How Many Illuminati Plot Threads In One Story?

For those hoping to spark inspiration for your GURPS Illuminati campaigns, I present not one, but two ideas from one story from SFGate:

It turns out the mysterious object that hit a plane at 36,000 feet was not space debris (say, from an orbital mind-control laser), but probably from a "weather balloon" <wink wink>.

Please update your corkboard yarn accordingly.

-- Steven Marsh