Triangle Shaped UFO in NASA Photo

Originally posted by MysterX
Just updated my earlier post with this mission specs.

It was (oops) 1986.

edit on 21-1-2013 by MysterX because: (no reason given)

That's what I thought (based on your previous post)

Oh. So...this wasn't taken by the ISS then.

So?.....by what? Whom? How?



ETA:


SS Columbia
Got it!!
I should learn to read more.

Thanks!

Originally posted by Human_Alien

Originally posted by MysterX
Isn't it.

And the astronaut who took the image framed it beautifully central too.

BTW, space debris is wildly generic..so of course it's a UFO (to the poster who said 'it's identified')

This was taken on the ISS, right? Do the astronauts take the photos or is the camera a part of the station itself taking random photos? I honestly haven't a clue and could care less except for now

Nah, it was a shuttle mission to launch a satellite.
The ISS wasn't launched until 1998, this shuttle mission was '86.

You can see the curvature of the shuttle's window to the top left of the image, so this looks like it was taken by a hand held camera by one of the crew from inside.

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BTW, space debris is wildly generic..so of course it's a UFO (to the poster who said 'it's identified')

So your saying space debris is generic so then it has to be a UFO, now the question is what makes you so certain this was a UFO and not actual debris?

Btw I am the one that said it and will stand behind that, it is space debris..

Originally posted by MysterX

Nah, it was a shuttle mission to launch a satellite.
The ISS wasn't launched until 1998, this shuttle mission was '86.

You can see the curvature of the shuttle's window to the top left of the image, so this looks like it was taken by a hand held camera by one of the crew from inside.

edit on 21-1-2013 by MysterX because: added comment

I know. I caught that as soon as I wrote it. I edited in one of my posts. I just wasn't paying attention to details so, thank you!!!

So, what do you think of this?

Originally posted by tsurfer2000h


......... now the question is what makes you so certain this was a UFO and not actual debris?

Why don't you turn that question around then, pose it to NASA?

I don't normally jump the gun, but I am going to go ahead and say that is NOT space junk. It's very large and perfectly triangual...Not saying it's ET but it is very eerie...

-SAP-

Could it be something small stuck to the inner window when the picture was taken? Or a dent or scratch?

I don't buy the space debris explanation through.

It's somewhat interesting that on this page some of the descriptions of space debris features are followed by a "?" as in "Space Debris?"

Here

Are photos taken on the ISS and/or former SS--- automatically and randomly or are (were the) astronauts clicking away?


Grant it, there's upwards of 19,000 pieces of crap NASA has dumped in OUR space but that's including screws and small tools. So are the odds this is one of their pieces? I really don't know. The shape looks too precise. Kinda wish we knew how far away from the SS this was though

Originally posted by SonoftheSun
Could it be something small stuck to the inner window when the picture was taken? Or a dent or scratch?

I don't buy the space debris explanation through.

edit on 21-1-2013 by SonoftheSun because: (no reason given)

That's what led me to ask whether this was a hand held camera by an astronaut or a device stuck on the Shuttle and no one is paying attention.
I honestly don't know the dynamics therefore have no idea how any of this works. Nor really cared...only because I never trusted NASA so.... why read about it if their integrity is in question?

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Why don't you turn that question around then, pose it to NASA?

Why should I do that, as they already know what it is..

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Either that image is an old image or there is another photo which is very similar to it. I've seen it before and I'm sure it's in an ATS thread somewhere.

EDIT: It's an older pic:

www.alienscientist.com.../page3

www.thelivingmoon.com...

And as far as I'm aware, there's still been no explanation for it

science.ksc.nasa.gov...

NASA Photo ID: STS61C-31-002 File Name: 10062623.jpg
Film Type: 70mm Date Taken: 01/12/86
Title: Piece of thermal insulation tile floats near the Shuttle Columbia Description: A small piece of thermal insulation tile floats in space near the Shuttle Columbia. The cloudy surface of the earth is used as a background.

Subject terms:
COLUMBIA (ORBITER)
ONBOARD ACTIVITIES
PHOTOGRAPHY
SPACE SHUTTLE MISSION 61-C
THERMAL PROTECTION
TILES

found by
Acharya
www.abovetopsecret.com...


Jim Oberg
www.abovetopsecret.com...
ntrs.nasa.gov...

Ice/Frost /Debris Assessment For Space Shuttle Mission STS=32 (61 -C)
January 20, 1986

STS-32 (61-C) POST-LANDING DEBRIS DAMAGE ASSESSMENT
JANUARY 18-19, 1986 // report number TM 89192
OV-102, ET-30, 61024 and MLP
Distribution: Publicly Available
Security Classification: Unclassified

p. 78
A larger than normal number of missing gap fillers were observed. Several gap fillers were protruding...
A total of 19 diced tile and white tile segments were missing from the left and right hand fuselage sidewalls, nose upper surface and wing and elevon upper surfaces. The tile missing from the bottom of the star tracker well is believed to be that piece which was stationkeeping with the vehicle on-orbit and reported by the crew. One of the missing pieces was found by the Debris Team during the post launch pad inspection.

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Hey my friend


We knew it was old for it was found in NASA's archive. Turns out it was taken in 1986 by SS Columbia (the one that blew up over Texas in 2003).

Sure it's been 'officially' explained as "space debris" from the space litters themselves, NASA.

Do we believe it? Not everyone!

Thanks for posting.

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The next frame in the roll:

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How large is this supposed tile, do you know?

One of these small tiles is what's in the OP?
What was it, a foot away from the camera lens?




How did a square become a triangle?


depts.washington.edu...

Originally posted by Human_Alien



How did a square become a triangle?

depts.washington.edu...

I don't know-what you are showing is labeled as "TPS blanket"
I guess you would need to find the size and shape of the tiles used in the star tracker well.
Found a picture
www.collectspace.com...

Nice Find OP
S+F to you
[ Thats not space debris ]
Thats an UFO

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Thanks for pointing that out Pauligirl.
I grabbed the wrong photo. Sorry. Just off my game today for some reason.