UFO Sighting on Stage 1 decent

[StuartT]

Did everyone notice the UFO pass the Stage 1 rocket as it descended after separation? Look on the right-hand side of the video as the first stage is passing though 204 kilometers. What is that thing?

 

[Buzzerd]

I did see that and grabbed a screen capture as the object passed by when viewing the replay. Looks like a satellite but is that too low of an altitude?

 

[StuartT]

I can't believe this did not attract a lot of attention. That was a near miss. I doubt that passed unnoticed by SpaceX.

 

[Truthseeker007]

Probably the watchers making sure Space X isn't getting to close to the moon or mars.

 

[StuartT]

That sounds like a reasonable theory until you consider stage 1 had rotated around after separation and was free-falling stern first. At +6:39 that object came into view from way below and was passed at high speed by the rocket. It was not possible for it to have been blown off the fuselage by the reentry burn because that didn't happen for another 14 seconds. And it sure didn't fall off and drop out of sight below, only to be caught again and passed. I'm still not convinced we know what this was.