UFO observes STS-135 final undocking

Well, a historical day it is, The STS-135 undocks for the final time for our space shuttle program. Of course the day wouldn't be complete without something odd or unusual floating around as well. Whatever this object is , it is certainly taking its time of going about its business.

You can see this object at the beginning and then after the 5:30 mark or so you get other perspectives of it. The person that posted this video is apparently also working on trying to get a better close up of it as well.

Just thought I would share this as this object seems to just sit still at some points, so it doesn't appear to be tumbling through space as ice or debris etc.

Soon as I hit play all my power shut off

Its a aspiracy, also am I missing something here?

Isn't there supposed to be a ufo?

Its you computer not a conspiracy lol..

I can view the video, there is a UFO observing everything, quite clearly.

reply to post by Anoynymoose


Well, if you can identify whatever that white ball like thing is slowly moving around then I guess there is no ufo. I never claimed it was a "exciting" piece of footage, just curious is all.

That's a pretty wide angle lens. Sure it's not the moon?

Looks to be about the right phase.

reply to post by onehuman


could this be saturn?

I would think if you could see Saturn you should be able to see a lot of other things all the time as well. As far as the moon goes, perhaps, but I have never seen that either myself when Ive watched these feeds. Doesn't mean its not there though and I can't say as I watch 24 7 either. I was just intrigued by how slow this seemed to move. Im not sure if it is because the ISS is moving and it makes it look like it is moving.If that was the case though I would think it would be faster?

I think the guy that took the footage would have a clue if it was the moon or not, but who knows. I guess Ill wait and see what he comes up with for the enhancements.

reply to post by Sinny


I was being sarcastic.. sorry

Moon or a planet are the first things to discount, but that is hard to do with all the attitudes of the spacecraft and Shuttle being only a guess. Unless someone mentions this in telemetry there is nothing for certain to say.

Yes, the wide angle needed to image the station from such a close proximity would make the Moon look that small. The phase if that could be discerned would not only tell us it is the moon, but would give the correct direction to the Sun that could be corroborated by shadows on the station itself.

FYI, when you see Saturn in the sky, you might notice a star accompanying it. That is Titan, the largest moon of Saturn. With binoculars you will also see Tethys and Enceladus between them. I don't think this object is Saturn however. Venus and Mercury are behind the Sun, and Mars and Jupiter are in the day sky (Pisces). Moon is best bet.

ZG

I watched almost the entire process, from just after seperation, through orbital sunrise & right up until just after orbital sunset, over an hour easily.

I was watching the background for anything anomalous & I did see this object from a couple of camera angles. I AM a UFO believer but my conclusion on this was the moon or some planet, though it seems small for the moon.

I admit my eyes werent fixated on it all the time, but I never saw it make any form of movement. I was hoping for something/someone to come celebrate the event but alas, I dont thik they did.

reply to post by onehuman


Uh, this is very fascinating. Funny how this has not gotten much attention on the boards, as it appears to be some very compelling evidence of "something" out there with the satellite.

That is not the moon or venus.

What is it!

Oh I know, it's a "rogue missile".

Crap, I been sitting here all day talking with my buddy and forgot all about the undocking. Nice catch.

Interesting at 5:45 when Nasa does the old switch to the second audio channel so we cant hear what is being said about the update of the rendezvous.

They cut it mid sentence....nice!


typical.

Cross-posted:

I’m watching the NASA TV channel and we’re seeing the last few minutes in history of TV from the shuttle payload bay cameras. The Ku-band antenna will be stowed shortly in preparation for landing tomorrow, and so decades of near-continuous video feeds from shuttles will end.

The tech specs of the early cameras are here – the newer ones don’t seem all that different.

www.jamesoberg.com...
www.jamesoberg.com...

I need to gather the tech specs of the external cameras on the ISS for future reference.

Here’s an old presentation I made to NASA about the need for constant exterior monitoring, for good reasons. And if THEY won’t do it, it’s up to a volunteer corps of watchers – you guys!
www.jamesoberg.com...

Here’s why it was important during Apollo missions:
www.jamesoberg.com...

reply to post by JimOberg


Nice JimO, I hope more folks check that out. Thanks for sharing it. Funny it is we the little people always watching, and yes sometimes we do get a little carried away with the obvious, but still, those other small percentages of hmmmsss, those are what make it all worthwhile.

I wish more folks would check this out, I have a hard time believing it is the moon etc.