What's the Best Hedge Against a Hoax?

There is a protocol that we've informally agreed upon. It has no inforce ability, but basically it says you try and use another instrument now that you know what you're looking for. And then if you do that, and you have some more confidence, then indeed you do quietly call up the director of some observatory to the west in order to get an independent confirmation. You want to be very careful that you make sure that everyone who's been involved in any way gets appropriate credit. Then you hope that the network at the study institute, or wherever the discovery sight is, doesn't melt from the world trying to get hold of you. So walk through a hypothetical bescas