NASA-UAP-D3, Gemini 7 Transcript, 1965

Official Conclusion

The third and unidentified object was referred to as a 'bogey'; no further identification provided in this document.

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' during the Gemini 7 flight at approximately 4 hours 24 minutes into the mission.
• →Borman confirmed the sighting was 'an actual sighting' distinct from the mission's own booster rocket, which was also visible.
• →Hundreds of small particles were observed approximately three to four miles from the spacecraft, described as moving perpendicular (at 90 degrees) to the vehicle's path before entering polar orbit.
• →James Lovell described the booster as 'a brilliant body in the sun against a black background with trillions of particles on it,' slowly tumbling.
• →Gemini Control's post-exchange commentary acknowledged three distinct objects: the booster, the debris field, and the unidentified bogey.

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