NASA-UAP-D003, Gemini 7 Transcript, 1965

Official Conclusion

Unresolved — PAO identifies a 'bogey' as a third and unidentified object distinct from the booster and particle field, with no further explanation provided.

Official Description

Gemini 7 was the tenth crewed American spaceflight. This document is a transcript of communications between the flight crew, Astronauts James “Jim” Lovell and Frank Borman, and the Manned Flight Center (now known as Johnson Space Center) in Houston, Texas. The transcript begins with Borman’s report of a “bogey,” contemporary nomenclature for an unknown aircraft, as well as a debris field. Borman described the debris field as consisting of “very, very many […] hundreds of little particles.” He estimated the particles’ distance from the spacecraft to be four miles. Lovell described observing a “brilliant body in the sun against a black background with trillions of particles on it.” This document also includes handwritten notes documenting the encounter, annotated with the phrase “UFO Sighting by Borman” in the top right corner.

Key Findings

• →Astronaut Frank Borman reported a 'bogey at ten o'clock high' at 4 hours 24 minutes into the Gemini 7 flight, explicitly distinguishing it from the rocket booster.
• →Borman confirmed 'this is an actual sighting' of debris, while also separately identifying the booster and a third unidentified object ('bogey').
• →Astronaut Jim Lovell described the booster as a 'brilliant body in the sun against a black background with trillions of particles on it,' slowly tumbling, at the two o'clock position.
• →The PAO narrator identified the 'bogey' as a third object distinct from both the booster and the particle field, appearing to head into polar orbit.
• →Handwritten notes accompanying the typed transcript are labeled 'UFO Sighting by Borman (GT-7)' suggesting the recording was specifically flagged for its UAP content.

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