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[Romulus]

NASA space station footage. It was taken down once so have a look.




Usually when something weird: lights, orbs, craft come into frame, NASA cuts the stream. Not this time. Its fuckin massive too whatever it is. I feel like i'm someone from the 1800s trying to understand what a fighter jet with vectored thrust is.

UFO does not equal aliens.


Edit: It's like a heat shield from the ISS, not a UFO

Debris shield floats away from International Space Station | Watch News Videos Online

Watch Debris shield floats away from International Space Station Video Online, on GlobalNews.ca

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[Noboru Wataya]

Looks like space trash floating about. NASA took it down because littering is bad, mmmkay?

 

[Romulus]

Looks like space trash floating about. NASA took it down because littering is bad, mmmkay?

Are you kidding me? Watch the whole video. You replied 2 min after a 6 min vid was posted. Trash that changes shape and descends at will?

 

[Noboru Wataya]

Are you kidding me? Watch the whole video. Trash that changes shape and descends at will?

Watched without sound as I’m in “work”. Looks like it’s just spinning about and moving due to momentum.

 

[triplestation]

i gotta agree with noboru

looks like a parachute material or some shit you use to cover a vehicle

looks like floating junk to me

can't wait for joe to talk about this on the podcast

you know what would have been compelling is if it lit up like those glowing orbs in the sky that people see (from ground ufo footage)

now that shit would shake the world

 

[DunDunDunpachi]

Pretty cool footage of our round earth.

But yeah, I'm gonna have to say that looks more like space trash since the object doesn't appear to exert any thrust or course change during the video, not once. In fact, as it floats across the field of view, it appears to be gently rotating and the momentum of the rotating never appears to change. Even though the video author insists over and over that it is "following the space station" if that was the case it wouldn't be traveling across the field of view so (relatively) quickly. Do you generally "follow" something by passing right by it?

 

[Romulus]

Pretty cool footage of our round earth.

But yeah, I'm gonna have to say that looks more like space trash since the object doesn't appear to exert any thrust or course change during the video, not once. In fact, as it floats across the field of view, it appears to be gently rotating and the momentum of the rotating never appears to change. Even though the video author insists over and over that it is "following the space station" if that was the case it wouldn't be traveling across the field of view so (relatively) quickly. Do you generally "follow" something by passing right by it?

I'm shocked anyone can look at the beginning shape of this thing and think by the end of the video its space trash. It's literally changing shape with zero effects of debris around the object.

Space trash has thousands of small particles around it, and it doesnt morph like that.

 

[triplestation]

Pretty cool footage of our round earth.

yup

the footage of Earth from space is both incredible and terrifying

happy being down here around other life

 

[DunDunDunpachi]

I'm shocked anyone can look at the beginning shape of this thing and think by the end of the video its space trash. It's literally changing shape with zero effects of debris around the object.

Space trash has thousands of small particles around it, and it doesnt morph like that.

It's not changing shape, it is rotating.

My guess is that it is the discarded piece of a multistage rocket, since it looks like a relatively flat half-circle. Or it could be half of some satellite panel. Nothing about the shape seems strange to me, in spite of the video author repeating "IT TURNS INTO A CLOUD!"

This object does not display any otherworldly maneuverability (or any maneuverability at all, from what I can see).

 

[triplestation]

I'm shocked anyone can look at the beginning shape of this thing and think by the end of the video its space trash. It's literally changing shape with zero effects of debris around the object.

Space trash has thousands of small particles around it, and it doesnt morph like that.

A garbage bag can change shape

The thing to me looks like it can be something along those lines

 

[Prison Mike]

Nasa..... Check
Space.... Check
Round earth.... Check
Weilthain................ Anytime now

 

[Romulus]

A garbage bag can change shape

The thing to me looks like it can be something along those lines

A garbage bag with windows?

 

[Romulus]

It's not changing shape, it is rotating.

My guess is that it is the discarded piece of a multistage rocket, since it looks like a relatively flat half-circle. Or it could be half of some satellite panel. Nothing about the shape seems strange to me, in spite of the video author repeating "IT TURNS INTO A CLOUD!"

This object does not display any otherworldly maneuverability (or any maneuverability at all, from what I can see).

Could be trash, but the shapes changing out it just doesnt add up for me. For one argument it's part of a solid rocket, but it's also a trash bag somehow. It's like we need both counterarguments for that to work.

 

[DunDunDunpachi]

Could be trash, but the shapes changing out it just doesnt add up for me. For one argument it's part of a solid rocket, but it's also a trash bag somehow. It's like we need both counterarguments for that to work.

This feels like a holdover from the 60s and 70s space races, where we were truly "alone up there" and any stray object was unusual.

Presently, we are just shy of 2,000 satellites in orbit. If we added in all the leftover junk and broken parts, I expect the number of unique man-made objects in orbit would be at least five times that. Therefore, I'd prefer to eliminate the possibility of it being something else before I start ascribing alien powers to it.

Where is the part of the video where it "changes shape"? I see it rotating. I see light hitting the object as it rotates, casting different shadows, but I don't see it "change shape" even once.

 

[BadBurger]

It just looks like some random space junk slowly turning and rotating.

The YouTuber is annoying, constantly pausing the video to zoom into poor resolution stills. "Look at that!". No asshole, how about you just let the video play so we can make an accurate observation of this object's behavior, thanks.

 

[DESTROYA]

Could be trash, but the shapes changing out it just doesnt add up for me. For one argument it's part of a solid rocket, but it's also a trash bag somehow. It's like we need both counterarguments for that to work.

It does not change shape just rotates......my guess is it’s some sort insulation from the space station that’s being worked on.

 

[Lanrutcon]

I find videos like this scary as shit. We're on a rock floating through a giant black pond. All of us.

And here I am worrying about what I'm going to have for dinner.

 

[AlteredForms]

Was that the Millennium Falcon?

 

[Romulus]

This feels like a holdover from the 60s and 70s space races, where we were truly "alone up there" and any stray object was unusual.

Presently, we are just shy of 2,000 satellites in orbit. If we added in all the leftover junk and broken parts, I expect the number of unique man-made objects in orbit would be at least five times that. Therefore, I'd prefer to eliminate the possibility of it being something else before I start ascribing alien powers to it.

Where is the part of the video where it "changes shape"? I see it rotating. I see light hitting the object as it rotates, casting different shadows, but I don't see it "change shape" even once.

Pay close attention to the bottom of the object. Timestamped.

 

[sonomamashine]

Alien's don't exist.

 

[Romulus]

The space station is moving 17,500mph from west to east, how is debris accelerating forward in front of the station?

Timestamped.

 

[Deleted member 1159]

lol, I watched the vid and couldn’t tell if it was a parody or not...I went in assuming not but it was so obviously not what the excited UFO nerd was describing I started to question it...

 

[DunDunDunpachi]

The dark bottom of the craft -- previously angled away from the source of light -- slowly rotates into the light, illuminating the part of the object as it rolls into view. The "change" appears to be the shifting shadows cast on the uneven surface.

 

[Tesseract]

i summon Weilthain

 

[MadAnon]

The space station is moving 17,500mph, how is debris accelerating forward in front of the station?

Timestamped.

It doesn't accelerate. It's basically in the same orbit as ISS and has a bit lower speed - ISS passes it. And yeah, it's rotating, not changing shape. Looks like some kind of wrap material that's folded in a taco looking form.

 

[Romulus]

The dark bottom of the craft -- previously angled away from the source of light -- slowly rotates into the light, illuminating the part of the object as it rolls into view. The "change" appears to be the shifting shadows cast on the uneven surface.

That doesn't make sense with the main portion of the object though, the light source isn't affecting it there, its specifically at the bottom.

 

[Phunkydiabetic]

Are you kidding me? Watch the whole video. You replied 2 min after a 6 min vid was posted. Trash that changes shape and descends at will?

You know what, regardless of whatever is happening in the video, want to know what makes this whole thing more skeptical than anything else?

The fact that some random jabroni, "MRMB333", is posting it and not NASA or any other sort of outlet with a shred of legitimacy. I mean, check out the glamor shots at the beginning of the video. Dude looks like he orders products from Infowars.com

 

[Romulus]

It doesn't accelerate. It's basically in the same orbit as ISS and has a bit lower speed - ISS passes it. And yeah, it's rotating, not changing shape. Looks like some kind of wrap material that's folded in a taco looking form.

It goes from West to East. The object pulls ahead of the station, then suddenly drops out of orbit. The object is seen behind, in front, and far below the station.

 

[Romulus]

You know what, regardless of whatever is happening in the video, want to know what makes this whole thing more skeptical than anything else?

The fact that some random jabroni, "MRMB333", is posting it and not NASA or any other sort of outlet with a shred of legitimacy. I mean, check out the glamor shots at the beginning of the video. Dude looks like he orders products from Infowars.com

I agree, but its not his video too.

 

[Weilthain]

It’s probably just something floating in the swimming pool they were filming in that got caught on camera by mistake.

 

[Tesseract]

It’s probably just something floating in the swimming pool they were filming in that got caught on camera by mistake.

 

[AnotherOne]

 

[MadAnon]

It goes from West to East. The object pulls ahead of the station, then suddenly drops out of orbit. The object is seen behind, in front, and far below the station.

My bad. Means it simply has a little higher orbital speed than ISS and passes it. And where exactly it drops out of orbit? All I saw was steady trajectory and speed.

 

[AV]

Let's play a game of "find the most retarded YouTube comment on this UFO video". My vote:

I'm not saying it's ET in design but there's no visible letters or numbers on it....I've used a magnifying glass so....no

 

[sonomamashine]

It’s probably just something floating in the swimming pool they were filming in that got caught on camera by mistake.

Some would say landing on the moon production.

 

[Tesseract]

#nasa_paperclip is trending on geocities

trump to address the nation flat earf within the hour

 

[Romulus]

My bad. Means it simply has a little higher orbital speed than ISS and passes it. And where exactly it drops out of orbit? All I saw was steady trajectory and speed.

It's orbit is erratic, that's what I'm getting at. It goes beneath it later in the vid somewhere. It literally comes toward the space station too at one point. Trash stays up there for years most of the time, I just find it odd it does all these things in such a short time.

 

[Tesseract]

 

[triplestation]

I want to set up my home to look like the inside of a space ship

 

[Chairman Tickles]

Meh it looks like a passive piece of space trash. I've seen cooler clips of weird round metallic objects whizzing about. Now that looked otherworldly. This looks like human space junk.

 

[Tesseract]

I want to set up my home to look like the inside of a space ship

you're on a spaceship right now, it's spinning around in space and going around a great glob of gas that is greater than any fire on earth except for that which we've invented

YER A SHIP, TRIP

Meh it looks like a passive piece of space trash. I've seen cooler clips of weird round metallic objects whizzing about. Now that looked otherworldly. This looks like human space junk.

do not trust this spy's lies

 

[V2Tommy]

Looks like space trash floating about. NASA took it down because littering is bad, mmmkay?

You seriously need to change your avatar. I don't scare easily and you're giving me daymares.

 

[MadAnon]

It's orbit is erratic, that's what I'm getting at. It goes beneath it later in the vid somewhere. It literally comes toward the space station too at one point. Trash stays up there for years most of the time, I just find it odd it does all these things in such a short time.

I think you mistake erratic orbit with rotation of the object. Are we watching the same video? Or there's some other video? The video you posted the object moves steady in one direction past the ISS. He just repeats the same video, zooms in and out, pauses, jumps to different points of the video.

 

[triplestation]

 

[Romulus]

I think you mistake erratic orbit with rotation of the object. Are we watching the same video? Or there's some other video? The video you posted the object moves steady in one direction past the ISS.

Pay attention to the size of the object. It's moving away and toward the station because it gets smaller and bigger in view. I understand the rotation. And for it to move past the station alone is very odd in that direction, actually both ways it is. At one point, it's so small it's barely recognizable.

The only way this would make sense to me is if wind was affecting it somehow. But its space of course.

 

[Shifty]

Boy does that title card not inspire confidence in the content to come.

I find videos like this scary as shit. We're on a rock floating through a giant black pond. All of us.

And here I am worrying about what I'm going to have for dinner.

Good old existential dread

 

[MadAnon]

Pay attention to the size of the object. It's moving away and toward the station because it gets smaller and bigger in view. I understand the rotation. And for it to move past the station alone is very odd in that direction, actually both ways it is. At one point, it's so small it's barely recognizable.

The only way this would make sense to me is if wind was affecting it somehow. But its space of course.

I don't see anything unusual here. Especially the fact it rotates freely and aimlessly like any object with momentum does in space. I doubt an alien craft would need to pointlessly rotate without stopping. I thought they can defy physics.

Is there a clean, unedited version?

 

[sonomamashine]

Romulus stop it Tesseract is liking this thread, dont go for it .

 

[Super Mario]

It's Russia. Impeach Trump!

 

[Romulus]

I don't see anything unusual here. Especially the fact that it rotates freely and aimlessly like any object with momentum does in space. I doubt an alien craft would need to pointlessly rotate without stopping. I thought they can defy physics.

I'd like to see other examples of space junk doing that. I've seen several, but not like this. Could be trash with a very unusual shape and orbit. But again, they usually just don't suddenly drop out of orbit like that.