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TAPE No. T-00763(Rlb) "P.A.O. RELEASE COMMENTARY OF THE GT-7/6 FLIGHT." P.A.O. SINCE THEN WE HAVE DUBBED THE TAPE OFF. THE MASTER TAPE HERE IN THE CONTROL CENTER AND WE ARE NOW PREPARED TO PLAY IT FOR YOU - IT CONTAINS REFERENCES TO SIGHTING NOT ONLY SOME PARTICLES BUT AS WELL AS AN UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT PLUS THE BOOSTER HERS THAT TAPE WE'LL PLAY IT FOR YOU NOW------ S/C GEMINI-7 HERE HOUSTON-- HOW DO YOU READ? HOUSTON: LOUD AND CLEAR SEVEN - GO AHEAD. (BORMAN) A BOGEY AT TEN O'CLOCK HIGH. THIS IS HOUSTON, SAY AGAIN SEVEN? (BORMAN) I SAID WE HAVE A BOGEY AT TEN O'CLOCK HIGH. ROGER. GEMINI-7 ISTHAT THE BOOSTER OR IS THAT A NATURAL SIGHTING? A WHAT? SAY AGAIN SEVEN. (BORMAN) WE HAVE DEBRIS UP HERE - THIS IS AN ACTUAL SIGHTING. YOU HAVE ANY MORE INFORMATION - ESTIMATE DISTANCE OR SIZE? (BORMAN) WE ALSO HAVE THE BOOSTER IN SIGHT. UNDERSTAND YOU ALSO HAVE THE BOOSTER IN SIGHT. ROGER. (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. UNDERSTAND YOU HAVE MANY SMALL PARTICLES GOING BY ON THE LEFT AT WHAT DISTANCE? (BORMAN) ....GARBLED ... FOUR MILES. OH, ABOUT - GARBLED - IT LOOKS LIKE A PATH OF THE VEHICLE AT 90 DEGREES. ROGER. UNDERSTAND THEY'RE ABOUT THREE OR FOUR MILES AWAY (BORMAN) THEY'VE PASSED NOW. THEY'RE GOING INTO POLAR ORBIT. ROGER. UNDERSTAND THEY WERE THREE TO FOUR MILES AWAY. THATS WHAT IT APPEARED LIKE. THATS ROGER. GEMINI-7 - HOUSTON - WERE THESE PARTICLES IN ADDITION TO THE BOOSTER AND THE BOGEY AT TEN O'CLOCK HIGH? S/C (LOVELL) ROGER. I HAVE THE BOOSTER ON MY SIDE,ITS A BRILLIANT BODY IN THE SUN AGAINST A BLACK BACKGROUND WITH TRILLIONS OF PARTICLES ON IT. ROGER WHAT DIRECTION IS IT FROM YOU? (LOVELL) ITS ABOUT AT MY TWO O'CLOCK POSITION. DOES THAT MEAN ITS AHEAD OF YOU? (LOVELL) ITS AHEAD OF US AT TWO O'CLOCK, SLOWLY TUMBLING ROGER. LONG PAUSE........ DUAL TRANSMISSION........ THIS IS GEMINI CONTROL AGAIN THE REFERENCE IN THAT CONVERSATION TO THE THIRD AND UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT OF COURSE WAS OR THE THIRD OBJECT WAS A BOGEY, THERE WERE SEVERAL REFERENCES TO THE BOGEY, AT 4 Hrs 24 MIN into THE FLIGHT THIS IS GEMINI CONTROL. STOP
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T-00763 (R18) "UFO SIGHTING BY BORMAN" (GT-7) Since then we have dubbed the tape off the master tape here in the Control Center and we are now prepared to play it for you. References to sighting not only some particles but as well as an unidentified object a plus the booster here that tape we'll play it for you now. S/C: - Gemini 7 here Houston - how do you read? Houston: - Loud & clear 7 go ahead. S/C: - a bogey at 10 o'clock high (Borman) Houston: - this is Houston say again seven? Borman: - I said we have a bogey at 10 o'clock high. Houston: - Roger. Gemini 7 is that the booster? is that a natural sighting? S/C: - a what? Houston: - Say again seven. Borman: We have debus up here this was actual sighting Houston: - you have anymore information, estimate distance or size? S/C: - We also have the booster in sight. Roger, Borman very slow move S/C: - We have [REDACTED] a it looks like hundreds of going little particles going by to the left out about 3 to 4 miles Houston: understand can have very small particles going
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[HW:] Hauston! - try on the left at what distance? S/c: - garbled - 4 miles. it looks like a road [HW:] Hauston! - vehicle fully painted red about garbled it looks like a path of thick at 90 degrees Hauston! - Roger: understand they're about 3 to 4 miles away S/c: - they passed now they're going into jalororhis Hauston! - Roger: understand they were 3-4 miles away. S/c: - that's what it appeared like. that's roger. Hauston & Gemini-7 Hauston weve these particles in addition to the boost and tip bogey at /0 oclvel S/c: (Lowell) : Roger. I have the boosters with a brilliant body in the sun against a black background with turrets of spartiles on it. Hauston: roger what direction is it from myun S/c: (Lowell) its about at my 2 oclclock position. Hauston: does that mean that its ahead of you? S/c: (Lowell) its ahead of us at 2oclock slowly. Hauston roger long pause two garbled transmissi tumbling Haastoy roger. [PAO] Gemini Control here again the reference in this conversation to the third unidentified object of course was [ILLEGIBLE]
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P&O! - there were several references to the bogey this is the unidentified object in addition to the particles which appear to be headed in a polar orbit - you heard from Frank Borman say plus Jim Lovell describe discussing the Coaster it was Bormers who reported sighting the bogey - this is gemini Conti when Hewston at 24 minutes into the flight. time: 05 min: 34 sec.