For anyone excited by recent reports of a mysterious radio signal possibly sent from extra-terrestrial life forms in deep space, Russian scientists have some sobering news.

It probably came from Earth, according to a group of researchers who detected the signal in May 2015.

The strange radio activity caused a stir after Italian astronomer Claudio Maccone pointed out in a recent presentation that Russian telescope RATAN-600 picked up a strong, unexplained signal believed to be coming from about 94 light years away.

The news was particularly interesting because the signal appeared to come from HD 164595, a star similar to our sun that some researchers believe could be capable of sustaining life.

Space experts were quick to point out that there are plenty of plausible explanations for the signal, such as a solar flare or malfunctioning telescope equipment.

In light of the spike in interest, the Special Astrophysical Observatory of the Russian Academy of Sciences -- one of two groups collaborating on the telescope research -- said it considered it “necessary to make official comments.”

In a nutshell, the group said the strongest evidence hardly points to intergalactic alien communications. In fact, it likely comes from our own planet.

“Subsequent processing and analysis of the signal revealed its most probable terrestrial origin,” the group said in a statement. “As for the other objects of the RATAN-800 survey, it is too early to claim about any reliable scientific results.”

The group did not clarify exactly what may have caused the confusion.

Regardless, the U.S. SETI (Search for Extra-terrestrial Intelligence) Institute has already begun using the Allen Telescope Array to search for the signal. So far it hasn’t picked up anything out of the ordinary.

Experts who spoke with CTV News earlier this week cast doubts on the possibility that scientists had stumbled upon alien chatter.

“The universe generates signals with enormous regularity and great variety,” said Paul Delaney, a York University astrophysicist and astronomer. “This could be a solar flare (or) a microlensing event where the star is acting a little bit like a magnifying glass for a signal that is much further away and has been bent towards us.”

Michael Reid, an astronomer with the Dunlap Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics in Toronto, said that he believed the strange signal may have been “an equipment kind of issue.”