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Sighting in Lieu non précisé, 1962

Item released by the US government (PURSUE, NASA): a document, "Astronaut Scientific Debriefings, 1962-1963". Incident: 1962-1963, Lieu non précisé. According to the government, no definitive determination could be made.

What happened

This file contains memoranda, correspondence, reports, and other materials relating to contemporary scientific interest in investigating the nature of luminous phenomena reported by astronauts John Glenn and Walter Schirra during spaceflight. This collection includes transcripts from NASA interviews and debriefings with both astronauts regarding those observations. It also contains details relating to scientific observations of atmospheric phenomena, including brief descriptions of luminous particles, experiences while aboard spacecraft, and circa 1955 theoretical analysis of meteoric particles entering the atmosphere. Pages 34-35, 55-56, 57-63, 64-113, and 122-127 feature content relevant to the PURSUE initiative.

Summary written by AARO, the Pentagon's UAP office, and released by the US government (public domain).

Date
1962
Location
Lieu non précisé · country only
Type of sighting
From the ground

Sources

Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.