Filemaker database transformed to an alias on an XServe Raid

Over the weekend, I lost a Filemaker database from our XServe Raid file storage. In its place, I find a 5MB alias by the same name. The size of the alias suggested that something was strange about it, and sure enough, I can see much of the data using cat or pico; but when I double click the file, it searches for the database as if it WAS an alias.
Filemaker won't open it of even select it.
Is there a way to convert it back to the original file or recover the data? (I have a backup so this is for future reference.)
Any ideas as to how the file would have become corrupt - someone copies a real alias of the file back to the Raid drive, replacing the file with an alias?
Thanks
Message was edited by: Richard Stephens

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