Further photographic analysis has recently been completed on a series of five photos taken by an amateur astronomer on a San Francisco hill at 5:53 am on February 1, 2003, showing the Space Shuttle Columbia being hit by what appears to be a lighting bolt shortly before it crashed seven minutes later. According to David Sereda, who conducted the photographic analysis, the length of the five exposures conclusively show that it was not a form of 'super' lightning that hit the Columbia, but an advanced plasma beam weapon of some kind. Sereda documented his analysis in a recently released video, From Here to Andromeda, extracts of which were uploaded this week to YouTube. The series of five photos were originally submitted to NASA to help it in its investigation of the Columbia tragedy by the astronomer who chose to remain anonymous. His submission of the photos to NASA was covered by a reporter from the San Francisco Chronicle and appeared in a story on February 5, 2003. The reporter claimed: "In the critical shot, a glowing purple rope of light corkscrews down toward the plasma trail, appears to pass behind it, then cuts sharply toward it from below. As it merges with the plasma trail, the streak itself brightens for a distance, then fades."
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