Sightings1965

Gemini 4 astronaut James McDivitt reports an unidentified object

When: 4 Jun 1965
Sources: 1 public source

Gemini 4 command pilot James McDivitt on launch day, 3 June 1965 NASA, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

In orbit over the Pacific, Gemini 4 commander James McDivitt reported a white cylindrical object that seemed to have arms. NORAD suggested the Pegasus B satellite; the Condon study doubted that match and listed the sighting among three astronaut cases not adequately explained.

Sources

OfficialScientific Study of Unidentified Flying Objects, Sec. III, Ch. 6: Visual Observations Made by U.S. Astronauts (Franklin E. Roach) (opens in a new tab)University of Colorado for the U.S. Air Force (Condon Report), copy hosted by Project 1947 / 1969

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How the story came out

Happened 4 Jun 1965. First made public 4 years later (Jan 1969).

4 Jun 1965It happened (this event)
Jan 1969Condon report reviews astronaut UFO sightings - first made public

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