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]s have been reported by astronauts while in space. These sightings have been claimed as evidence for extraterrestrial life by ]. | |||
⚫ | Some of the alleged sightings never occurred: science fiction writer ] perpetuated a hoax claiming ] Commander ] had encountered UFOs during the Apollo mission.<ref name="NBC">{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna48790315 |title=Debunking myths about Neil Armstrong |publisher=] |author=James Oberg |date=2012-08-25 |access-date=2014-04-23}}</ref> UFO proponents see comments by astronauts or photos processed by ] as one of the "strongest bodies of evidence" because they are considered to be of high trustworthiness; however, NASA Assistant Administrator for Legislative Affairs, Robert F. Allnut, concluded in a 1970 letter, "after fifteen years of manned space voyages including space stations and landing on the Moon, spacemen have brought back not a shred of evidence – verbal, photographic, or otherwise – for the existence of extraterrestrial spacecraft, or 'UFOs'."<ref name="ObergWholeStory">{{cite news|url=http://www.jamesoberg.com/77Feb-SW-astro-UFO.PDF|title=Astronauts and UFOs – the Whole Story!|author=James Oberg|date=Feb 1977|work=Space World|access-date=18 May 2014}}</ref> | ||
In 2009, footage from NASA was posted on ] by ufologists which "renew UFO conspiracy theories that the government is hiding knowledge about its interactions with intelligent life" by relying on a "lack of context" to promote a "collection of indistinct imagery and allegations".<ref name="popmech"/> A number of the incidents were collected for an episode of the 2014 television series ''Are We Alone?''.<ref name=huff20140302/> | In 2009, footage from NASA was posted on ] by ufologists which "renew UFO conspiracy theories that the government is hiding knowledge about its interactions with intelligent life" by relying on a "lack of context" to promote a "collection of indistinct imagery and allegations".<ref name="popmech"/> A number of the incidents were collected for an episode of the 2014 television series ''Are We Alone?''.<ref name=huff20140302/> | ||
==Incidents== | ==Incidents== | ||
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Some sightings involving astronauts or NASA include: | ||
During the ] mission, pilot ] spotted an object that he described as a "white cylindrical shape with a white pole sticking out of one corner of it." He took two pictures of it. His partner, ], was asleep at the time.<ref name="SciSpecial">{{cite web|title=NASA UFO Files Revealed On Science Channel Special |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/27/nasa-ufo-science-channel-special_n_1380571.html|publisher=]|date=March 27, 2012|author=Lee Speigel| |
During the ] mission, pilot ] spotted an object that he described as a "white cylindrical shape with a white pole sticking out of one corner of it." He took two pictures of it. His partner, ], was asleep at the time.<ref name="SciSpecial">{{cite web|title=NASA UFO Files Revealed On Science Channel Special |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/27/nasa-ufo-science-channel-special_n_1380571.html|publisher=]|date=March 27, 2012|author=Lee Speigel|access-date=2014-04-25}}</ref> McDivitt maintains that it was some unknown but man-made piece of debris, while ] argues that it was most likely the Titan II second stage of the craft.<ref>{{cite web|last=Oberg|first=James|title=The Gemini 4 UFO|url=http://www.jamesoberg.com/gemini4.html|work=UFO Report|date=Fall 1981|author-link=James Oberg|access-date=7 May 2014}}</ref> | ||
In a transcript of ] mission, the astronauts mention a "bogey" which ufologists have claimed was a reference to a UFO.<ref name =AirSpace/> Oberg, based on his trajectory analysis of the mission, describes the astronauts' comments about a "bogey" as referring to ]-associated debris, and not a reference to some sort of UFO.<ref>{{cite web|author=Oberg, James|title=Gemini-7: Lessons and Legends (A 30th Anniversary Revisit – "Formation Flying", "Lessons Learned" Later, and one "Bogey"|url=http://www.jamesoberg.com/gemini7.html|publisher=Jamesoberg.com (self-published)| |
In a transcript of ] mission, the astronauts mention a "bogey" which ufologists have claimed was a reference to a UFO.<ref name =AirSpace/> Oberg, based on his trajectory analysis of the mission, describes the astronauts' comments about a "bogey" as referring to ]-associated debris, and not a reference to some sort of UFO.<ref>{{cite web|author=Oberg, James|title=Gemini-7: Lessons and Legends (A 30th Anniversary Revisit – "Formation Flying", "Lessons Learned" Later, and one "Bogey"|url=http://www.jamesoberg.com/gemini7.html|publisher=Jamesoberg.com (self-published)|author-link=James Oberg|date=September 15, 1995}}</ref> The astronaut who made the comments, ], later confirmed that what he saw was not a UFO, and that when he offered to go on the television show '']'' to clarify, the producers told him, "Well, I'm not sure we want you on the program."<ref name =AirSpace>{{cite journal |last=Agle |first=D.C.|date=September 1998 |url=http://www.airspacemag.com/flight-today/flying-the-gusmobile-218187/?page=3 |title=Flying the Gusmobile |journal=Air & Space Magazine}}</ref> | ||
Within the UFO community, stories have spread that Neil Armstrong was reported to have witnessed multiple UFOs during ].<ref name="Spignesi2000">{{cite book|last=Spignesi|first=Stephen J.|title=The Ufo Book of Lists|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BRHoKVTawnMC&pg=PA105| |
Within the UFO community, stories have spread that Neil Armstrong was reported to have witnessed multiple UFOs during ].<ref name="Spignesi2000">{{cite book|last=Spignesi|first=Stephen J.|title=The Ufo Book of Lists|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BRHoKVTawnMC&pg=PA105|access-date=18 May 2014|date=2000|publisher=Citadel Press|isbn=9780806521091|pages=105–}}</ref> Armstrong claimed he saw two blue pale glowing orbs.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Marsching |first=Jane D. |date=September 2003 |title=Orbs, Blobs, and Glows: Astronauts, UFOs, and Photography |url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00043249.2003.10792170 |journal=Art Journal |language=en |volume=62 |issue=3 |pages=56–65 |doi=10.1080/00043249.2003.10792170 |issn=0004-3249}}</ref> An explanation was that the sightings could have been attributed to jettisoned components. Additional stories were accredited to a hoax spread by science fiction writer ].<ref name=NBC/> ] says his words were taken out of context from an interview in 2005 about the incident.<ref name="popmech"/> Aldrin said that he "observed a light out the window that appeared alongside ".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hannan |first=Martin |date=April 19, 2018 |title=Did Buzz Aldrin see a UFO in space? |work=] |type=Newspaper}}</ref> | ||
During a 2005 spacewalk outside the ], astronaut ] reported seeing lights |
During a 2005 spacewalk outside the ], astronaut ] reported seeing lights in a formation he described as "in a line" and "almost like an upside-down check mark".<ref name=huff20140302/> The incident was promoted as a possible UFO sighting in the television series ''Are We Alone?''.<ref name=huff20140302/> Chiao later identified the lights as being from fishing boats "hundreds of miles below".<ref name=huff20140302>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/02/nasa-unexplained-files-are-we-alone-science-channel_n_4880334.html |title=Astronaut Leroy Chiao Opens Up About His 2005 UFO Sighting |publisher=] |author=Lee Speigel |date=2014-03-02 |access-date=2014-04-23}}</ref> | ||
⚫ | In August 2013, astronaut ] reportedly saw a UFO float past the International Space Station near its ] cargo ship.<ref name=fox2013/> It was identified by Russian flight controllers as an antenna cover from the ].<ref name=fox2013>{{cite news | url=https://www.foxnews.com/science/nasa-solves-ufo-mystery-outside-international-space-station/ | work=] | date=2013-08-20 | title=NASA solves 'UFO' mystery outside International Space Station }}</ref> | ||
According to Scott Waring, editor of ''UFO Sightings Daily'', in April 2013 UFOs were seen daily on NASA's live video feeds.<ref name=ibt20130422>{{cite news|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/articles/459798/20130422/ufo-sightings-nasa-international-space-station-video.htm |title=UFO Sightings: Multiple Objects Spotted Near International Space Station |work=], India Edition |author=IBTimes Staff Reporter |date=2013-04-22 |accessdate=2014-04-23 }}</ref>{{relevance inline|date=August 2016}} | |||
On August 19, 2020, Cosmonaut ] posted a video on Twitter featuring UFOs on a time lapse he recorded of the ]. Vagner dubbed the objects "space guests" with ] quote tweeting Vagner to say "An interesting and at the same time mysterious video made by the cosmonaut of Roscosmos Ivan Wagner from the International Space Station."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dunham |first1=Jackie |title='Space guests': Russian cosmonaut shares video showing apparent UFOs |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/space-guests-russian-cosmonaut-shares-video-showing-apparent-ufos-1.5073744 |access-date=15 November 2021 |work=] |date=21 August 2020 |language=en}}</ref> | |||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* ] | * ] | ||
* ] | * ] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist|30em|refs= | {{Reflist|30em|refs= | ||
<ref name="popmech">{{cite news|title=Footage in the Sky: The Truth Behind NASA's 'UFO' Videos|url=http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/space/4319637|work=Popular Mechanics|publisher=Hearst Communication|date=December 18, 2009|last=Sofge|first=Erik}}</ref> | <ref name="popmech">{{cite news|title=Footage in the Sky: The Truth Behind NASA's 'UFO' Videos|url=http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/space/4319637|work=]|publisher=Hearst Communication|date=December 18, 2009|last=Sofge|first=Erik}}</ref> | ||
}} | }} | ||
==Further reading== | ==Further reading== | ||
{{Refbegin}} | {{Refbegin}} | ||
*{{cite book|first=Franklin E. |
*{{cite book|first=Franklin E.|last=Roach|author-link=Franklin E. Roach|chapter=6. Visual Observations Made by U. S. Astronauts|editor-last=Condon|editor-first=Edward U.|title=Scientific study of unidentified flying objects|date=1968|publisher=Regents of the University of Colorado|chapter-url=http://files.ncas.org/condon/text/s3chap06.htm}} | ||
* {{citation|title=Astronaut Sees 'UFO' Near Space Station (Video)|url=http://www.space.com/22478-nasa-astronaut-ufo-video.html|publisher=Space.com| |
* {{citation|title=Astronaut Sees 'UFO' Near Space Station (Video)|url=http://www.space.com/22478-nasa-astronaut-ufo-video.html|publisher=Space.com|last=Malik|first=Tariq|date=August 22, 2013}} | ||
* {{cite book|last=Hansen|first=James R.|title= |
* {{cite book|last=Hansen|first=James R.|author-link=James R. Hansen|title=First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong|title-link=First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong|date=2012|publisher=]|location=New York, N.Y.|isbn=9781476727813|pages=426–432|edition=1st Simon & Schuster trade paperback}} | ||
* {{cite journal|last=Oberg|first=James| |
* {{cite journal|last=Oberg|first=James|author-link=James Oberg|title=Astronauts and UFOs: The whole story|journal=Space World|date=February 1977|pages=4–28|url=http://www.jamesoberg.com/77Feb-SW-astro-UFO.PDF}} | ||
*{{cite encyclopedia|last=Oberg|first=James|title=astronauts, UFO sightings by |editor-first=Ronald |editor-last=Story |encyclopedia=The Mammoth Encyclopedia of Extraterrestrial Encounters|date=2012|publisher=Constable & |
*{{cite encyclopedia|last=Oberg|first=James|title=astronauts, UFO sightings by |editor-first=Ronald |editor-last=Story |encyclopedia=The Mammoth Encyclopedia of Extraterrestrial Encounters|date=2012|publisher=Constable & Robinson|location=New York|isbn=9781780337036}} | ||
* {{cite web|last=Oberg|first=James|title=The Apollo-11 UFO Incidents|url=http://www.debunker.com/texts/apollo11.html| |
* {{cite web|last=Oberg|first=James|title=The Apollo-11 UFO Incidents|url=http://www.debunker.com/texts/apollo11.html|access-date=7 May 2014}} (excerpt from {{cite book|last=Oberg|first=James E.|title=UFOs & outer space mysteries : a sympathetic skeptic's report|url=https://archive.org/details/ufosouterspacemy0000ober|url-access=registration|date=1982|publisher=Donning|location=Norfolk, Va.|isbn=9780898651027}}) | ||
*{{cite book|last=Sagan|first=Carl|title=The demon-haunted world: Science as a candle in the dark|date=1996|publisher=Ballantine Books|location=New York|isbn=9780307801043}} | *{{cite book|last=Sagan|first=Carl|title=The demon-haunted world: Science as a candle in the dark|date=1996|publisher=]|location=New York|isbn=9780307801043}} | ||
{{Refend}} | {{Refend}} | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*{{cite web|url=http://sservi.nasa.gov/?question=apollo-11-ufo-sighting |title=Buzz Aldrin's UFO Sighting |first=David |last=Morrison|date=2 October 2006 |work=Solar system exploration research virtual institute |publisher=NASA | |
*{{cite web|url=http://sservi.nasa.gov/?question=apollo-11-ufo-sighting |title=Buzz Aldrin's UFO Sighting |first=David |last=Morrison|date=2 October 2006 |work=Solar system exploration research virtual institute |publisher=NASA |access-date=6 May 2014}} | ||
*{{cite web|url=http://sservi.nasa.gov/?question=apollo-11-ufo-sighting |title=Apollo 11 UFO Sighting |first=David |last=Morrison|date=2 October 2006 |work=Solar system exploration research virtual institute |publisher=NASA | |
*{{cite web|url=http://sservi.nasa.gov/?question=apollo-11-ufo-sighting |title=Apollo 11 UFO Sighting |first=David |last=Morrison|date=2 October 2006 |work=Solar system exploration research virtual institute |publisher=NASA |access-date=6 May 2014}} | ||
*{{cite web|last=Oberg|first=James|title=99 Frequently Asked Questions {FAQs} about astronauts and UFOs|url=http://jamesoberg.com/99faq.html|publisher=Jamesoberg.com (self-published)| |
*{{cite web|last=Oberg|first=James|title=99 Frequently Asked Questions {FAQs} about astronauts and UFOs|url=http://jamesoberg.com/99faq.html|publisher=Jamesoberg.com (self-published)|author-link=James Oberg|access-date=7 May 2014}} | ||
*{{cite news|title=UFO No longer unidentified|url=http://www.nasa.gov/vision/space/travelinginspace/no_ufo.html| |
*{{cite news|title=UFO No longer unidentified|url=http://www.nasa.gov/vision/space/travelinginspace/no_ufo.html|access-date=7 May 2014|newspaper=NASA News Topics|date=19 April 2004}} | ||
{{UFOs}} | {{UFOs}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:11, 30 November 2024
UFOs reported by astronauts while in spaceUnidentified flying objects have been reported by astronauts while in space. These sightings have been claimed as evidence for extraterrestrial life by ufologists.
Some of the alleged sightings never occurred: science fiction writer Otto Binder perpetuated a hoax claiming Apollo 11 Commander Neil Armstrong had encountered UFOs during the Apollo mission. UFO proponents see comments by astronauts or photos processed by NASA as one of the "strongest bodies of evidence" because they are considered to be of high trustworthiness; however, NASA Assistant Administrator for Legislative Affairs, Robert F. Allnut, concluded in a 1970 letter, "after fifteen years of manned space voyages including space stations and landing on the Moon, spacemen have brought back not a shred of evidence – verbal, photographic, or otherwise – for the existence of extraterrestrial spacecraft, or 'UFOs'."
In 2009, footage from NASA was posted on YouTube by ufologists which "renew UFO conspiracy theories that the government is hiding knowledge about its interactions with intelligent life" by relying on a "lack of context" to promote a "collection of indistinct imagery and allegations". A number of the incidents were collected for an episode of the 2014 television series Are We Alone?.
Incidents
Some sightings involving astronauts or NASA include:
During the Gemini 4 mission, pilot Jim McDivitt spotted an object that he described as a "white cylindrical shape with a white pole sticking out of one corner of it." He took two pictures of it. His partner, Ed White, was asleep at the time. McDivitt maintains that it was some unknown but man-made piece of debris, while James Oberg argues that it was most likely the Titan II second stage of the craft.
In a transcript of Gemini 7 mission, the astronauts mention a "bogey" which ufologists have claimed was a reference to a UFO. Oberg, based on his trajectory analysis of the mission, describes the astronauts' comments about a "bogey" as referring to booster-associated debris, and not a reference to some sort of UFO. The astronaut who made the comments, Frank Borman, later confirmed that what he saw was not a UFO, and that when he offered to go on the television show Unsolved Mysteries to clarify, the producers told him, "Well, I'm not sure we want you on the program."
Within the UFO community, stories have spread that Neil Armstrong was reported to have witnessed multiple UFOs during Apollo 11. Armstrong claimed he saw two blue pale glowing orbs. An explanation was that the sightings could have been attributed to jettisoned components. Additional stories were accredited to a hoax spread by science fiction writer Otto Binder. Buzz Aldrin says his words were taken out of context from an interview in 2005 about the incident. Aldrin said that he "observed a light out the window that appeared alongside ".
During a 2005 spacewalk outside the International Space Station, astronaut Leroy Chiao reported seeing lights in a formation he described as "in a line" and "almost like an upside-down check mark". The incident was promoted as a possible UFO sighting in the television series Are We Alone?. Chiao later identified the lights as being from fishing boats "hundreds of miles below".
In August 2013, astronaut Christopher Cassidy reportedly saw a UFO float past the International Space Station near its Progress 52 cargo ship. It was identified by Russian flight controllers as an antenna cover from the Zvezda service module.
On August 19, 2020, Cosmonaut Ivan Vagner posted a video on Twitter featuring UFOs on a time lapse he recorded of the Aurora Australis. Vagner dubbed the objects "space guests" with Roscosmos quote tweeting Vagner to say "An interesting and at the same time mysterious video made by the cosmonaut of Roscosmos Ivan Wagner from the International Space Station."
See also
References
- ^ James Oberg (2012-08-25). "Debunking myths about Neil Armstrong". NBC News. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
- James Oberg (Feb 1977). "Astronauts and UFOs – the Whole Story!" (PDF). Space World. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
- ^ Sofge, Erik (December 18, 2009). "Footage in the Sky: The Truth Behind NASA's 'UFO' Videos". Popular Mechanics. Hearst Communication.
- ^ Lee Speigel (2014-03-02). "Astronaut Leroy Chiao Opens Up About His 2005 UFO Sighting". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
- Lee Speigel (March 27, 2012). "NASA UFO Files Revealed On Science Channel Special". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2014-04-25.
- Oberg, James (Fall 1981). "The Gemini 4 UFO". UFO Report. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
- ^ Agle, D.C. (September 1998). "Flying the Gusmobile". Air & Space Magazine.
- Oberg, James (September 15, 1995). "Gemini-7: Lessons and Legends (A 30th Anniversary Revisit – "Formation Flying", "Lessons Learned" Later, and one "Bogey"". Jamesoberg.com (self-published).
- Spignesi, Stephen J. (2000). The Ufo Book of Lists. Citadel Press. pp. 105–. ISBN 9780806521091. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
- Marsching, Jane D. (September 2003). "Orbs, Blobs, and Glows: Astronauts, UFOs, and Photography". Art Journal. 62 (3): 56–65. doi:10.1080/00043249.2003.10792170. ISSN 0004-3249.
- Hannan, Martin (April 19, 2018). "Did Buzz Aldrin see a UFO in space?". The National (Newspaper).
- ^ "NASA solves 'UFO' mystery outside International Space Station". Fox News. 2013-08-20.
- Dunham, Jackie (21 August 2020). "'Space guests': Russian cosmonaut shares video showing apparent UFOs". CTV News. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
Further reading
- Roach, Franklin E. (1968). "6. Visual Observations Made by U. S. Astronauts". In Condon, Edward U. (ed.). Scientific study of unidentified flying objects. Regents of the University of Colorado.
- Malik, Tariq (August 22, 2013), Astronaut Sees 'UFO' Near Space Station (Video), Space.com
- Hansen, James R. (2012). First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong (1st Simon & Schuster trade paperback ed.). New York, N.Y.: Simon & Schuster. pp. 426–432. ISBN 9781476727813.
- Oberg, James (February 1977). "Astronauts and UFOs: The whole story" (PDF). Space World: 4–28.
- Oberg, James (2012). "astronauts, UFO sightings by". In Story, Ronald (ed.). The Mammoth Encyclopedia of Extraterrestrial Encounters. New York: Constable & Robinson. ISBN 9781780337036.
- Oberg, James. "The Apollo-11 UFO Incidents". Retrieved 7 May 2014. (excerpt from Oberg, James E. (1982). UFOs & outer space mysteries : a sympathetic skeptic's report. Norfolk, Va.: Donning. ISBN 9780898651027.)
- Sagan, Carl (1996). The demon-haunted world: Science as a candle in the dark. New York: Ballantine Books. ISBN 9780307801043.
External links
- Morrison, David (2 October 2006). "Buzz Aldrin's UFO Sighting". Solar system exploration research virtual institute. NASA. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- Morrison, David (2 October 2006). "Apollo 11 UFO Sighting". Solar system exploration research virtual institute. NASA. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- Oberg, James. "99 Frequently Asked Questions {FAQs} about astronauts and UFOs". Jamesoberg.com (self-published). Retrieved 7 May 2014.
- "UFO No longer unidentified". NASA News Topics. 19 April 2004. Retrieved 7 May 2014.