A photograph of an unidentified object in low-Earth orbit, taken from Space Shuttle Columbia in 1996.
Official description
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 third photograph, the object is visible near the center of the frame, superimposed against the Earth. It appears to have continued along a trajectory passing between Columbia and the Earth.
Reproduced verbatim from the releasing agency.
AI summary
The file documents a series of images taken by astronauts aboard Space Shuttle Columbia during the STS-80 mission in 1996, showing an unidentified object in low-Earth orbit. The significance of this file lies in its contribution to the ongoing inquiry into unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP) captured during space missions.
