The Black Knight Satellite Conspiracy

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In 1963, NASA astronaut Gordon Cooper claimed to have seen an unknown satellite in space. NASA said Cooper was hallucinating. In 1998, the space shuttle Endeavour took a photo of the mysterious satellite and dubbed it ‘The Black Knight Satellite’. Now, video feed from the International Space Station has captured the satellite to the astonishment of control personnel. (see YouTube channel Section 51 video below) In the video, the Black Knight is seen floating near the Soyuz spacecraft set to dock with the ISS.

Conspiracy theorists claim the satellite is 13,000 years old, of extraterrestrial origin (from Epsilon Boötis to be exact), and orbiting the Earth in near-polar orbit. NASA says that it is a thermal blanket dropped by space shuttle crew.

I'm not here to tell you which is right. Frankly, because I have no clue myself. I will, however, give you the information provided and let you decide for yourself. Alien satellite or misplaced thermal blanket?

The Black Knight Satellite is the name given to an object captured on camera by NASA astronauts during a 1998 space shuttle mission.

Conspiracy theorists claim the satellite is of extraterrestrial origin and possibly up to 13,000 years old and orbiting Earth in near-polar orbit.

The legend has been circulating since the Sixties and footage uploaded to YouTube channel Section 51 claims to be evidence of the alleged craft.

A caption beneath the video reads: “Leaked pictures from ISS show the 13,000 year old Black Knight Satellite UFO very close to Soyuz Spacecraft during approach to the Station.”

In the video, a mysterious and long looking black object can be seen floating near the Soyuz spacecraft, which is set to dock with the ISS.

As astronauts are heard mumbling in the background, the black knight seems to stay in the distance as if it were keeping an eye on what is happening.

Some of the comments show viewers were convinced by the authenticity.

AkumaGaming wrote: “I have a funny feeling that isn't piloted by someone, sent here to observe us on a daily activity.”

The Black Knight Satellite theory developed in 1963 when NASA astronaut Gordon Cooper was reported as saying he had seen the satellite while in space, but there was a media blackout upon his return and the US space agency allegedly put it down to cosmic hallucinations.

Space shuttle astronauts aboard Endeavor in 1998 allegedly took photographs of the Black Knight satellite, and they have been circulating the internet with the explanation of it being space junk from a prior mission that broke off and has been left there. It was reported by a UFO researcher and retired Marine Corps Aviation Major Donald Keyhoe to newspapers in 1954 that the U.S. Air Force had discovered two satellites orbiting Earth near the Moon. He later recanted his statements. Followed by that, an author, Duncan Lunan, analyzed the repeating radio signals Nikola Tesla had heard during his 1899 radio experiments, and the long delayed echoes of unknown origin picked up in 1928, by amateur radio operator, Jorgen Hals of Oslo, Norway. His speculation was that the signals came from an alien probe about 13,000 years old in an orbit around our moon. This probe, he said, originated from a star in the Epsilon Bootis solar system. Lunan later recanted his speculation claiming he made miscalculations when he decoded the signals.

I've seen the pictures that are circulating, and I've watched the video countless times. At first glance, I thought it looked like The Falcon Flyer from the F-Zero series. I'm about 80% sure it's not that, but until there's evidence telling me otherwise...

The thought of getting that close to such a dark, ominous object in the isolated confines of the vastness that is outer space is a little unsettling, and without question scary. And think about this depressing thought if it is a thermal blanket from a previous shuttle crash: There may or may not be a deceased man, or even a woman, inside. I know ... sorry for ruining your day.

Whatever this unidentified object may be, it's causing a lot of speculation around the globe. And it has been for the last twenty years since the photos first began circulating.

Watch the video, look at the pictures, let me know what you think this floating thing could be in the comments. I'll see you all tomorrow.

Buh-bye.