The strange case of the Black Knight satellite

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The Strange Case of the Black Knight Satellite - The Daily Grail


Here follows one of the most interesting and complex stories of Space Conspiracy in existence. It’s the story of the Black Knight satellite, and so much more. We’re about to go from a misreported news item from 1960, to theoretical science and radio transmission, to the writings of Philip K. Dick, but there’s much ground to cover in between.

It begins in the beginning, sort of.

In March of 1960, Time magazine published a story in their hallowed rag, detailing the discovery of what ultimately became known as the Black Knight satellite. As the story goes, three weeks prior to publication, analysts working for the US ‘Dark Fence’ radar program had detected an object orbiting above the continental United States. It was labelled a ‘dark satellite’, in that it seemed to be a man-made object in a near-Earth orbit, but wasn’t transmitting any detectable signals.

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This one is too long to copy paste, but an interesting read overall.
What are your thoughts on this continuing debate on the Black Knight?
 
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The Strange Case of the Black Knight Satellite - The Daily Grail


Here follows one of the most interesting and complex stories of Space Conspiracy in existence. It’s the story of the Black Knight satellite, and so much more. We’re about to go from a misreported news item from 1960, to theoretical science and radio transmission, to the writings of Philip K. Dick, but there’s much ground to cover in between.

It begins in the beginning, sort of.

In March of 1960, Time magazine published a story in their hallowed rag, detailing the discovery of what ultimately became known as the Black Knight satellite. As the story goes, three weeks prior to publication, analysts working for the US ‘Dark Fence’ radar program had detected an object orbiting above the continental United States. It was labelled a ‘dark satellite’, in that it seemed to be a man-made object in a near-Earth orbit, but wasn’t transmitting any detectable signals.

Full story at site
This one is too long to copy paste, but an interesting read overall.
What are your thoughts on this continuing debate on the Black Knight?

An interesting article. However, I for one, am reticent to believe known science fiction writers when they claim something "really happened". Fertile imaginations can and do "run wild". Is what they claimed possible? Yes. Is it likely, NO, imo.

I would love to be proven wrong. That is why the article is so interesting.
 
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