NASA-UAP-D3A, Gemini 7 Audio Excerpt, 1965
Agency: NASA
Incident date: 12/5/65
Incident location: Low Earth Orbit

This audio recording contains air to ground communications and the NASA Public Affairs audio feed with commentary, recorded during the flight of the Gemini 7 mission. In this excerpted segment of audio, Astronaut Frank Borman reports to NASA mission control in Houston his sighting of an unidentified object, which he referred to as a "bogey." This sighting occurred on December 5, 1965. The dialogue includes Borman's initial report, as well as additional comments by Astronaut Jim Lovell, Borman's fellow crew member.

Showing control here again . Earlier in the flight , you'll recall at the start of the 2nd revolution , we had a reference to , uh , several objects that the crew spotted . This was in the area of Antigua . Due to a mechanical breakdown , we did not have , uh , that portion of the tape available for you . This was a line breakdown between Building 30 and our news center , Building 6 . Since then we have dubbed the tape off the master tape here in the control center , and , uh , 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 . Uh , plus the booster . Here's that tape . We'll play it for you now . loud and clear . 7 , go ahead . I you Uh This is Houston . Say it again , 7 . Roger . 77 , is that the booster or is that an actual sighting ? Say again , 7 . The Right . Uh , do you have any more information , uh , estimated distance or size ? side . I understand you also have the booster in sight , Roger . Understand you have many small particles going by on the left at what distance ? Looks like In Roger , I understand they're about 3 to 4 miles away . to pull Roger , and understand they were about 3 to 4 miles away . fine . Hi Roger . 77 Houston , were these particles in addition to the booster and the , the , uh . Bogey at 10 o'clock high . Hi Roger 7 . Go ahead . The booster on my side is a brilliant body in the sun against the black background and with billions of particles around it . Hi Roger , what direction is it from you ? It's about my 2 o'clock position . Does that mean it's ahead of you ? Slowly doubling . Roger . 91 . What kind of one . L Fox 1917 . Show me control here again . The reference in that conversation to the 3rd unidentified object , of course , uh , was , or the 3rd object . Was a bogey . There were several references to the bogey . This is the unidentified object in addition to particles which appeared to be . Headed in a polar orbit , you heard Frank Borman say . Plus , uh , Jim Lowell discussing the , the booster . It was , uh , Bormann who reported sighting the bogey . Uh , this is Germany Control Houston at , uh , 4 hours , 24 minutes into the flight .