Planetary defences spot 'UFO' hurtling towards Earth – turns out to be NASA relic
dailystar.co.ukNASA satellite.The object was first noticed by the Catalina Sky Survey (CSS), funded by NASA’s Planetary Defense Coordination Office, on the evening of August 25.The University of Hawaii's Asteroid Terrestrial-Impact Last Alert System also confirmed the sighting and, at first, experts were unable to identify it.But it was eventually found to be NASA's Orbiting Geophysics Observatory 1 satellite that launched in 1964.Footage captured over the Pacific Ocean near Tahiti, in the French Polynesia, shows the 56-year-old satellite burning up fiery debris as it re-enters Earth.The spacecraft leaves a long trail of smoke in the sky and breaks into pieces before it rains down into the sea.In a statement, NASA said: "OGO-1 is predicted to re-enter on.
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