> the rod like object that telescopes saw pass through the solar system about a decade ago had an extraterrestrial origin. I know what you mean -- "it's an ali

> the rod like object that telescopes saw pass through the solar system about a decade ago had an extraterrestrial origin. I know what you mean -- "it's an alien artifact/spaceship!" -- but, literally, the sentence is true, no? It did not originate on Earth.