NASA-UAP-D031, STS-80 Unidentified Object Image 2, 1996

NASA-UAP-D031, STS-80 Unidentified Object Image 2, 1996 is a record released in PURSUE Release 04 on July 10, 2026. It originated with NASA and documents an incident in 1996 in low-Earth orbit. ¹²³

  Provenance and Context

The 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. This is the second image in that series.¹²³

  Detailed Content

In this photograph, the object is visible near the center of the frame, to the right of the limb of the Earth. It appears to have rotated or tumbled about its major axis, consistent with the behavior of a free-floating object. The image does not establish the object's origin or nature.³

  References

  References

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