Haha unfortunately these days, it's verrrrrry believable (that someone would be that careless with something so valuable.)
Next up at 11: Haley's Comet has landed somewhere on Earth and nobody knows where. Mediots suspect Elvis has it on his secret island. Ends up sitting in some family's yard for over a month until they call someone to fix a tree. Tree man calls to report an illegal spaceship in a yard when he goes home that night.... all the Mediot outlets run "spaceship" stories and special reports on Aliens for a week.... American Movie Classics and ShowTime run ET The Extra Terrestial marathons ...Drew Barrymore gets a reality TV show...