Sightings1965

Gemini 7 crew reports a 'bogey' and particles in orbit

When: 4 Dec 1965
Sources: 2 public sources

Gemini 7 photographed from Gemini 6 during their December 1965 rendezvous NASA, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

On their second orbit, Gemini 7 astronauts Frank Borman and Jim Lovell reported a 'bogey' and many small particles alongside their booster. The Air Force-funded Condon study listed it among a few astronaut sightings it had not adequately explained.

Sources

OfficialScientific Study of Unidentified Flying Objects (Condon Report), Section III, Chapter 6: Visual Observations Made by U.S. Astronauts (Franklin E. Roach) (opens in a new tab)University of Colorado / U.S. Air Force (text hosted by NCAS) / 1969
OfficialGemini VII (opens in a new tab)NASA

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How the story came out

Happened 4 Dec 1965. First made public 3 years later (Jan 1969).

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

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Where it fits

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