What exactly is the space signal detected by Tesla?

In 1899, Nikola Tesla accidentally heard a strange and rhythmic sound while using a radio receiver in his laboratory, but at that time, no one knew exactly what it was.

There is a controversial satellite in low Earth orbit, called the Black Knight satellite. Its origin and purpose have been debated for decades. This mysterious satellite has sparked widespread speculation, especially among those interested in extraterrestrial life and UFOs.

These theories suggest that the Black Knight satellite is an ancient spacecraft placed in low Earth orbit, possibly to observe Earth or perform other missions. Another view is that the Black Knight satellite was created by an extraterrestrial civilization. It is used for surveillance, reconnaissance, or communication missions. These theories believe that the Black Knight satellite has advanced cloaking and surveillance capabilities, as well as the ability to communicate with extraterrestrial civilizations.

According to reports from monitoring agencies around the world, the Black Knight satellite has been continuously transmitting radio signals for more than 50 years. (Photo: ZME).

The earliest discovery of this satellite was one night in 1899 , when Nikola Tesla accidentally heard a strange and rhythmic sound while using a radio receiver in his laboratory. The sound was very clear and irregular, and Tesla noticed that its changes occurred regularly with clear numbers and sequences that could not be followed.

He determined that the signal was not coming from a solar aurora or electrical interference from the electric current. Tesla began to suspect that the signal might be coming from an object in Earth orbit and that it might not be human-made. So Tesla published his discovery in 1900.

Although Tesla was recognized as a genius, his ideas were so advanced and his behavior somewhat eccentric that the scientific community did not pay enough attention to his discoveries. However, one day in May 1954, former US Navy pilot Major Donald Kehoe announced to the outside world that he had discovered an unnatural satellite orbiting the Earth  at White Sands Air Force Base in New Mexico.

The satellites flew at an altitude of about 700km and emitted some periodic signals. This discovery was confirmed by scientists from other countries. Because it was a sensitive period between the US and the Soviet Union, the US suspected that these satellites could be spy satellites secretly launched by the Soviet Union.

In 1899, Nikola Tesla picked up a radio signal from an object flying in space. But it wasn't until 50 years later that people started to pay attention to this "strange satellite" and gave it the nickname Black Knight. (Photo: Zhihu).

It was not until 1957 that Venezuelan researchers discovered some strange phenomena while studying satellites. They realized that it could not be man-made.  Since satellites usually orbit from West to East, this takes advantage of the Earth's rotational inertia to save fuel.  However, under the technical conditions at that time, it was impossible for humans to create satellites that could move in the opposite direction of the Earth's rotation.

Since then, some scientists and astronomers at that time began to track and investigate this mysterious satellite, but due to the limitations of technology at that time, they could not determine the true nature of this object.

It was not until 1960 that the US confirmed the existence of this mysterious satellite and officially named it 'Black Knight'.  News of the discovery of a strange object in space quickly exploded the entire astronomy enthusiast community, people continued to affirm that they had also received this signal, and at the same time, more and more strange legends about the Black Knight arose.

News of the Black Knight satellite first appeared in the media in the 1940s when the St. Louis Dispatch and The San Francisco Examiner mentioned the satellite on May 14, 1954. (Photo: Zhihu).

In 1973, Scottish researcher Duncan Lunan published a conclusion in a study of his own, he believed that this satellite came from the constellation Boötes , 36 light years away from Earth and was brought into Earth's orbit 13,000 years ago.

He analyzed the signals emitted by the Black Knight, then used the data as horizontal and vertical coordinates to get a star map that looked like Boötes. However, compared to our current Boötes star map, this star map has some minor differences - the difference is that Arcturus's position does not match Boötes' current star chart perfectly.

Lunan speculates that this could be an ancient Boötes star map, as the rotation and rotation of the Earth causes the positions of the stars to change slightly over time, forming a cycle of about every 26,000 years. According to Lunan's analysis, the time the position of this star changes is probably about 13,000 years.

Although the author eventually admitted that his research method on the Black Knight satellite was not scientific enough, causing him to make a 'fatal mistake' and retracted his previous comments. However, the fact that there was a satellite in space that had been orbiting the Earth for more than 13,000 years spread throughout the world and many people believed his words.

Polar orbits are commonly used for satellites that map the world, observe the Earth, and take photos of the Earth at a given location over time. So Black Knight would be classified as a surveillance satellite. (Photo: ZME).

Of course, there are those who doubt the existence of the Black Knight. They argue that radio waves alone cannot prove that the Black Knight actually exists, and this argument has been supported by many. After decades of debate, in 1998, NASA astronauts finally photographed it in polar orbit around the Earth. 

At this point, the mysterious object that we have been arguing about for decades was finally revealed! From the photo, it can be seen that it is an irregular object , just looking at its appearance, it is impossible to know if it is related to a spacecraft, satellite, etc. Scientists at that time felt like they had discovered a treasure and began to study this mysterious object.

Through the North American Aerospace Defense System, scientists determined that it weighed about 15 tons . The most surprising thing was that this object was not only capable of orbiting the Earth in an equatorial orbit, but also able to orbit its polar orbit . This news immediately caused a stir in public opinion - ordinary artificial satellites can only operate at the equator and are not capable of operating in polar orbit. And based on the level of technology at that time, no country was capable of sending an object of such weight into space.

In 1957, while taking pictures of the Sputnik II satellite as it flew over the capital city of Caracas, Dr. Luis Corralos from the Venezuelan Ministry of Communications captured an image of the Black Knight satellite.

The rumored claims of extraterrestrial technology seem to have been partially confirmed. But is it true? Since the photos of the Black Knight satellite came to light, there has been a lot of discussion about it. Some have suggested that it is an alien spacecraft, while others have suggested that it is a space exploration satellite. Opinions have varied, and NASA has had to step in and deny the rumors, stating that the object in the photo is not the Black Knight satellite, but a heat shield that fell off the space shuttle. 

This explanation did not calm the heated issue quickly. A large number of UFO enthusiasts still firmly believe in the existence of the Black Knight satellite and do not accept NASA's explanation. Some conspiracy theorists even suggest that US officials deliberately concealed the truth and reached some kind of secret agreement with the owners of the Black Knight satellite - aliens from the Boötes constellation.

Do you think the Black Knight satellite really exists? Are aliens really using it to monitor every human movement on Earth? Or is it just an innocent piece of space junk that we have given too much meaning to? What do you think about this?