Careful now.... All of you American SETI participants should maybe be hoping you _don't_ find anything, at least if the following is true. I got it from a friend years ago and found it by accident again yesterday :- Title 14, Section 1211 of the Code of Federal Regulations, adopted on July 16, 1969, makes it illegal for US citizens to have an encounter with extra-terrestrials or their vehicles. Those found guilty of such an encounter face quarantine (with or without a hearing), up to a year in prison, and a fine of $5,000.