'UFO' spotted close to the ISS

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'UFO' spotted close to the ISS as astronauts carried out repairs was just glare from the sun, claims expert
By JONATHAN O'CALLAGHAN

During a spacewalk on 7 October a ‘UFO’ was spotted hovering near the International Space Station (ISS), leading some to suggest Nasa had inadvertently revealed an alien spaceship in orbit.

Sadly the answer is much more straightforward, with the smudge being either an speck of dust or a lens flare from the sun.

That hasn’t stopped some conspiracy theories arising though, with ufologists somewhat speculatively claiming it was proof that we are not alone in the universe.

A ‘UFO’ appeared briefly (shown in red ring) in a Nasa video of a spacewalk on the ISS on 7 October. The sighting led to speculation that it might be an alien spacecraft. But experts have revealed it is just an artefact in the image such as lens flare. 'My guess is that it's an artefact of some sort,' says Professor Andrew Balogh

The not-so-alien object was spotted when Flight Engineers Reid Wiseman of Nasa and Alexander Gerst of Esa conducted a spacewalk outside the ISS to fix an electrical problem.

In video shot by Nasa and uploaded to YouTube last week, the UFO can be seen hovering just for a few seconds behind the astronauts, before the Camera cuts to another angle.

Nasa was yet to comment on the event when contacted by MailOnline. 
In images just before a point in the live feed the smudge is not visible, but then in the next moment it suddenly appears.

Some observers were quick to label the object a ‘mysterious craft’ or some other sort of UFO.

‘The video showed astronauts spacewalking as they were working on a mission,’ says UFO Blogger.

‘Suddenly almost after 1:50 minutes, a mysterious craft appeared flying near the astronauts for a few seconds.

‘The shape and size of the UFO could not be defined clearly as the telecast was not much clear.’

But others were less than convinced.

Professor Andrew Balogh from the Imperial College London Department of Physics tells MailOnline: 'Generally speaking UFO sightings are either explained by some artefact effect - even some space junk - or left unexplained as there is not enough evidence.   Read more >>



Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2803251/UFO-spotted-close-ISS-astronauts-carried-repairs-just-glare-sun-claims-expert.html

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