Gemini 7 astronauts spotted 'brilliant body' with 'trillions of particles' in space more than 60 years ago
New York Post • • science
Key Points:
- Astronauts Frank Borman and Jim Lovell aboard the Gemini 7 mission in 1965 reported seeing an unidentified object described as a "brilliant body" with "trillions of particles," a sighting documented in newly released Pentagon files.
- Borman initially identified the object as a "bogey" at 10 o'clock high, noting hundreds of small particles moving nearby, which appeared to be entering polar orbit.
- Lovell confirmed the sighting, describing the object as tumbling slowly ahead of the spacecraft against the sunlit black background of space.
- The Pentagon released these transcripts as part of a broader effort to declassify and make UFO-related documents publicly accessible, following a directive from former President Trump aimed at increasing transparency.
- This release is part of an ongoing initiative, supported by Congress, to process and disclose UFO materials, with a dedicated website now hosting over 160 declassified documents for public review.
