Follow-up observations were announced in 1965 by Gennady Sholomitskii, who found that the object's radio emission was varying; a public announcement of these results on April 12, 1965, caused a worldwide sensation.
Continuând aceste observații, în 1965 Ghenadie Șolomitschii a constatat că emisia radio a obiectului era variabilă; un anunț public al acestor rezultate a creat senzație la nivel mondial.