Stopping for a drink is one of several overused techniques to cloak the entity's true mission. This is a primitive---but surprisingly effective---triangulation vehicle, something akin to ground-based GPS for intergalactic travelers (Those Who Would Dominate Us). If a miniature fratostatic coupler were attached to the antenna, the invading hordes could be diverted through a magnetic corridor to a parallel universe, saving us from being absorbed.
Well spotted John.The"traveller" isn't exactly ,lost,as such,just invisible.They're always trying new stuff,but on this occasion,you've caught them in the act.We can all sleep safely in our beds tonight.
