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reply posted on 11-3-2008 @ 12:13 PM by h3akalee
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Thay are showing the launch on N.A.S.A tv again now as we speak.
So lets see what we can see.
Regards
Lee
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reply posted on 11-3-2008 @ 12:16 PM by IAttackPeople
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Originally posted by Karlhungis
Looks like you were right.
Good catch.
I really hope you were joking here. Please say you were joking.
I was watching the launch. That's a helicopter that some BoobTuber idiot sped-up.
Now, I'll tell you that right before this helicopter flew through the view there was another light that came out of nowhere and was just hanging in
the sky near the launch pad. I thought it might have been a star appearing from behind a cloud but then it zipped off, stage left. It looked really
strange.
Right then I thought, "Uh oh, the 'UFO behind every rock' crowd is going to be all over that." Maybe I'm spending too much time around here...
When I saw this thread listed I thought, "OMG, I was right."
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reply posted on 11-3-2008 @ 12:17 PM by Anomic of Nihilism
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You are most likely correct in saying this ISN't a UFO, (it IS running at double speed, which means the object is traveling MUCH slower. proberbly a
chopper).
However, your reasoning is flawed. You can have a spotlight with a very intense consentrated beam of light. This can be done by 'shapeing' the
internal structure of the houseing, in which the light source sits, sending all the light in ONE direction.
They use Apollo laser Retro-Reflectors left on the moon to take measurements useing a laser based here on earth.
A retroreflector is a device or surface that reflects a wave front back along a vector that is parallel to but opposite in direction from the
angle of incidence (180 degrees). This is unlike a mirror, which does so only if the mirror is exactly perpendicular to the wave front.
en.wikipedia.org...
www.laser2000.co.uk...
So there are ways to direct light, we come along way since the humble "lightbulb".
Peace 
AoN
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reply posted on 11-3-2008 @ 12:19 PM by Pontifex
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Just found this:
Just got up here, its a little after 04:00, and turned on NASA TV during the RMS check out. There we definately two objects floating 'to the left'
of the shuttles tail as seen in the TV view. One looked to be tumbling as it flashed. Lost them both as they passed from a back space background the
the white of the earth background.
Likely ice. There's still a lot of ice remaining on the outside surfaces of the engines at MECO. Some will break off during launch-day RCS firings
and OMS burns, and it will take a day or more for what remains to sublimate away once in orbit.
source: forum.nasaspaceflight.com...
Could this be what you have seen?
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reply posted on 11-3-2008 @ 12:19 PM by freighttrain
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Originally posted by IAttackPeople
Originally posted by Karlhungis
Looks like you were right.
Good catch.
I really hope you were joking here. Please say you were joking.
I was watching the launch. That's a helicopter that some BoobTuber idiot sped-up.
Now, I'll tell you that right before this helicopter flew through the view there was another light that came out of nowhere and was just hanging in
the sky near the launch pad. I thought it might have been a star appearing from behind a cloud but then it zipped off, stage left. It looked really
strange.
Right then I thought, "Uh oh, the 'UFO behind every rock' crowd is going to be all over that." Maybe I'm spending too much time around here...
When I saw this thread listed I thought, "OMG, I was right."
The thread starts by saying "2 hours after lunch in the ORBIT I saw a UFO" not the other other clip posted by someone else... this thread is few
hours in after launch in orbit, we're still looking for this clip!
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reply posted on 11-3-2008 @ 12:27 PM by icblue
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Again.. the clips posted sofar have nothing to do with what the OP mentions. After a rough calculation, the interesting time should be around 04:54
and 05:05 into flight time.
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reply posted on 11-3-2008 @ 12:28 PM by ambushrocks
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Gave you a star and a flag. I haven't seen it yet and I don't know what it is but the fact that you paid close attention to the launch is great. I
haven't been able to see it. My landlord forgot to pay for the cable so my cable was turened of
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reply posted on 11-3-2008 @ 12:29 PM by h3akalee
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Could this be what the Op saw ?
I refer to the semicircle object behind the space arm.
Maybe not.
Take care.
Regards
Lee
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reply posted on 11-3-2008 @ 12:33 PM by Soylent Green Is People
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They have been showing highlights of the launch in a video replay repeatedly on NASA TV this morning (on the nasa.gov website). In this replay, They
show various parts of the launch and some footage while in orbit. Immediately after they show the replay of the external tank separarion, they skip
ahead in time to a video of the shuttle in orbit with the payload bay already open -- this must have been a couple of hours after launch.
In this video, looking back towards the rear of the cargo bay and the tail of the shuttle, I saw a piece of debris "flittering" away to the left of
the tail. I'm pretty sure it was only debris, becuse it looked flat, small, and close to the tail, as if it just came out of the cargo bay.
I don't know if this is what the OP saw or not, and I'm not trying to debunk him by assuming he only saw debris, so don't flame me.
Is there a way to "record" this video the next time it plays? They showed this vid at least 3 times already this morning. If anyone has the
ability to record this, please do so.
EDIT TO ADD:
h3akalee -- the object I saw was visible in this same view of the payload bay, but it was to the left of the tail...I'll try to "screen capture" if
they show the video again.
[edit on 3/11/2008 by Soylent Green Is People]
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reply posted on 11-3-2008 @ 12:34 PM by Cybernative
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reply to post by JSR
Great finding,,,this one should be followed cerefully,,,flagged,,
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reply posted on 11-3-2008 @ 12:34 PM by beforetime
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it's a reflection on on something.
even the guy walking with a flashlight in the shot goes about same speed.
false alarm people just a reflection go back to what you was doing.
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reply posted on 11-3-2008 @ 12:38 PM by JSR
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reply posted on 11-3-2008 @ 12:39 PM by MagicaRose
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reply to post by h3akalee
My husband and I just seen this clip too.
I ask my husband if that looked like a ufo and he said it definitly looks like something odd.
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reply posted on 11-3-2008 @ 12:53 PM by IAttackPeople
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reply to post by Soylent Green Is People
I noticed that, as well. It didn't strike me as any different than the usual cloud of crap surrounding the shuttle.
Who are the usual suspects that record every second of NASA TV and scour the footage for "UFOs"? What's Sereda doing these days?
Anyway, OP, if there really is anything fishy it will make its way to YouTube eventually. You can count on it.
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reply posted on 11-3-2008 @ 01:01 PM by Cybernative
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Originally posted by JSR
reply to post by Cybernative
ummm....did ya quote the wrong person? i dont follow you here.
My bad JSR,,yes I made a mistake here,,,my apologize !
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reply posted on 11-3-2008 @ 01:36 PM by CTMoney
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reply to post by beforetime
again as said a hundred times by other people before...the clip showing post launch IS THE WRONG CLIP we are searching for a different clip HOURS
after launch IN ORBIT. We know its probably a helicopter or something and you would know this if you actually READ what was posted before.
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reply posted on 11-3-2008 @ 02:06 PM by Blue10110
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Omg
People should really READ the thread before posting.
Hope someone finds it soon.
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reply posted on 11-3-2008 @ 02:13 PM by Teratoma
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AAAAAARRRGHH!!!! This is by far the most frustrating thread I've ever seen here. Cooljayman, thanks for the post and welcome. That being said, let me
just interject that it usually isn't this bad here. It's very obvious which people have merely skimmed over your OP, said to themselves "Yeah
yeah" and hastily scrolled down to the videos posted, and without bothering themselves with anything else in the thread, JUST HAD TO BE the first one
to holler "HOAX!". COME ON PEOPLE! You really make yourself look like an asshat when you post without reading the whole thread. I wish that this
forum had a "slap" feature - like the opposite of starring.
I feel your frustration, Jay. And obviously I'm not the only one. Shame on all of you that fit the above description. I think those other videos
should be removed, because as this thread gets longer, these lazy "debunkers" are only going to get worse.
I regret that I have nothing to add that's actually on-topic, but for chrissakes, the thread's only 3 pages long. Being the first one to scream
"hoax" doesn't make you look smart - and demonstrating your lazy unwillingness to actually participate in the thread BY READING IT before opening
your pie-hole DOES make you look stupid.
OFF-TOPIC RANT OVER. PLEASE READ THREADS BEFORE POSTING. THANK YOU.
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reply posted on 11-3-2008 @ 02:23 PM by Dulcimer
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Keep it civil in here people. This thread is bound to grow fast as it follows a current event.
Please read through the thread before contributing.
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reply posted on 11-3-2008 @ 02:29 PM by jcavs88
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It seems like everyone is putting a lot of faith into the OP claims. I am not saying he is wrong, but how do so many people post on this with no
proof, and it seems that everyone posting is not reading anything and just watching the crap videos.
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