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I read the article and I am unsure if it is satirical or serious.

I think that if either Bloomberg or anyone else had confirmed the terrestrial visitation of extraterrestrials, that fact alone would be screamed in banner headlines. I stand by satire. Or maybe some reporter had the editor tied up in the closet while he's running amok, or something.

Wait a minute. You know what else this could conceivably be?

A few weeks ago, the NOAA website ran a story that the earth had left it's orbit, and was heading for the Sun. Of course, NOAA didn't mean to run the story, and didn't mean for anyone to believe that this was true.

What happened was that a 'training example' story, apparently written in a tongue-in-cheek way, had been accidentally substituted into the 'live website' rotation. NOAA caught it, and issued an explanation and retraction.

Either that, or they were hacked, and hackers are developing a more refined sense of humor than the usual crop of "U R PWN3D" nonsense. I'd follow the trail to Bloomberg and see what happens there.