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NASA-UAP-D015, Astronaut Scientific Debriefings, 1962-1963

Source label

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Catalog date

2026-06-12

Record type

pdf

Record summary

This file contains memoranda, correspondence, reports, and other materials relating to contemporary scientific interest in investigating the nature of luminous phenomena reported by astronauts John Glenn and Walter Schirra during spaceflight. This collection includes transcripts from NASA interviews and debriefings with both astronauts regarding those observations. It also contains details relating to scientific observations of atmospheric phenomena, including brief descriptions of luminous particles, experiences while aboard spacecraft, and circa 1955 theoretical analysis of meteoric particl…

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