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The strange cone-shaped UFO following the ISS (YouTube/ET Data Base)

Cameras on board the International Space Station (ISS) have picked up a strange, cone-shaped object in orbit around Earth.

The unexplained object seemingly keeps pace with the space station as the cameras remain locked on it for over 20 minutes.

Naturally, the footage has been picked up and circulated around parts of the internet dedicated to discussing alien technology. Fanning the conspiracy flames even further, the camera zooms in on the object at one point suggesting that Nasa is aware of its presence.

For the bus-sized object to keep pace with the ISS, it would need to be travelling at around 78 kilometers-per-second.

The footage was picked up and shared on a YouTube channel called ET Data Base hosted by noted UFO-watcher Scott C. Waring

That is NASA zooming in on the UFO, not me, Waring notes of the footage. They are as baffled by it as I am. They dont know what it is or why it is there.

During the feed, they mention coordinates, and that could be secret code as to the location of the object. They dont want to be too obvious.

Describing the footage, Waring added: It looks like its in a cone-shaped. Ive never seen a module in this shape.

It doesnt like any kind of object I have seen before. If it is military, then it is a top-secret US air force technology.

While its highly unlikely to be evidence of any kind of alien encounter, the idea of it being military technology isnt that far fetched.

The US Air Force has a small, autonomous plane called X-37B that conducts intelligence operations from orbit. Built by Boeing and flown remotely, the craft also known as Orbital Test Vehicle is on a mission the U.S. will only describe as classified.

It is able to stay aloft for months at a time and comes down infrequently for servicing.

In Britain, the RAF took the decision to wind up its UFO unit in 2009, after concluding that in more than 50 years, no received report had ever disclosed any evidence of a potential threat.

Previously, records from the unit were given to the National Archives, often initially classified before being released after a specific number of years. The most recent reports received by the RAF will be placed online following a Freedom of Information Act request.

But members of the public reporting alleged UFO sightings are now directed to their local police force.

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