Apollo 17 Commander's Nocturnal Luminous Phenomena
Source: NASA-UAP-D2, Apollo 17 Transcript, 1972
The Commander reported observing various luminous phenomena during rest period, including peripheral horizon flashes, streaks of light, and a notably bright flash crossing his field of view like a train headlight, occurring over approximately 24 hours of observation.
“CDR I saw some of the same peripheral horizon-type things you said were not the type of data you were looking for; but I also saw a - some sets of the streaks. And probably the one most imposing thing I remember is - and the last one I remember before falling asleep - was the fact that there was a very bright spot that flashed right between my eyes like a very bright headlight - like a train coming at you, only with a flash.”
Verbatim from NASA-UAP-D2, Apollo 17 Transcript, 1972 · View original on war.gov
Case details
- Date
- 1972-12-09
- Precision
- day
- Location
- Apollo 17 spacecraft during rest period
- Branch
- NASA
- Unit
- Apollo 17 Commander
- Sensors
- eyewitness
- Shape
- Bright spot/flash, horizon phenomena, streaks
Resolution
Observations made during sleep-hazy mode; difficult to estimate frequency; nature unclear
Source document
Agency: NASA
File: NASA-UAP-D2, Apollo 17 Transcript, 1972
Case ID: 1972-NASA-FD3BBA
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