chunks: TAPE No. T-00763(R1b)

# "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.
S/C (BORMAN) A BOGEY AT TEN O'CLOCK HIGH.
HOUSTON THIS IS HOUSTON, SAY AGAIN SEVEN?
S/C (BORMAN) I SAID WE HAVE A BOGEY AT TEN O'CLOCK HIGH.
HOUSTON ROGER. GEMINI-7 ISTHAT THE BOOSTER OR IS THAT A NATURAL SIGHTING?
S/C A WHAT?
HOUSTON SAY AGAIN SEVEN.
S/C (BORMAN) WE HAVE DEBRIS UP HERE - THIS IS AN ACTUAL SIGHTING.
HOUSTON YOU HAVE ANY MORE INFORMATION - ESTIMATE DISTANCE OR SIZE?
S/C (BORMAN) WE ALSO HAVE THE BOOSTER IN SIGHT.
HOUSTON UNDERSTAND YOU ALSO HAVE THE BOOSTER IN SIGHT. ROGER.
S/C (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.
HOUSTON UNDERSTAND YOU HAVE MANY SMALL PARTICLES GOING BY ON THE LEFT AT WHAT DISTANCE?
S/C (BORMAN) ....GARBLED ... FOUR MILES. OH, ABOUT - GARBLED - IT LOOKS LIKE A PATH OF THE VEHICLE AT 90 DEGREES.
HOUSTON ROGER. UNDERSTAND THEY'RE ABOUT THREE OR FOUR MILES AWAY
S/C (BORMAN) THEY'VE PASSED NOW. THEY'RE GOING INTO POLAR ORBIT.
HOUSTON ROG ER. UNDERSTAND THEY WERE THREE TO FOUR MILES AWAY.
S/C THATS WHAT IT APPEARED LIKE. THATS ROGER.
HOUSTON 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.
HOUSTON ROGER WHAT DIRECTION IS IT FROM YOU?
S/C (LOVELL) ITS ABOUT AT MY TWO O'CLOCK POSITION.
HOUSTON DOES THAT MEAN ITS AHEAD OF YOU?
S/C (LOVELL) ITS AHEAD OF US AT TWO O'CLOCK, SLOWLY TUMBLING
HOUSTON ROGER.

P.A.O.
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.

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T-00763(R18)

Since then we have doubled the takeoff

"UFO SIGHTING BY BORMAN"

(67-7)

the most take here in the Control Center and we are now prepared to play it for you if contains references to sighting not only some particles but as well as an unidentified object a plus the booster here that take we'll play it for you now

sc: - gemma There Houston - how do you read?
Houston: - loud and clear I go ahead.
sc: - a bogey at 10 o'clock high (Borman)
Houston: - this is Houston say again seven?
sc: - Borman
sc: - I said we have a bogey at 10 o'clock high.
Houston: - Roger. gemma 7 is that the booster or is that a natural sighting?
sc: - a what?
Houston: - Say again seven.
sc: - Borman
sc: - we have debris up here - this is an actual sighting
Houston: - you have anymore information - Estimate Distance or eye?
sc: - Borman
sc: - We also have the booster in sight.
Houston: - Understood - you also have the booster in sight. roger, Borman
sc: - We have very very many - it looks like hundreds of going little particles going by - the left out about 3 to 4 miles
Houston: - understand you have very small particles going

Hawston: lay on the left at arhat distance?
S/C: - borrow - garbled - 4 miles. it looks like a wood # vehicle # painted or about garbled it looks like a path of tip black at 90 degrees
Hawston: - Roger understand they're about 3 to 4 miles away
S/C: - borrow - they passed - rover - they're going into solar orbit
Hawston: - Roger understand they were 3-4 miles away.
S/C: - that what it appeared like. that roger.
Hawston: - jemmie - 7 - Houston - were these particles high addition to the booster and the bogey at 1 o'clock high
S/C: - (lowell) - Roger - I have the booster myri'k eta brilliant body in the sun against a black background with millions of particles on it.
Hawston: - roger what direction is it from you
S/C: - (lowell) it's about at my 2 o'clock position.
Hawston: - does that mean that it ahead of you?
S/C: - (lowell) it's ahead of me at 2 o'clock slowly tumbling
Houston - Roger.
- long pause - two garbled transmissions ] tumbling
Houston - roger.
PAOP - jemmie Control: jemmie Control here again the reference in that conversations to the third and unidentified object of course - was the third object was a bogey

PJO! - there were several referenes 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 borman
say plus jim lovell describe discussing
the Coaster it was Borman who reported
sighting the bogey- this is jemim Contafan
Henson at 4 hrs 24 min into the flight

time: 05 aug; 34 sec.