Overview
A video published by Disclose Screen has drawn attention to a small, triangular-looking object visible in footage from a SpaceX Starship flight test. The report claims the object appeared during the mission on July 24 and went unnoticed by viewers and SpaceX commentators at the time. However, the available material does not establish what the object was, whether it appeared in the original broadcast exactly as presented, or whether the image has been altered or misinterpreted.
The claim was also circulated through a Reddit post describing the object as an unidentified craft. According to the video, the footage came from SpaceX’s official mission livestream and showed Starship operating above the Earth during its orbital phase. The spacecraft’s hull appears to carry the designation “S40,” while the broadcast included standard mission imagery and telemetry. Public references to Starship flight-test numbering can vary, however, and the identification of the event as the program’s “13th flight test” should be treated cautiously until matched against SpaceX’s official mission records.
What the Video Shows
The first highlighted image appears at approximately the 0:37 mark of the Disclose Screen video, corresponding to a mission time of about T+00:07:34. A small, bright object can be seen near the spacecraft’s hull and is marked with a red circle by the video’s editor. A second apparent sighting occurs around T+00:08:50, when a light-colored shape appears against the dark sky above the Earth’s horizon.
A later “Rewind” segment replays the imagery at reduced speed and increased magnification. In the enlarged footage, the object appears to have an angular or delta-like outline and seems to reflect sunlight. It also appears to move from the lower portion of the frame toward the upper right, maintaining a relatively consistent motion in relation to the camera. Those characteristics have led some viewers to describe it as a structured object rather than an ordinary visual artifact.
Mission Commentary and Possible Explanations
The SpaceX commentators heard during the sequence do not refer to the object. Their discussion remains focused on mission operations, including engine performance, landing-burn conditions, booster velocity and the prospect of a controlled splashdown. The lack of acknowledgment does not demonstrate that mission personnel failed to see the object; it may simply indicate that it was too small, fleeting or visually ambiguous to attract attention during a complex live broadcast.
No official explanation has been issued by SpaceX regarding the image. More conventional possibilities include ice crystals, fragments of insulation, vented propellant, debris released by the spacecraft or other material temporarily illuminated by the Sun. Such particles can appear unusually bright and can seem to follow a deliberate trajectory when viewed from a moving spacecraft. Camera reflections, compression artifacts and processing introduced by online video editing are additional possibilities.
Assessment
At present, the footage supports only the conclusion that an unidentified visual feature appears in selected frames from a Starship broadcast. It does not establish that the feature was a spacecraft, an anomalous vehicle or an object operating independently in low Earth orbit. Verification would require access to the unedited source video, frame-by-frame analysis, camera and spacecraft telemetry, and comparison with expected debris or venting events during the flight.
The incident remains a subject of discussion among UAP researchers and online observers, but its significance is unresolved. Until SpaceX or independent imagery specialists identify the feature, the triangular appearance should be regarded as an observation—not evidence of an extraterrestrial or otherwise extraordinary craft.
