"The target of NASA's untraviolet cameras was supposed to be a 12 mile long tether used to tow a 100 million dollar satellite in an experiment that went wrong. The cable, made from copper, teflon and carbon fibers had snapped and separated from the space vehicle and was slowly drifting away. The experiment was to determine if tethers could be a reliable source of electrical energy, instead of batteries or generators, for the space station, satellites and other orbital missions. The results appear to show that more energy than anticipated was generated. NASA is now seeking a stronger material to carry this higher electrical load.
But it was what happened after the accident that was significant. As the tether separated and drifted behind the shuttle craft, it elongated. Mission control instructed astronaut Franklin to take a picture of it with the onboard infrared camera. As he focused and zoomed in on the broken tether the image was projected on huge screens in Houston. Engineers couldn't believe what they were seeing."
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I am not sure to be honest…my only logical explanation would be very small living things on the camera lens but I am not sure of all the details of the actual camera, its position, ect. It does appear in the video that things are behind the tether but its too poor of quality to make a true distinction. I just found it pretty interesting, not too sure what I conclude from it.
(The flying people one still hasn't been solved, BTW)
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If a show with crazy BB in it actually comes up with a rational explanation, then…
(UFO Hunters [of all shows] showed this footage and demonstrated the naturalness of it back in 2008 I believe…and if THEY come up with an explanation of ice particles…)
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UFO hunters are spot on in every respect with their explanation in the above video.
I work a lot with low light video cameras and NV tubes, not that different to the NASA cameras and can tell you for 100% certainty that those "UFO's" are tiny particles not far from the lens well in front of the tether. They are actually very similar to "orbs" that people capture with their still cameras.
The key is not to actively go out and look for videos…doing so usually only results in what we're seeing here. Much like FoF trots out…just videos that have been debunked long ago or are grabbed and posted without any real research done on them. When things happen (see the Egypt video I posted) that are new and going around AT THE MOMENT, then possibly. That way we can look at something fresh and, if debunked, can serve as a lifeboat in the sea of nonsense that usually surrounds the hype of the video…and people searching for it can find our discussion and come here and learn that not every lens flare means the world is going to end or that we are being invaded.
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