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The shimmery white spectacle can be seen in the clouds alongside the fuel tank discarded from the space shuttle Endeavour after it blasts off for its final mission in May 2011.
Originally posted on NASA's official YouTube channel, the old footage has been dug up and re-examined by UFO enthusiasts. It was re-uploaded to the channel UFO Today , which is dedicated to "the UFO phenomena".
According to the channel's interpretation, the strange object is the "White Knight Satellite" - a rumoured extra-terrestrial craft that has been secretly orbiting the Earth for thousands of years.
It can be seen in the clip when the fuel tank is jettisoned from the NASA craft minutes after take-off.
Although NASA takes a dim view of these kinds of conspiracy theories, the space agency does think we'll make contact with extra terrestrials sooner rather than later.
originally posted by: scraedtosleep
a reply to: Skywatcher2011
White ? knight. I have heard of the dark knight satellite but not this one.
Looks like just a piece of the fuel tank to me.
originally posted by: scraedtosleep
a reply to: Skywatcher2011
I would need to see a 3d model of the fuel tank to try and find it.
The unknown object is white the fuel tank is white ,it's near the fuel tank..
Seems obvious to me that it's a piece of the fuel tank.
Edit: not the fuel tank I am talking about it being a piece of those white rockets on the sides. What are those called?
originally posted by: Skywatcher2011
originally posted by: scraedtosleep
a reply to: Skywatcher2011
I would need to see a 3d model of the fuel tank to try and find it.
The unknown object is white the fuel tank is white ,it's near the fuel tank..
Seems obvious to me that it's a piece of the fuel tank.
Edit: not the fuel tank I am talking about it being a piece of those white rockets on the sides. What are those called?
They are called thruster rockets I think?
originally posted by: scraedtosleep
originally posted by: Skywatcher2011
originally posted by: scraedtosleep
a reply to: Skywatcher2011
I would need to see a 3d model of the fuel tank to try and find it.
The unknown object is white the fuel tank is white ,it's near the fuel tank..
Seems obvious to me that it's a piece of the fuel tank.
Edit: not the fuel tank I am talking about it being a piece of those white rockets on the sides. What are those called?
They are called thruster rockets I think?
Well I believe that the white thing could be part of those or part of the system that connected them to the fuel tank.
originally posted by: scraedtosleep
a reply to: Skywatcher2011
White ? knight. I have heard of the dark knight satellite but not this one.
originally posted by: Skywatcher2011
a reply to: JimOberg
That is a s**** tonne of ice then...the size of an iceberg!
originally posted by: JimOberg
originally posted by: Skywatcher2011
a reply to: JimOberg
That is a s**** tonne of ice then...the size of an iceberg!
I'd love to find out how you determined that, and whence you got such confidence in the estimate.
originally posted by: Skywatcher2011
a reply to: JimOberg
That is a s**** tonne of ice then...the size of an iceberg!