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    UFO over India - photo from ISS

    On 16 November, Scott Kelley, on board the ISS took a picture of India.
    https://twitter.com/StationCDRKelly/...42034633883649

    In the top right corner there is something that got UFO enthusiasts...well enthusiastic.

    https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CT5Bs3JUAAAF-Xz.jpg:large

    My first reaction, though, is probably a reflection in the glass of the copula from something within the ISS.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Garuda View Post

    My first reaction, though, is probably a reflection in the glass of the copula from something within the ISS.

    The photo has been edited, the EXIF has been stripped and the jpeg stored as Q=085... likely to reduce the file size for posting.

    The key will be Scott Kelley's comments on the photo he took... being a trained observer, if he didn't notice anything unusual at the time the photo was taken (I am making a few assumptions here), then it is likely a reflection. That is where the answer will be.


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    Mmm, yes, very curious, very interesting...

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    I didnt think of that being a reflection. I had seen this last night on YouTube. Looked interesting.

    Also note, sometimes cameras can see things that the human eye cannot. Maybe he never saw what he photographed and went ahead and uploaded the photo without checking it over. Just a thought.

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    Mmm, yes, very curious, very interesting...

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    Article on Forbes.com with a plausible explanation:

    http://www.forbes.com/sites/startswi...ture-of-a-ufo/

    It's the UHF antenna of the ISS:

    http://blogs-images.forbes.com/start...1/image001.jpg
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