Gemini-7 particle field observation
4 Hrs 24 MIN INTO THE FLIGHT·in orbit during GT-7/Gemini-7 flight·NASA·unresolved
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Astronaut Borman observed hundreds of small particles traveling in formation approximately 3-4 miles away, appearing to follow a path at 90 degrees and heading into polar orbit.
“S/C (BORMAN) WE HAVE VERY, VERY MANY A - IT LOOKS LIKE HUNDREDS OF LITTLE PARTICLES GOING BY TO THE LEFT OUT ABOUT THREE OR FOUR MILES. HOUSTON UNDERSTAND YOU HAVE MANY SMALL PARTICLES GOING BY ON THE LEFT AT WHAT DISTANCE? S/C (BORMAN) ....GARBLED ... FOUR MILES. OH, ABOUT - GARBLED - IT LOOKS LIKE A PATH OF THE VEHICLE AT 90 DEGREES.”
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Case details
- Date
- 4 Hrs 24 MIN INTO THE FLIGHT
- Precision
- unknown
- Location
- in orbit during GT-7/Gemini-7 flight
- Country
- USA
- Branch
- NASA
- Unit
- Gemini-7 spacecraft
- Sensors
- eyewitness
- Size
- hundreds of small particles
Resolution
Particles observed at 3-4 miles distance, appeared to follow vehicle path at 90 degrees heading into polar orbit
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