I thought this was discussed on HN at the time but I can't find it. Anyone?

Here's what I did find:

The 2007 Boston Mooninite Panic - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37105056 - Aug 2023 (3 comments)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4003940 (May 2012)

https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que...