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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

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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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