That monolith vs Proxomitrons bit would be an interesting and important distinction to make, if it does turn out to be extraterrestrial and unequivocally techno

That monolith vs Proxomitrons bit would be an interesting and important distinction to make, if it does turn out to be extraterrestrial and unequivocally technological it wouldn't necessarily count as evidence that intelligent life has evolved over there... only that something/someone technological is about. But yeah, unshielded electronics until proven otherwise.