Skylab light flashes during sleep periods
Document coverPage 1 of NASA-UAP-D7, Skylab Techincal Crew Debriefing 1973 · View original on war.gov
Skylab 1/2 crew members observed frequent light flashes visible primarily in peripheral vision, particularly when lying in sleeping quarters with eyes closed at night, occurring at rates of 2-3 per minute and waxing and waning in frequency.
“We saw light flashes. I think all of us saw them. I saw them most often when I was in the sack at night with my eyes closed but awake naturally. They tended to wax and wane in frequency. They were numerous at times - two or three per minute.”
Verbatim from NASA-UAP-D7, Skylab Techincal Crew Debriefing 1973 · View original on war.gov
Case details
- Date
- during Skylab 1/2 mission
- Precision
- unknown
- Location
- Skylab orbital altitude
- Region
- space
- Branch
- NASA
- Unit
- Skylab 1/2 crew
- Sensors
- eyewitness
- Shape
- light flashes, some as spots or sunbursts, some as streaks
Resolution
Crew discussed possibility of cosmic particles or South Atlantic Anomaly connection but did not confirm cause
Source document
Agency: NASA
File: NASA-UAP-D7, Skylab Techincal Crew Debriefing 1973
Case ID: UNDATED-NASA-7CFFF5
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