**VERY RARE**

A National Reconnaissance Office program. Beautiful Patch!!!

The gold “ring” represents the gold ring that the character guards in The Hobbit. The blue background represents “space.” The radiant lines form an “X” with a star atop; the mathematical symbol of an “X” with a dot centered above is Newton’s notation for differentiation. The four star glints do not have an individual representation/ meaning; they are part of the X dot. The smaller stars have no significance. Elfish script translation: “Goodness Persists.” The Elfish language was used because it is the language used in The Hobbit.  

Reference: NRO Launch History