NASA-UAP-D023

Interview Excerpt with Astronaut Gordon Cooper, 1962

Official description

In November 1962, journalist Walter Cronkite interviewed astronaut Gordon Cooper. In this excerpt from that interview, Cronkite asks Cooper about his views regarding the nature of unidentified flying objects, having previously expressed an interest in the subject. Cooper opines that “a large number of exceptionally well-qualified people have seen objects” without a “logical explanation” and speculates on the existence of other planets with “a livable atmosphere” and that maybe there are “some type of human life” out there. Interview was conducted in November 1962.

Reproduced verbatim from the releasing agency.

AI summary

This file contains an excerpt from a 1962 interview between journalist Walter Cronkite and astronaut Gordon Cooper, in which Cooper shares his thoughts on unidentified flying objects. He notes that many qualified observers have reported seeing these objects without logical explanations and speculates on the possibility of extraterrestrial life existing on other planets.

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