Someone made a mistake. UFO sighted over China, clear photos taken.

Something has gone wrong.  There are unconfirmed reports from the Galactic News Network that a UFO has been sighted over the planet Earth.  What's even more troubling is that video and photographic evidence is fairly clear.  The gaffe was so big that the terrestrial airport nearby shut down.  This was not just some sighting by a few wackos in the desert, but acknowledged by air traffic controllers.

The likely culprits of this close encounter-close call are the Coffee Cartel and the Scientists of Blagspitz.

Could it be that the Cartel was bringing a new shipment of their latest, greatest coffee blend to increase their strangle-hold on galactic commerce?  As usual, the Carteleros have been uncooperative.  One brave reporter asked a member of the Kufu elite if that had been their ship spotted over China.  The reporter returned in a box via galactic mail, gagged with his mouth stuffed with rotten coffee beans.  To this day he can't stand the smell of coffee.

No one would be surprised if the pink-sequin robed scientists were making the rounds on Earth, replenishing their supply of test subjects.  The scientists of Blagspitz offered a rookie reporter to sit down for some tea while they chat about the incident.  He has since become a test subject and is unable to report on the story.