STS-80 Unidentified Object Image 1, 1996
- File
- NASA-UAP-D030
- Type
- Image
- Agency
- NASA
- Date
- 1996
- Place
- Low-Earth Orbit
- Released
- Release 4, July 10, 2026
The government's 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 first photograph, the object is visible near the center of the frame, to the right of the limb of the Earth.