A couple of UFO experts claimed that some of NASA’s archive photos taken during the Apollo 10 mission revealed heart-shaped alien vessels hovering over Earth. Based on the images, the objects resemble the alleged extraterrestrial Black Knight satellites that fly in low-Earth orbit.

Images from the Apollo 10 mission were shared via YouTube by the channel Terry’s Theories, which regularly posts videos on UFO sightings and other space-related matters.

The Apollo 10 mission was officially launched in 1969 and served as a “dress rehearsal” for Apollo 11, which is NASA’s first mission that landed on the Moon. As a precursor for Apollo 11, Apollo 10 tested the equipment and procedures before they were used on the actual Moon landing mission.

According to Terry, the operator of the YouTube channel, the crew members of Apollo 10 took photos of Earth from space as part of their mission. In some of these photos, Terry pointed out that a couple of dark objects can be seen hovering over the planet. Zooming in on one of the photos revealed that their shapes slightly resembled hearts.

After viewing the photos and the video, Scott Waring of ET Data Base noted that the images are authentic and prove that extraterrestrial life exists.

“Back in 1969, it was a lot harder for them to edit these UFOs out, compound it with the fact that they probably were not even trained to look for them,” Waring wrote in a blog post. “Apollo evidence cannot be ignored.”

Based on the photos, the objects resemble the subjects of another popular UFO conspiracy theory known as the Black Knight satellites. This theory states that vessels of extraterrestrial origin orbit Earth.

Supporters of this theory claim that NASA is aware of the existence of the Black Knight satellites and even has photos of them. However, the agency is reportedly actively covering up their existence.

For NASA, on the other hand, photos of the alleged Black Knight satellites only show space debris from defunct satellites and spacecraft in low-Earth orbit. The same explanation can also be applied to the dark objects spotted by Terry’s Theories in NASA’s Apollo 10 photos.

Dark Knight Satellite
Detail of NASA photo id STS088-724-66 taken during Space Shuttle mission STS-88, described as showing an item of "space debris", an object claimed by conspiracy theorists to be an alien satellite, the Black Knight. NASA