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From CNN: UK Opens up its very own X-File:

More than 20 years ago, U.S. airmen reported seeing a "strange glowing object" near a British air base.

"Stop Energy"

In his response to a proposal of HTTP over XML-RPC Dave mentioned the concept of Stop Energy. Cool abstraction of a very real-world phenomenon, which seems to me is what's behind the problems that "Design by Committee" faces. Something to keep in mind.