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NASA-UAP-D011, Mercury Atlas 9 Audio Excerpt, May 15, 1963
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) · VIRIN 630515-D-D0360-9975 · DVIDS 1007876
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Official Description
During the final and longest flight of Project Mercury, Mercury-Atlas 9 mission (MA-9) Faith 7 Pilot L. Gordon Cooper Jr. describes the brilliant blue of sunrise beneath the haze layer of the Earth’s atmosphere. As he approaches sunrise, he describes small, luminous, brilliant white particles drifting away from the spacecraft. Cooper describes observing “fireflies” after deploying beacons, which are spherical mission-related equipment with xenon strobe lights.
Record Data
Date
1963-05-15
Originator
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
VIRIN
630515-D-D0360-9975
DVIDS ID
1007876
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NASA-UAP-D011
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