I doubt that's going to work.
Seems like every year or two we get someone with strong conspiracy theories show up and start asking about something like this. They've already decided what it is, and just want someone to agree with them. No amount of logic is going to change their mind.
So, we play along. It makes them happy, they get the confirmation they are so desperately looking for, and we get a good laugh.
To the rest of us, it's obvious what it is. It's a decorative lightning rod, pure and simple.
Speaking of a "good laugh," I hit on that brunette and she laughed at me. Turns out she's married. I like married women. My mother was one but, well, you know........