione al riguardo - si chiudeva definitivamente.