NASA-UAP-D031, STS-80 Unidentified Object Image 2, 1996
During STS-80, between November 19 and December 7, 1996, astronauts aboard Space Shuttle Columbia captured a series of three images of an unidentified object in low-Earth orbit. In the second photograph, the object is visible near the center of the frame, to the right of the limb
- Media type
- image
- Archive path
- Release_4/NASA-UAP-D031_STS-80-Unidentified-Object-Image2_1996.jpg
- Source agency
- NASA
- Event date
- 1996
- Location
- Low-Earth Orbit
- Release date
- 7/10/26
- Last updated
- 2026-07-12
- Source URL
- https://www.war.gov/medialink/ufo/071026/release_04/documents/NASA-UAP-D031_STS-80-Unidentified-Object-Image2_1996.jpg
Source Summary
During STS-80, between November 19 and December 7, 1996, astronauts aboard Space Shuttle Columbia captured a series of three images of an unidentified object in low-Earth orbit. In the second photograph, the object is visible near the center of the frame, to the right of the limb
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