Black Knight Satellite

Supposed Black Knight Sattelite

Around 13,000 years ago people believe a mysterious satellite began orbiting over the Earth. Some say it is part of an extraterrestrial species spying on us or keeping track of us, others say it is merely an asteroid caught in orbit, and others claim that it is just a blanket that escaped from a NASA spacecraft. Beginning in 1954 this news began hitting mainstream media thanks to Donald Keyhoe who released information from the U.S. air force that two satellites were being tracked in orbit. Note: the first satellite launch was not until 1957 when the USSR successfully launched Sputnik I into space.

While there is still no concrete evidence of what this Black Knight is, there are plenty of stories trying to explain its existence or if it even does exist. Photos exist such as the one below, however some claim that these photos as well may even be a hoax just to try and keep our attention diverted from something else or to try and keep the general public at ease while NASA discovers what these objects really are. I prefer to leave it open-ended and just hope maybe we are being watched by some aliens and at that point, we could feel a little special to either be friends of theirs or to be test subjects for their next space weapons. Either way, it’s an interesting thought… however….

In an interview with Nikola Tesla by the Albany Telegram Tesla said, “I have a deep conviction that highly intelligent beings exist on Mars,” Tesla made these bold claims not out of thin air either. In an article by Grunge, a brief overview of the satellite and mysterious object absolutely baffled me. Claims were made and proven that the satellite emitted long-delayed radio echoes that were discovered in the 1920s. Tesla also claimed to have decoded a message sent from the satellite down to Earth, the message is as follows: 

Our home is Epsilon Boötis, which is a double star. We live on the sixth planet of seven — check that, the sixth of seven — counting outwards from the sun, which is the larger of the two stars. Our sixth planet has one moon. Our fourth planet has three. Our first and third planet each have one. Our probe is in the orbit of your moon.

Whether or not any of this is true, we can’t be certain at least for now. While talk has calmed down tremendously of this supposed Black Knight Satellite, we can only wonder if it really is just a blanket as NASA claims, or maybe it’s a satellite helping to project long-range messages from other planets, or maybe it doesn’t exist at all? That is up to each and everyone to decide for themselves, at least until the aliens come, right?

Works Cited

Benjamin, Kathy. “The Mystery of the Black Knight Satellite.” Grunge.com, Grunge, 25 Sept. 2017, www.grunge.com/79463/mystery-black-knight-satellite/.

Crookes, David. “The Black Knight Satellite: A Hodgepodge of Alien Conspiracy Theories.” Space.com, Space, 22 Oct. 2019, www.space.com/what-is-the-black-knight.html.

“STS088-724-66.” Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth, NASA, 11 Dec. 1998, eol.jsc.nasa.gov/SearchPhotos/photo.pl?mission=STS088&roll=724&frame=66.