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STS-48 Space Shuttle UFO Footage

DATE15 Sep 1991
LOCAL TIME11:21 PM
LOCATIONLow Earth Orbit
COORDINATES40.01°N, 78.12°W

Cameras aboard Space Shuttle Discovery captured luminous objects maneuvering in apparent controlled flight. One object made an abrupt directional change after a flash. NASA attributed it to ice particles; independent analysts disputed this.

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WITNESSES & UNITS

On-record civilian observers

SENSORS & EVIDENCE

Photographic / visual media record

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