Brief
Space Shuttle Columbia
The claims the writer was given for Space Shuttle Columbia, in the order they were given.
1
At an altitude of 345 kilometres, the distance from the sub-spacecraft point of the Space Shuttle Columbia to the horizon is about 2042 kilometres.
“At an altitude of 345 km, the distance from the sub-spacecraft point to the horizon is about 2042 km (Appendix A).”
Anomalous Phenomena in Space Shuttle Mission STS-80 Video 2005 char:10152-10263 measurement first hand
2
On 1996-11-19 the Space Shuttle Columbia began the STS-80 mission, a 17-day mission to deploy and retrieve two satellites and conduct two space walks.
“On November 19, 1996, the space shuttle Columbia (STS-80) began a 17-day mission to deploy and retrieve two satellites and conduct two space walks.”
Anomalous Phenomena in Space Shuttle Mission STS-80 Video 2005 char:1579-1720 administrative
3
Analysis of video from Space Shuttle mission STS-80, recorded by a camera aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia in 1996, examines three different phenomena: two slow-moving circular objects, a number of fast-moving objects in space near the shuttle, and a luminous apparition near the earth's surface.
“Analysis of video from Space Shuttle mission STS-80 provides new insight into a number of unusual events captured by a camera aboard the space shuttle Columbia in 1996. Three different phenomena are analyzed: 1) two slow moving circular objects, 2) a number of fast moving objects in space near the shuttle, and 3) a strange luminous apparition near the earth's surface.”
Anomalous Phenomena in Space Shuttle Mission STS-80 Video 2005 char:169-531 observation first hand
4
On 1996-12-02 at about 07:57 Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), the video camera in the payload bay of the Space Shuttle Columbia recorded a number of disk-like objects near the shuttle.
“On December 2, at about 7:57 GMT, the video camera in the payload bay recorded a number of disk-like objects near the shuttle.”
Anomalous Phenomena in Space Shuttle Mission STS-80 Video 2005 char:1727-1845 observation
5
Because the sun has a non-zero angular extent of about 0.009 radian, the Space Shuttle Columbia's shadow has a finite depth of 2.4 kilometres, calculated using a value of about 21 metres for the spacecraft's wingspan.
“But since it has non-zero angular extent (δ ≈ 0.009 radian), the shadow has a finite depth. Using a value of 70 feet for the spacecraft's wingspan, the depth of the shadow is 2.4 km.”
Anomalous Phenomena in Space Shuttle Mission STS-80 Video 2005 char:17509-17688 measurement first hand
6
Objects closer than 2.4 kilometres to the Space Shuttle Columbia may be shadowed by the shuttle depending on where they are in the field of view, while those farther than 2.4 kilometres will never be shadowed.
“This means that objects closer than 2.4 km may be shadowed by the shuttle (depending on where they are in the field of view), while those farther than 2.4 km will never be shadowed.”
Anomalous Phenomena in Space Shuttle Mission STS-80 Video 2005 char:17692-17864 measurement first hand
7
At the start of the analysed STS-80 video sequence the Space Shuttle Columbia was at an altitude of about 342 kilometres.
“The shuttle was at an altitude of about 218 miles (342 km)”
Anomalous Phenomena in Space Shuttle Mission STS-80 Video 2005 char:6942-6997 measurement
8
During STS-80 the Space Shuttle Columbia was in an orbit inclined 28.45 degrees.
“in an orbit inclined 28.45°”
Anomalous Phenomena in Space Shuttle Mission STS-80 Video 2005 char:7001-7025 measurement
9
NASA switched to an environmentally friendly external tank insulating foam in 1996 to appease the Clinton administration's Environmental Protection Agency, and had experienced trouble with it ever since.
“Investigations revealed that NASA, in an effort to appease the Clinton administration's EPA, had switched to an "environmentally friendly" external tank insulating foam in 1996, and had been having trouble with it ever since.”
Dark Mission 2010-07-22 ch17:94893-95112 testimony
10
Richard C. Hoagland considers the 1996 switch to environmentally friendly external tank insulating foam to have made a Columbia-like disaster only a matter of time for NASA.
“Once that decision was taken, it was only a matter of time before a Columbia-like disaster would befall the agency.”
Dark Mission 2010-07-22 ch17:95119-95227 opinion first hand
11
A general entered Tyler D.'s office and issued a request for proposals for experiments to be run on the Space Shuttle Columbia.
“a general entered his office and issued a request for proposals for experiments to be run on the space shuttle Columbia”
American Cosmic 2019 ch1:27831-27943 testimony first hand
12
Tyler D. did not have a PhD, which was required to run the proposed Space Shuttle Columbia experiment.
“Tyler did not have a PhD, which was required to run the experiment.”
American Cosmic 2019 ch1:28321-28377 administrative second hand
13
The general reluctantly agreed to Tyler D.'s proposed Space Shuttle Columbia experiment, and it worked.
“The general reluctantly agreed to the experiment, and to everyone’s surprise, it worked.”
American Cosmic 2019 ch1:28870-28951 administrative first hand
14
The Space Shuttle fleet - Columbia, Challenger, Discovery, Atlantis, and Endeavour - flew 135 missions.
“The space shuttle fleet - Columbia, Challenger, Discovery, Atlantis, and Endeavour - flew 135 missions”
Report on the Historical Record of U.S. Government Involvement with Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP), Volume I 2024-02-01 char:132977-133071 measurement
15
The first Space Shuttle launch, Space Shuttle Columbia, was conducted on 1981-04-12.
“The first shuttle launch, Columbia, was conducted on April 12, 1981.”
Report on the Historical Record of U.S. Government Involvement with Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP), Volume I 2024-02-01 char:133375-133438 administrative
16
The STS-80 UAP incident footage was recorded from Space Shuttle Columbia (STS-80) at an altitude of approximately 560 kilometres, looking down at Puerto Rico.
“We're looking from this view from the space shuttle, I guess around 350 something miles high. We're looking down at Puerto Rico”
What Did Apollo Astronauts Really See on the Moon? | Reality Check with Ross Coulthart 2026-08-10 00:46:00.8-00:46:07.5 measurement first hand