WOW SIGNAL - ALIEN FUZZ COMMUNICATOR

August 15th, 1977: Earth received its first message from the depths of outer space. The Big Ear radio telescope at Ohio State University picked up a strong 72-second signal from the constellation Sagittarius, detected by astronomer Jerry R. Ehman. Circling the frequency code of the signal, 6EQUJ5, on the computer printout Ehman wrote, "WOW!" causing the alien message to become forever known as 'The WOW! Signal'. 'The WOW! Signal' was never heard again, despite several searches with a multitude of equipment.