It is clear that it last anomalous long before a sign of life of an article about the LIGO findings is published.
Such as a tiny "Michelson Morley" effect about the ether reference frame or gravity waves coming
See https://www.academia.edu/8467271/The_O_Connell_effect_in_eclipsing_binaries_explained_by_mass_related_light_speed_extinction_distances_LASOF_of_stars_and_even_planets
https://www.flickr.com/photos/93308747@N05/albums/72157651418365380
http://motls.blogspot.nl/2015/12/rumors-of-ligo-discovery-resurface.html