Unidentified Objects
When the Apollo 11 spacecraft safely landed on the Moon in 1969, the US astronauts remained silent about not being alone there. Colonel Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin later recalled, “Through the spacecraft window, we saw a large object in the distance. It had a ring-like shape and followed an elliptical orbit.”
Upon their return to Earth, the crew members reported this object to the then-President of the United States, Richard Nixon. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) decided not to disclose any unusual information.
Apollo astronauts from the United States have claimed to have seen mysterious lights in space. Photo: NASA on The Commons/flickr.
A few years ago, during a press conference organized by the Russian space agency Roscosmos, former Soviet cosmonaut Vladimir Kovalenok revealed that he had observed an object of unknown origin on the Salyut orbital station. The object was about the size of a human finger and flew in orbit before suddenly exploding right in front of the astronaut. Smoke emanated from the unidentified object, which then split into two parts connected by something resembling crossbars. Unfortunately, the object disappeared before Kovalenok could capture any photographs. This phenomenon coincided with a significant radiation surge.
Vladimir Kovalenok stated that many of his colleagues had also witnessed peculiar sightings in space. For instance, in 1991, aboard the Soviet Mir space station, cosmonaut Musa Manarov observed a module approaching the crew. Suddenly, an antenna-like object detached from the module. Manarov managed to capture a photograph, but the nature of the object remained unidentified.
Celestial “Angels” on the International Space Station
In 1985, a strange, glowing orange cloud appeared outside the Soviet Salyut-7 space station. As the cloud dissipated, the crew members spotted seven humanoid figures with gigantic bodies and large wings behind the window. A halo surrounded each figure’s head. These objects appeared to be like incomprehensible celestial “angels.”
A report on this incident was transmitted to Earth and promptly labeled “Classified.” When the astronauts completed their mission and returned to Earth, they were strictly prohibited from discussing this mysterious phenomenon.
Similarly, objects resembling “celestial angels” have appeared multiple times near American space shuttles. However, this information has not been widely publicized.
“Ghostly” Entities in Space
Astronauts and cosmonauts have repeatedly witnessed bizarre entities in the vicinity of Earth, at altitudes ranging from 50 to 100 kilometers. These sightings have also been recorded by instruments on orbital stations. Based on their external appearance, experts have categorized these entities into different types. They refer to red-colored circular formations as “sprites,” blue-colored jellyfish-like shapes as “sprites,” dark red entities as “tigers,” and upward-directed, light-blue water-spout-like structures as “blue jets.”
Shortly before the tragic accident involving the US Space Shuttle Columbia in February 2003, photographs were sent back to Earth showing jellyfish-like objects surrounded by intense red light. These photos were taken at an altitude of 150 kilometers in the vicinity of Madagascar.
During the summer of 2005 in Colorado, USA, employees of the Pratt School of Engineering at Duke University recorded another “jellyfish” entity, this time with a blue color. However, when observed with more powerful equipment by atmospheric physics experts at the University of Alaska, it was discovered that these “ghostly” entities did not resemble jellyfish but rather bouncing balls.
According to Hans Nelsen, the head of the research group at the University of Alaska, these luminous balls initially follow a straight vertical trajectory from top to bottom and then ascend, moving at one-tenth the speed of light. It is highly likely that these phenomena result from chemical reactions occurring in the atmosphere.