NASA-UAP-D2, Apollo 17 Transcript, 1972
Summary
This report is an excerpt from the Apollo 17 Technical Air-to-Ground Voice Transcription produced by NASA in December 1972 during the mission to the Moon. It highlights three instances where astronauts reported observing unidentified phenomena over a total of approximately nine minutes on the first day, three hours on the second day, and six minutes on the third day.
Key highlights
Astronauts reported seeing bright fragments during maneuvers.p.1
“there's a whole bunce of big ones on my window”
Fragments were described as jagged and angular, possibly tumbling.p.1
“They're very jagged, angular fragments that are tumbling.”
The astronauts speculated the fragments could be ice or paint from the S-IVB.p.2
“I got the impression maybe they were curved a little bit.”
A bright flash was observed on the lunar surface, possibly from an impact.p.16
“I just saw a flash on the lunar surface!”
Outliers
One astronaut mentioned seeing bright spots while in a sleep-hazy state.p.5
“I definitely saw some of the same peripheral horizon-type things.”
The astronauts humorously discussed the difficulty of tracking the S-IVB.p.6
“it's been a - a real difficult problem for them so far.”
Source
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