def looksLikeVestLutFile(path):
    """Returns ``True`` if the given ``path`` looks like a VEST LUT file,
    ``False`` otherwise.
    """
    with open(path, 'rt') as f:

        lines = []
        for i in range(10):
            line = f.readline()
            if line is None: break
            else:            lines.append(line.strip())

    validHeaders = ('%!VEST-LUT', '%BeginInstance', '%%BeginInstance')

    return len(lines) > 0 and lines[0] in validHeaders