1993 · Earth orbit
Lights in the Shuttle footage
When1991 – 1996
WhereEarth orbit
Backing3 independent
Evidencesensor data, official records
During STS-48 in September 1991, a Space Shuttle camera filmed points of light drifting above Earth. After a flash, one makes a sharp turn and races away. In 1996, cameras on STS-75 filmed dozens of glowing disc-like objects swarming near a broken tether. Researchers like Martyn Stubbs, who recorded NASA's live feeds, built archives of this footage.
Evidence, in date order (3)
- Sept 1991NASAsensor dataSTS-48 camera footage of the light that turns STS-48 orb footage, full length (cleaned up)
- 1996NASAsensor dataSTS-75 tether footage of the swarming objects Full STS-75 tether footage
- 2026war.govofficialthree STS-80 unidentified object images STS-80 object
How plausible · Moderate
Official NASA footage of lights in orbit; that they are craft rests on analysts.
- ●●Access NASA cameras.
- ●●No gain sought Official footage.
- ●●Character record NASA.
- ●●Checkable details check out Footage.
- ●●Physical traces or official reaction Video.
Plausibility weighs how well an account fits where secrecy hides the documents by design, so missing records never count against it. Strength measures what is documented. Assessed 2026-10-23.
On the record
- The original NASA video from both missions is public.
Claims
Intelligent craft observing the Shuttle, and NASA cutting live feeds when they appeared.speculationSourced, unconfirmedbelievers
war.gov files on this case (3)
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