NASA-UAP-D012

Mercury Atlas 8 Audio Excerpt, October 3, 1962

Official description

During the Mercury Atlas 8 mission, Sigma 7 pilot Walter M. “Wally” Schirra Jr. describes observing “little white objects that tend to come from the capsule itself and drift off.” Schirra later also refers to those objects as “particles” and “lathe shavings.” Schirra also describes seeing a burst of light in the window, whose source he cannot identify. He speculates that his observation corresponds with the moment the sun passes below the horizon during sunset.

Reproduced verbatim from the releasing agency.

AI summary

This file contains an audio excerpt from the Mercury Atlas 8 mission in which astronaut Wally Schirra describes his observations of what he initially perceived as 'little white objects' drifting from the capsule, as well as a burst of light he couldn't identify. These descriptions are significant as they contribute to the historical context of UAP sightings by astronauts during space missions.

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