The end of the World Part 6

Had a bit of fun with todays blip, this is a flying saucer for todays apocalyptic prediction.

PART SIX: HEAVEN'S GATE, 1997

When Comet Hale-Bopp swung relatively close to Earth in November 1996, amateur astronomer Chuck Shramek observed a companion object following its tail, which he told a radio show appeared to be a "Saturn-like object." This sparked a fever among UFO enthusiasts, who believed a spaceship was heading to Earth. Tragically, the Heaven's Gate cult committed mass suicide in March 1997, believing the comet would collect their spirits once they died.