STS-80 Space Shuttle Columbia photograph of an unidentified object, image 3 of 3 (NASA-UAP-D032)
- Date
- 1996 (per official index)
- Location
- Low-Earth Orbit (per official index)
- Agency
- NASA
- Release
- Release 04 (July 10, 2026)
- Type
- image
Summary
The image shows Earth's cloud-covered surface across the top and shuttle window structure below; no distinct object is identifiable at this viewing size. Per index: 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 third photograph, the object is visible near the center of the frame, superimposed against the Earth.
Note
The object the index describes was not distinguishable in the image as viewed here.