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NASA correspondence from 1998 responding to inquiries from Senators Snowe and Grassley about UFO sightings by astronauts. The file includes a 1976 article by James E. Oberg debunking famous astronaut UFO cases from the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo programs.
Transcript of a debriefing with an early US astronaut about visual phenomena observed from orbit. Topics include dark adaptation, celestial objects, atmospheric effects, and a detailed account of mysterious luminous particles seen outside the space capsule.
Gemini IV was the second crewed mission of the Gemini series. Astronauts James McDivitt and Edward White successfully completed the four-day flight between June 3 and June 7, 1965. The mission included the first American spacewalk. This collection of documents contains a transcription of the astronauts recounting their observations of bright particles outside the spacecraft, dated circa June 25, 1967, on pages 78-81, and page 101.
Collection of NASA internal documents from 1966 concerning the Gemini IX mission debriefing. Includes typed and handwritten notes, memoranda, and routing slips detailing scientific experiments, astronaut observations, and operational feedback from the mission.
FBI file from 1957-1958 containing memos on various UFO sightings, including a Cuban report and a civilian group, the Inter Continental Aerial Research Foundation (ICARF), soliciting public reports. Also includes a letter from a woman in Indiana.
