NASA-UAP-D012, Mercury Atlas 8 Audio Excerpt, October 3, 1962
During the Mercury Atlas 8 mission, Sigma 7 pilot Walter M. “Wally” Schirra Jr. describes observing “little white objects that tend to come from the capsule itself and drift off.” Schirra later also refers to those objects as “particles” and “lathe shavings.” Schirra also describ
- Media type
- audio
- Archive path
- Release_2/video_2605_DOD_111721747_DOD_111721747.mp4
- Source agency
- NASA
- Event date
- 10/3/62
- 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_111721747_DOD_111721747.mp4
Source Summary
During the Mercury Atlas 8 mission, Sigma 7 pilot Walter M. “Wally” Schirra Jr. describes observing “little white objects that tend to come from the capsule itself and drift off.” Schirra later also refers to those objects as “particles” and “lathe shavings.” Schirra also describ
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