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 first photograph, the object is visible near the center of the frame, to the right of the limb of the Earth.
Reproduced verbatim from the releasing agency.
AI summary
This file contains images taken by astronauts aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia during the STS-80 mission in 1996, which show an unidentified object in low-Earth orbit. These observations are significant as they provide visual documentation of unexplained phenomena observed from space.
