Brief
Jack Kasher
The claims the writer was given for Jack Kasher, in the order they were given.
1
Jack Kasher produced five proofs that the objects seen in the STS-48 video could not be ice particles disturbed by a thruster firing.
“Jack Kasher produced five proofs that the objects seen in the video could not be ice particles disturbed by a thruster firing³.”
Anomalous Phenomena in Space Shuttle Mission STS-80 Video 2005 char:3142-3261 testimony second hand
2
In the STS-48 UAP incident footage, the main object, otherwise moving at a constant speed, stops for half a second before darting off, as determined by Dr. Jack Kasher.
“The main UAP, as we can see, that's moving along at a constant speed, it actually stops for half a second, as determined by Dr. Jack Kasher, before it darts off.”
What Did Apollo Astronauts Really See on the Moon? | Reality Check with Ross Coulthart 2026-08-10 00:24:44.1-00:24:55.6 measurement second hand
3
Jack Kasher's analysis of the STS-48 UAP incident footage showed that the object's half-second stop before darting off does not fit the behaviour of an ice particle.
“That doesn't fit the behavior of an ice particle as Kasher showed extensively in his analysis of this footage.”
What Did Apollo Astronauts Really See on the Moon? | Reality Check with Ross Coulthart 2026-08-10 00:24:59.2-00:25:06.3 opinion second hand
4
James Oberg of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has had back-and-forth exchanges with Mark Carlotto and Jack Kasher regarding the STS-48 UAP incident, but did not do so officially on behalf of NASA.
“There is one person from NASA, James Oberg, who has had some back and forth with Dr. Carlotto, as well as my colleague, Jack Kasher, who also wrote this really extensive study of the STS-48 video. But he seemed to do this basically on his own. not necessarily officially on behalf of NASA.”
What Did Apollo Astronauts Really See on the Moon? | Reality Check with Ross Coulthart 2026-08-10 00:32:50.5-00:33:12.7 testimony first hand
5
Jack Kasher, Mark Carlotto, Mike Barra, and Richard Hoagland have raised anomalies or problems with National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)'s ice-debris explanation for the STS-48 UAP incident that Maaneli "Max" Derakhshani has never seen satisfactorily explained by NASA or any NASA scientists or engineers.
“there are anomalies or problems with that explanation that have been made very clear by Dr. Kasher, Dr. Carlotto, Mike Barra, Richard Hoagland. in various places that I've never seen any satisfactory explanation for from NASA or any NASA scientists or engineers.”
What Did Apollo Astronauts Really See on the Moon? | Reality Check with Ross Coulthart 2026-08-10 00:33:28.6-00:33:46.1 opinion first hand
6
According to a chart of calculated accelerations produced by Jack Kasher, if the main unidentified aerial phenomenon (UAP) of interest in the STS-48 UAP incident was approximately 1.6 kilometres from Space Shuttle Discovery (STS-48), the top acceleration was 10.5 g-forces.
“if the UAP was one mile away from the shuttle, the top acceleration was 10 and a half g-forces”
What Did Apollo Astronauts Really See on the Moon? | Reality Check with Ross Coulthart 2026-08-10 00:35:36.5-00:35:43.1 measurement second hand
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According to a chart of calculated accelerations produced by Jack Kasher, if the main unidentified aerial phenomenon (UAP) of interest in the STS-48 UAP incident was approximately 1.6 kilometres from Space Shuttle Discovery (STS-48), the final velocity reached was approximately 400 kilometres per hour.
“final velocity of 250 miles per hour”
What Did Apollo Astronauts Really See on the Moon? | Reality Check with Ross Coulthart 2026-08-10 00:35:45.7-00:35:48.4 measurement second hand
8
According to a chart of calculated accelerations produced by Jack Kasher, if the main unidentified aerial phenomenon (UAP) of interest in the STS-48 UAP incident was at the horizon relative to Space Shuttle Discovery (STS-48), the acceleration would have to be 18,000 g-forces.
“If it was at the horizon, then the acceleration would have to be 18,000 g's”
What Did Apollo Astronauts Really See on the Moon? | Reality Check with Ross Coulthart 2026-08-10 00:35:50.4-00:35:55.6 measurement second hand
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According to a chart of calculated accelerations produced by Jack Kasher, if the main unidentified aerial phenomenon (UAP) of interest in the STS-48 UAP incident was at the horizon relative to Space Shuttle Discovery (STS-48), the final velocity reached was approximately 690,000 kilometres per hour.
“a final velocity of around 430,000 miles per hour”
What Did Apollo Astronauts Really See on the Moon? | Reality Check with Ross Coulthart 2026-08-10 00:35:56.2-00:36:00.6 measurement second hand
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Maaneli "Max" Derakhshani argues that Mark Carlotto, Jack Kasher, and Richard Hoagland have provided ample evidence that the main unidentified aerial phenomenon (UAP) of interest in the STS-48 UAP incident was at least 160 kilometres or further from Space Shuttle Discovery (STS-48).
“If you can answer that question and you can show that it's at 100 miles or further away from the shuttle, which I would argue that you can. And I think Carlotto, Kasher and Hoagland and others have provided ample evidence to that conclusion.”
What Did Apollo Astronauts Really See on the Moon? | Reality Check with Ross Coulthart 2026-08-10 00:37:07.1-00:37:20.1 opinion first hand