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NASA-UAP-D012, Mercury Atlas 8 Audio Excerpt, October 3, 1962
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) · VIRIN 621003-D-D0360-7421 · DVIDS 1007877
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Official Description
During the Mercury Atlas 8 mission, Sigma 7 pilot Walter M. “Wally” Schirra Jr. describes observing “little white objects that tend to come from the capsule itself and drift off.” Schirra later also refers to those objects as “particles” and “lathe shavings.” Schirra also describes seeing a burst of light in the window, whose source he cannot identify. He speculates that his observation corresponds with the moment the sun passes below the horizon during sunset.
Record Data
Date
1962-10-03
Originator
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
VIRIN
621003-D-D0360-7421
DVIDS ID
1007877
Related docs
NASA-UAP-D012
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