NASA-UAP-D012, Mercury Atlas 8 Audio Excerpt, October 3, 1962

Structured Summary

This record is a AUD UAP-related asset released by NASA in Release 02. The incident date is listed as 10/3/62, and the incident location is listed as Low Earth Orbit. This page preserves the official source link, original description, and structured metadata.

Official Description

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 describes seeing a burst of light in the window, whose source he cannot identify. He speculates that his observation corresponds with the moment the sun passes below the horizon during sunset.