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NASA-UAP-D013, Mercury Atlas 7, May 24, 1962
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) · VIRIN 620524-D-D0360-5922 · DVIDS 1007879
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Official Description
During the fourth crewed spaceflight and second orbital flight of Project Mercury, Mercury-Atlas 7 (MA-7), Aurora 7 pilot Scott Carpenter describes white particles in view that appear to move at “random” and “look exactly like snowflakes.” He describes these phenomena as reflective, and that some seemed to move faster than the Aurora 7 spacecraft.
Record Data
Date
1962-05-24
Originator
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
VIRIN
620524-D-D0360-5922
DVIDS ID
1007879
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NASA-UAP-D013
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