NASA-UAP-D003, Gemini 7 Transcript, 1965
This file is a NASA Public Affairs Office release commentary and transcript (Tape No. T-00763(R1b)) of communications between Gemini 7 astronauts Frank Borman and James Lovell and the Manned Spacecraft Center (Mission Control) in Houston, Texas. Gemini 7 was the tenth crewed American spaceflight. During the transmission Borman reports 'a bogey at ten o'clock high,' clarifies it is 'an actual sighting' of debris, and also reports having the booster in sight along with 'hundreds of little particles' passing about three or four miles away. Lovell describes the booster as 'a brilliant body in the sun against a black background with trillions of particles on it,' slowly tumbling at his two o'clock position. Gemini Control notes the references to the 'bogey' occurred about 4 hours 24 minutes into the flight. The releasing material and accompanying handwritten notes annotate the episode 'UFO Sighting by Borman.' Contemporary nomenclature is used, with 'bogey' meaning an unknown aircraft/object. According to the source page, the document was released 5/8/26 by NASA via the Department of War UFO release series.
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A U.S. Department of War (war.gov) UAP release hosting a NASA Public Affairs Office commentary and air-to-ground transcript of the Gemini 7 mission, in which astronauts Frank Borman and James Lovell report a 'bogey,' the spent booster, and a large debris field of particles while in low Earth orbit. Includes handwritten notes annotated 'UFO Sighting by Borman.'
Claims
Borman reported a "bogey at ten o'clock high" during the Gemini 7 flight, described as an actual sighting.
90%Borman observed a debris field of hundreds of little particles passing about three or four miles away.
90%Lovell described the booster as a brilliant body against a black background with trillions of particles on it, slowly tumbling.
90%Borman reported 'a bogey at ten o'clock high' and described it as 'an actual sighting' of debris.
85%Borman observed 'hundreds of little particles' passing about three or four miles from the spacecraft.
85%Lovell described the booster as 'a brilliant body in the sun against a black background with trillions of particles on it,' slowly tumbling.
85%Gemini Control identified the 'bogey' references as occurring about 4 hours 24 minutes into the flight.
80%Handwritten notes accompanying the document are annotated "UFO Sighting by Borman."
75%The encounter is annotated in handwritten notes with the phrase 'UFO Sighting by Borman.'
70%The particles and objects were understood to include the spent booster rather than exclusively unexplained phenomena.
70%
Events
Dec 4, 1965
Gemini 7 'bogey' and debris sighting
Borman reports a bogey at ten o'clock high and a debris field; Lovell describes the booster and 'trillions of particles,' roughly 4 hours 24 minutes into the flight.
May 7, 2026
NASA/War Department UAP release
Publication of the transcript as part of the war.gov UFO release series (release 3).
Dec 4, 1965
Gemini 7 bogey and debris field sighting
Borman reports a bogey at ten o'clock high and hundreds of particles; Lovell describes the tumbling booster. Referenced at 4 hours 24 minutes into the flight.
May 7, 2026
Release of Gemini 7 transcript in UAP collection
NASA-UAP-D003 published by the U.S. Department of War / NASA.
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PALO. s/c HOUSTON: s/c HOUSTON s/c HOUSTON s/c HOUSTON: s/c HOUSTON s/c HOUSTON s/c HOUSTON s/c HOUSTON s/c HOUSTON s/c HOUSTON s/c HOUSTON s/c HOUSTON s/c HOUSTON PALO. + LONG PAUSE......... DUAL TRANSMISSION... TAPE No. 'T-00763(RIb) "P.A.O. RELEASE COMMENTARY OF THE G?-7/6 FLIGHT." SINCE THEN WE HAVE DUBBED THE TAPE OFF, THE MASTER TAPE HERE IN THE CONTRO CENTER AND WE ARE NOW PREPARED TO PLAY TF 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---- GEMINI-7 HERE HOUSTON-- HOW DO YOU READ? LOUD AND CLEAR SEVEN - GO AHEAD, (BORMAN) A BOGEY AT TEN O'CLOCK HIGH. THIS IS HOUSTON, SAY AGAIN SEVEN? (BORMAN) I SAID WE HAVE A BOGEY AT TEN O'CLOCK HIGH. ROGER. GEMINI-7 ISTHAT THE BOOSTER OR IS THAT A NATURAL SIGHTING? A WHAT? SAY AGAIN SEVEN. (BORMAN) WE HAVE DEBRIS UP HERE - THIS IS AN ACTUAL SIGHTING, YOU HAVE ANY MORE INFORMATION - ESTIMATE DISTANCE OR SIZE? (BORMAN) WE ALSO HAVE THE BOOSTER IN SIGHT. UNDERSTAND YOU ALSO HAVE THE BOOSTER IN SIGHT. ROGER. (BORMAN) WE HAVE VERY, VERY MANY A - I'T LOOKS LIKE HUNDREDS OF LITTLE PARTICLES GOING BY TO THE LEFT OUT ABOUT THREE OR FOUR MILES. UNDERSTAND YOU HAVE MANY SMALL PARTICLES GOING BY ON THE LEF? AT WHAT DISTANCE? (BORMAN) ....CARBLED .,. FOUR MILES, OH, ABOUT - GARBLED ~ IT LOOKS LIKE Al PATH OF THE VEHICLE ATT 90 DEGREES. ROGER. UNDERSTAND THEY'RE ABOUT THREE OR FOUR MILES AWAY (BORMAN) THEY'VE PASSED NOW. THEY'RE GOING INTO POLAR ORBIT. RQGER. UNDERSTAND THEY WERE THREE TO FOUR MILES AWAY, ‘THATS WHAT TP APPEARED LIKE, THATS ROGER. GEMINI-7 ~ HOUSTON - WERE THESE PARTICLES IN ADDITION 10 THE BOOSTER AND THE BOGEY AT TEN O'CLOCK HIGH? (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. ROGER WHAT DIRECTION IS IT FROM YOU? (LOVELL) ITS ABOUT AT MY TWO O'CLOCK POSITION. DOES ‘THAT MEAN ITS AHEAD OF YOU? ee) TTS AHEAD OF US AT TWO O'CLOCK, SLOWLY TUMBLING ROGER. THIS IS GEMINI CONTROL AGAIN THE REFERENCE IN THAT CONVERSATION 10 THE THIRD AND UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT OF COURSE WAS OR THE THIRD OBJECT WAS A Tumam BOGEY. THERE WERE SEVERAL REFERENCES TO THE BOGEY. AT 4 Hrs 24 MIN into ‘THE FLIGHT THIS IS GEMINI CONTROL. sive
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