UFO files reveal astronauts saw mysterious objects and lights in 1972
New UFO files announced by the US government 07:10
More than half a century ago, NASA’s Apollo 17 crew reported seeing three mysterious dots in space and several unidentified objects, including sparks that resembled fireworks, according to new files released by the Pentagon.
The details were among more than 100 documents made public as the Defense Department unveiled a new website hosting all the documents on Friday. declassified files Related to UAP (unidentified anomalous phenomenon).
A. NASA photoThe DoD noted in the photo’s caption that the photo, taken in December 1972 during the Apollo 17 mission, showed “three triangular ‘dots’ in the lower right quadrant of the lunar sky” and were clearly visible when the image was enlarged.
The Pentagon said there was “no consensus on the nature of the anomaly” but a new preliminary analysis showed it could be a “physical object.”
According to documents released by the Pentagon on May 8, 2026, NASA’s Apollo 17 crew reported seeing three mysterious triangle-shaped spots. / Credit: NASA
The last humans to walk on the Moon also reported seeing bright sparks and jagged pieces that resembled fireworks.
“We now have a few bright particles or fragments that drift as we maneuver,” pilot Ronald Evans said. transcript He was released by the Pentagon.
Pilot Harrison Schmitt reported: “There’s a lot of big windows in my window downstairs – just bright. It looks like the 4th of July out of Ron’s window.”
Meanwhile, mission commander Eugene Cernan said he was having trouble sleeping after observing the flashing, which he likened to a “majestic” train headlights.
“Over the next three hours, Cernan described observing several flashing, rotating phenomena that he assessed to correspond to physical objects in space rather than a purely optical event,” the Pentagon said.
NASA’s Apollo 17 crew reported seeing multiple unidentified objects in space, according to new files released by the Pentagon. / Credit: Pentagon
The documents also include a transcription of 1969. Apollo 11 crew briefing An article in which astronaut Buzz Aldrin reports many of his unusual observations.
“The first unusual thing we saw, I think, was something that was out there one day or pretty close to the moon. It was quite a large size, so we put a monocular on it,” he said.
Like Cernan on Apollo 17, Aldrin described seeing flashing lights while trying to sleep.
“I was trying to sleep with all the lights off. I observed what I thought were small flashes inside the cabin every few minutes,” he said.
Aldrin also said he saw “a fairly bright light source that we tentatively attribute to a possible laser.”
The Pentagon said additional documents and videos will be released on an ongoing basis.
