NASA-UAP-D010, Mercury Atlas 9 Audio Excerpt, May 15, 1963
Approximately one hour and 41 minutes into the final and longest flight of Project Mercury, Mercury-Atlas 9 mission (MA-9) Faith 7 Pilot L. Gordon Cooper Jr. notes that he sees “John’s fireflies,” referring to John Glenn’s term from the Mercury-Atlas 6 mission. NASA later determi
- Media type
- audio
- Archive path
- Release_2/video_2605_DOD_111721711_DOD_111721711.mp4
- Source agency
- NASA
- Event date
- 5/15/63
- Location
- Low Earth Orbit
- Release date
- 5/22/26
- Last updated
- 2026-05-22
- Source URL
- https://afd-ufo-prod-v2-media-a6hcffg5esh7c8f9.z01.azurefd.net/Release_2/video_2605_DOD_111721711_DOD_111721711.mp4
Source Summary
Approximately one hour and 41 minutes into the final and longest flight of Project Mercury, Mercury-Atlas 9 mission (MA-9) Faith 7 Pilot L. Gordon Cooper Jr. notes that he sees “John’s fireflies,” referring to John Glenn’s term from the Mercury-Atlas 6 mission. NASA later determi
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