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NASA-UAP-D016, Preliminary Gemini 4 Crew Debriefing, Part I, 1965

This document is a preliminary transcript (Part I) derived from voice recordings of the Gemini 4 flight crew debriefing taken aboard the recovery ship, USS Wasp, on June 9, 1965. Astronaut Ed White recounts seeing “sparkles” during the flight.

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Agency: NASA
Incident date: Jun 9, 1965
Release date: Jun 12, 2026
Location: North Atlantic Ocean
Media type: Document
Coordinates: 35.0000, -40.0000
Confidence: official-source
Official source: www.war.gov/ufo/
Official media: www.war.gov/medialink/ufo/061226/release_03/documents/NASA-UAP-D016_Preliminary-Gemini-4-Crew-Debriefing_Part1_1965.pdf

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