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NASA-UAP-D030, STS-80 Unidentified Object Image 1, 1996

NASA-UAP-D030, STS-80 Unidentified Object Image 1, 1996

Description

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. In the first photograph, the object is visible near the center of the frame, to the right of the limb of the Earth.

Released by the U.S. Department of War on 2026-07-10 via war.gov/UFO under PURSUE — Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters. This record is in the public domain (U.S. Government Work).