The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has several Geosynchronous Orbiting
Environmental Satellites (GOES) in orbit watching the Earth's weather and environment. On
November 21, 1999, at 14:45Z hours our satellites caught an amazing photo of a UFO at an
estimated hundred miles above the Earth off the coast of the state of Washington.
The University of Colorado also keeps these photos on file for reference. One of the satellites
is designed to pick up water vapor or clouds from space. When Russel Kirchner caught sight of
the UFO in the display he zoomed in and could see the steam coming off a UFO. It was of the type
identified as a large Mother Ship. The possibility of the object image being caused by a
computer error was discussed and ruled out. Similar photos taken on June 8, 1995, over South
America have also been widely distributed. Philip Imbrogno studied this case and NOAA explained
the image was a "moon shadow UFO."
This UFO was present for only a few minutes and is not seen in images taken prior or afterwards.
The UFO has structure, windows, and radiates heat in the infrared spectrum. Thanks to Russel
Kirchner. http://www.goes.noaa.gov/ and The Above Top Secret Newsletter Web Site http://www.AboveTopSecret.com.
In picture 1 (Left) the UFO can be seen very lightly in the upper left, and very clearly in
the other two pictures in the same position. These do not show details of the UFO. Click on the first
photo to see enlarged picture.
