Battlestar Valhalla: Larger Than Life

One minute there was nothing and then in the next a large Colonial battlestar flashed into existence.
It was the fifth such jump the Valhalla had made while jumping around the Staunton sector in search of the elusive target.
All the crew really knew was that a passing merchant ship had described it as larger than life and something they would instantly recognize.
Even as the first sensor sweeps began, the alarm klaxons echoed throughout the ship.
Sensing the dangers posed by a large stellar bug, the Commander ordered an emergence jump away from what the database classified only as “GCZ5T7.”