{"type":"documents","slug":"2026-pursue-release-04-008-nasa-uap-d030-sts-80-unidentified-object-image-1-1996","title":"NASA-UAP-D030, STS-80 Unidentified Object Image 1, 1996","url":"https://disclosdex.com/documents/2026-pursue-release-04-008-nasa-uap-d030-sts-80-unidentified-object-image-1-1996","description":"Astronauts aboard Space Shuttle Columbia photographed an unidentified object in low-Earth orbit during the STS-80 mission in late 1996.","date":"1996-01-01T00:00:00.000Z","tags":["Image"],"updated":"2026-07-10T00:00:00.000Z","disclosureRating":5,"connectionCount":0,"content":{"markdown":"NASA-UAP-D030, STS-80 Unidentified Object Image 1, 1996 is a record released in PURSUE Release 04 on July 10, 2026. It originates from NASA and documents an object photographed in 1996 in low-Earth orbit. [^1][^2][^3]\n\n<img src=\"https://www.war.gov/medialink/ufo/071026/release_04/documents/NASA-UAP-D030_STS-80-Unidentified-Object-Image1_1996.jpg\" alt=\"NASA-UAP-D030, STS-80 Unidentified Object Image 1, 1996\" className=\"my-4 overflow-hidden rounded-lg border border-border/50\" />\n\n## Provenance and Context\n\nThe record was obtained through official declassification channels and provided by NASA. 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.[^1][^2][^3]\n\n## Detailed Content\n\nThis is the first of the three images. The object appears near the center of the frame, to the right of the Earth's limb.[^3]\n\n## What the Record Supports\n\nThe record documents that Columbia's crew photographed an unidentified object during STS-80. It does not identify what the object was.[^3]\n\n## References\n\n[^1]: [Department of War PURSUE page](https://www.war.gov/UFO/#release)\n[^2]: [Department of War PURSUE data file (uap-data.csv)](https://www.war.gov/Portals/1/Interactive/2026/UFO/uap-data.csv)\n[^3]: [NASA-UAP-D030, STS-80 Unidentified Object Image 1, 1996 remote release asset](https://www.war.gov/medialink/ufo/071026/release_04/documents/NASA-UAP-D030_STS-80-Unidentified-Object-Image1_1996.jpg)","readingTime":"1 min read"},"relatedRecords":[],"citation":{"canonicalUrl":"https://disclosdex.com/documents/2026-pursue-release-04-008-nasa-uap-d030-sts-80-unidentified-object-image-1-1996","title":"NASA-UAP-D030, STS-80 Unidentified Object Image 1, 1996","publisher":"Disclosdex","retrievedFrom":"https://disclosdex.com/api/v1/documents/2026-pursue-release-04-008-nasa-uap-d030-sts-80-unidentified-object-image-1-1996","license":"CC-BY-4.0"}}