[TangoLimaSierra]

Where has this story been posted before?

A search of "interstellar object" brings these up.
The first 4 are relevant.

https://freerepublic.com/focus/search?m=all;o=time;q=quick;s=interstellar%20object

[jonrick46]

Thank you for making my case. This "Hal Bop II comet story is all over social media and in various news services. It's enough to create new Heaven's Gate cults like an outbreak of termites everywhere.

The hats are available for the susceptible . . .