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NASA-UAP-D033, International Space Station External High-Definition Camera Observation, 2017

Report

A NASA mission report analyzes space station camera frames showing an illuminated object on an anomalous orbital trajectory.

Disclosure Rating — 5/10

NASA-UAP-D033 is a mission report from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration concerning an observation in Low Earth Orbit on April 19, 2017. The Department of War released the record publicly on August 7, 2026, as part of PURSUE Release 05, under Section 1842 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024. 123

  Provenance and Content

NASA analyzed frames from an external high-definition camera aboard the International Space Station. The frames show an illuminated object moving along a trajectory the report describes as anomalous relative to expected orbital paths. The reviewed sensor data was cleared for public release with its observable characteristics intact.123

The report does not resolve the object's origin or nature, and the object remains unidentified in the released material.3

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Published on April 19, 2017

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