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NASADecember 5, 1965PURSUE Release 01 (May 2026)

NASA-UAP-D3, Gemini 7 Transcript, 1965

Low Earth Orbit

Summary

This report is a transcript from the Gemini 7 mission in Low Earth Orbit, produced by NASA and the Department of War. It details communications between Astronauts James Lovell and Frank Borman and the Manned Flight Center, where Borman reports a 'bogey' and describes a debris field containing hundreds of small particles.

Key highlights

  • Astronauts reported a sighting of a "bogey" at ten o'clock high.p.1

    A BOGEY AT TEN O'CLOCK HIGH.
  • Borman described seeing hundreds of small particles nearby.p.1

    IT LOOKS LIKE HUNDREDS OF LITTLE PARTICLES GOING BY.
  • The particles were estimated to be about three or four miles away.p.1

    THEY'RE ABOUT THREE OR FOUR MILES AWAY.
  • Lovell confirmed seeing the booster and described it as a brilliant body.p.1

    ITS A BRILLIANT BODY IN THE SUN AGAINST A BLACK BACKGROUND.
  • The unidentified object was referred to as a "bogey" by Gemini Control.p.1

    THE THIRD OBJECT WAS A mum BOGEY.

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