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NASA transcript of Gemini 7 air-to-ground audio on December 5, 1965 in which Frank Borman reports a 'bogey at 10 o'clock high' plus a debris field of hundreds of particles, with Jim Lovell describing a brilliant tumbling body trailing trillions of particles.
NASA-UAP-D3, Gemini 7 Transcript, 1965
NASA transcript of Gemini 7 air-to-ground audio on December 5, 1965 in which Frank Borman reports a 'bogey at 10 o'clock high' plus a debris field of hundreds of particles, with Jim Lovell describing a brilliant tumbling body trailing trillions of particles.
The document is NASA tape T-00763(R1b), a Public Affairs Office release of Gemini 7 air-to-ground voice, captured roughly 4 hours 24 minutes into the December 5, 1965 flight. Command Pilot Frank Borman reports a 'bogey at ten o'clock high' and 'hundreds of little particles' passing the spacecraft at about three to four miles, while Pilot Jim Lovell describes a 'brilliant body in the sun against a black background with trillions of particles on it,' slowly tumbling ahead of them at the two o'clock position. The PAO clarifies on the loop that the third object, distinct from the booster, was the 'bogey.' A handwritten annotation on the second page labels the file 'UFO SIGHTING BY BORMAN (GT-7).'
(BORMAN) A BOGEY AT TEN O'CLOCK HIGH.p.1
(BORMAN) WE HAVE DEBRIS UP HERE - THIS IS AN ACTUAL SIGHTING.p.1
(BORMAN) WE HAVE VERY, VERY MANY A - IT LOOKS LIKE HUNDREDS OF LITTLE PARTICLES GOING BY TO THE LEFT OUT ABOUT THREE OR FOUR MILES.p.1
(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.p.1
(LOVELL) ITS AHEAD OF US AT TWO O'CLOCK, SLOWLY TUMBLINGp.1
this is Gemini Control in Houston at 4 hrs 24 min into the flight.p.4
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TAPE No. T-00763(R1b)
"P.A.O. RELEASE COMMENTARY OF THE GT-7/6 FLIGHT."
P.A.O. SINCE THEN WE HAVE DUBBED THE TAPE OFF. THE MASTER TAPE HERE IN THE CONTRO
CENTER AND WE ARE NOW PREPARED TO PLAY IT 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----
s/c GEMINI-7 HERE HOUSTON-- HOW DO YOU READ?
HOUSTON: LOUD AND CLEAR SEVEN - GO AHEAD.
s/c (BORMAN) A BOGEY AT TEN O'CLOCK HIGH.
HOUSTON THIS IS HOUSTON, SAY AGAIN SEVEN?
s/c (BORMAN) I SAID WE HAVE A BOGEY AT TEN O'CLOCK HIGH.
HOUSTON ROGER. GEMINI-7 ISTHAT THE BOOSTER OR IS THAT A NATURAL SIGHTING?
s/c A WHAT?
HOUSTON SAY AGAIN SEVEN.
s/c (BORMAN) WE HAVE DEBRIS UP HERE - THIS IS AN ACTUAL SIGHTING.
HOUSTON YOU HAVE ANY MORE INFORMATION - ESTIMATE DISTANCE OR SIZE?
s/c (BORMAN) WE ALSO HAVE THE BOOSTER IN SIGHT.
HOUSTON UNDERSTAND YOU ALSO HAVE THE BOOSTER IN SIGHT. ROGER.
s/c (BORMAN) WE HAVE VERY, VERY MANY A - IT LOOKS LIKE HUNDREDS OF LITTLE
PARTICLES GOING BY TO THE LEFT OUT ABOUT THREE OR FOUR MILES.
HOUSTON UNDERSTAND YOU HAVE MANY SMALL PARTICLES GOING BY ON THE LEFT AT WHAT
DISTANCE?
s/c (BORMAN) ....GARBLED ... FOUR MILES. OH, ABOUT - GARBLED - IT LOOKS LIKE A
PATH OF THE VEHICLE AT 90 DEGREES.
HOUSTON ROGER. UNDERSTAND THEY'RE ABOUT THREE OR FOUR MILES AWAY
s/c (BORMAN) THEY'VE PASSED NOW. THEY'RE GOING INTO POLAR ORBIT.
HOUSTON ROGER. UNDERSTAND THEY WERE THREE TO FOUR MILES AWAY.
s/c THATS WHAT IT APPEARED LIKE. THATS ROGER.
HOUSTON GEMINI-7 - HOUSTON - WERE THESE PARTICLES IN ADDITION TO THE BOOSTER AND
THE BOGEY AT TEN O'CLOCK HIGH?
s/c (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.
HOUSTON ROGER WHAT DIRECTION IS IT FROM YOU?
s/c (LOVELL) ITS ABOUT AT MY TWO O'CLOCK POSITION.
HOUSTON DOES THAT MEAN ITS AHEAD OF YOU?
s/c (LOVELL) ITS AHEAD OF US AT TWO O'CLOCK, SLOWLY TUMBLING
HOUSTON ROGER.
.......... LONG PAUSE......... DUAL TRANSMISSION.........
P.A.O. THIS IS GEMINI CONTROL AGAIN THE REFERENCE IN THAT CONVERSATION TO THE
THIRD AND UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT OF COURSE WAS OR THE THIRD OBJECT WAS A [REDACTED]
BOGEY. THERE WERE SEVERAL REFERENCES TO THE BOGEY. AT 4 Hrs 24 MIN into
THE FLIGHT THIS IS GEMINI CONTROL.
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T-00763 (R1b)
"UFO SIGHTING
Since then we have dubbed the tape off BY BORMAN"
(GT-7)
the master tape here in the Control Center and we
are now prepared to play it for you it contains
references to sighting not only some particles but
as well as an unidentified object a plus the booste
hers that tape we'll play it for you now —
s/c: — Gemini 7 here Houston — how do you read?
Houston: — loud & clear 7 go ahead.
s/c: — a bogey at 10 oclock high (Borman)
Houston: — This is Houston say again seven?
s/c: — (Borman) I said we have a bogey at 10 oclock high.
Houston: — Roger. Gemini 7 is that the booster [ILLEGIBLE] is that
a natural sighting?
s/c: — a what?
Houston: — Say again seven.
s/c: — (Borman) we have debris up here — this is an actual sighting
Houston: — you have any more information — estimate
distance or size?
s/c: — (Borman) We also have the boosters in sight.
Houston: — Understand you also have the boosters in sight. roger.
s/c: — (Borman) We have [ILLEGIBLE] very, very many
a — it looks like hundreds of
[ILLEGIBLE] little a particles going by to the left out about
3 to 4 miles
Houston: — understand you have many small particles goingPage 4 · vision OCR
PAO: — there were several references to the bogey
this is the unidentified object in addition to
the particles which appears to be headed in a
polar orbit your heard from Borman
say plus Jim Lovell describe discussing
the booster it was Borman who reported
sighting the bogey — this is Gemini Control in
Houston at 4 hrs 24 min into the flight.
time: — 05 min: 34 sec.Concatenated page-by-page transcript. Born-digital pages came through pdf.js; scanned pages were transcribed by Claude vision OCR. Pages marked unreadable failed multiple OCR retries (heavy redaction, microfilm artifacts, or blank separators) and are kept in place for audit.
TAPE No. T-00763(R1b)
"P.A.O. RELEASE COMMENTARY OF THE GT-7/6 FLIGHT."
P.A.O. SINCE THEN WE HAVE DUBBED THE TAPE OFF. THE MASTER TAPE HERE IN THE CONTRO
CENTER AND WE ARE NOW PREPARED TO PLAY IT 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----
s/c GEMINI-7 HERE HOUSTON-- HOW DO YOU READ?
HOUSTON: LOUD AND CLEAR SEVEN - GO AHEAD.
s/c (BORMAN) A BOGEY AT TEN O'CLOCK HIGH.
HOUSTON THIS IS HOUSTON, SAY AGAIN SEVEN?
s/c (BORMAN) I SAID WE HAVE A BOGEY AT TEN O'CLOCK HIGH.
HOUSTON ROGER. GEMINI-7 ISTHAT THE BOOSTER OR IS THAT A NATURAL SIGHTING?
s/c A WHAT?
HOUSTON SAY AGAIN SEVEN.
s/c (BORMAN) WE HAVE DEBRIS UP HERE - THIS IS AN ACTUAL SIGHTING.
HOUSTON YOU HAVE ANY MORE INFORMATION - ESTIMATE DISTANCE OR SIZE?
s/c (BORMAN) WE ALSO HAVE THE BOOSTER IN SIGHT.
HOUSTON UNDERSTAND YOU ALSO HAVE THE BOOSTER IN SIGHT. ROGER.
s/c (BORMAN) WE HAVE VERY, VERY MANY A - IT LOOKS LIKE HUNDREDS OF LITTLE
PARTICLES GOING BY TO THE LEFT OUT ABOUT THREE OR FOUR MILES.
HOUSTON UNDERSTAND YOU HAVE MANY SMALL PARTICLES GOING BY ON THE LEFT AT WHAT
DISTANCE?
s/c (BORMAN) ....GARBLED ... FOUR MILES. OH, ABOUT - GARBLED - IT LOOKS LIKE A
PATH OF THE VEHICLE AT 90 DEGREES.
HOUSTON ROGER. UNDERSTAND THEY'RE ABOUT THREE OR FOUR MILES AWAY
s/c (BORMAN) THEY'VE PASSED NOW. THEY'RE GOING INTO POLAR ORBIT.
HOUSTON ROGER. UNDERSTAND THEY WERE THREE TO FOUR MILES AWAY.
s/c THATS WHAT IT APPEARED LIKE. THATS ROGER.
HOUSTON GEMINI-7 - HOUSTON - WERE THESE PARTICLES IN ADDITION TO THE BOOSTER AND
THE BOGEY AT TEN O'CLOCK HIGH?
s/c (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.
HOUSTON ROGER WHAT DIRECTION IS IT FROM YOU?
s/c (LOVELL) ITS ABOUT AT MY TWO O'CLOCK POSITION.
HOUSTON DOES THAT MEAN ITS AHEAD OF YOU?
s/c (LOVELL) ITS AHEAD OF US AT TWO O'CLOCK, SLOWLY TUMBLING
HOUSTON ROGER.
.......... LONG PAUSE......... DUAL TRANSMISSION.........
P.A.O. THIS IS GEMINI CONTROL AGAIN THE REFERENCE IN THAT CONVERSATION TO THE
THIRD AND UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT OF COURSE WAS OR THE THIRD OBJECT WAS A [REDACTED]
BOGEY. THERE WERE SEVERAL REFERENCES TO THE BOGEY. AT 4 Hrs 24 MIN into
THE FLIGHT THIS IS GEMINI CONTROL.
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"UFO SIGHTING
Since then we have dubbed the tape off BY BORMAN"
(GT-7)
the master tape here in the Control Center and we
are now prepared to play it for you it contains
references to sighting not only some particles but
as well as an unidentified object a plus the booste
hers that tape we'll play it for you now —
s/c: — Gemini 7 here Houston — how do you read?
Houston: — loud & clear 7 go ahead.
s/c: — a bogey at 10 oclock high (Borman)
Houston: — This is Houston say again seven?
s/c: — (Borman) I said we have a bogey at 10 oclock high.
Houston: — Roger. Gemini 7 is that the booster [ILLEGIBLE] is that
a natural sighting?
s/c: — a what?
Houston: — Say again seven.
s/c: — (Borman) we have debris up here — this is an actual sighting
Houston: — you have any more information — estimate
distance or size?
s/c: — (Borman) We also have the boosters in sight.
Houston: — Understand you also have the boosters in sight. roger.
s/c: — (Borman) We have [ILLEGIBLE] very, very many
a — it looks like hundreds of
[ILLEGIBLE] little a particles going by to the left out about
3 to 4 miles
Houston: — understand you have many small particles goingHouston:
by on the left at what distance?
s/c: — (Borman) — garbled — 4 miles. it looks like a round
[ILLEGIBLE] which [ILLEGIBLE] pointed [ILLEGIBLE] oh about garbled —
it looks like a path of the vehicle at 90 degrees
Houston: — Roger. understand they're about 3 to 4 miles away
s/c: (Borman) they passed now — they're going into polar orbit
Houston: — Roger understand they were 3 — 4 miles away.
s/c: — thats what it appeared like. thats roger.
Houston: — gemini-7 — Houston — were these particles in
addition to the booster and the bogey at 10 oclock high
[ILLEGIBLE]
s/c: — (Lovell): — Roger — I have the boosters my side
its a brilliant body in the sun against a black
background with trillions of particles on it.
Houston: — roger what direction is it from you
s/c: — (Lovell) its about at my 2 oclock position.
Houston: — does that mean that it's ahead of you?
s/c: — (Lovell) it's ahead of us at 2 oclock slowly [ILLEGIBLE]
Houston — roger.
— long pause — two garbled transmissions — tumbling
Houston roger.
[ILLEGIBLE] (PAO)
[ILLEGIBLE] Gemini Control: Gemini Control here again the reference
in that conversation to the third and unidentified
object of course — was [ILLEGIBLE] the third object was
a bogeyPAO: — there were several references to the bogey
this is the unidentified object in addition to
the particles which appears to be headed in a
polar orbit your heard from Borman
say plus Jim Lovell describe discussing
the booster it was Borman who reported
sighting the bogey — this is Gemini Control in
Houston at 4 hrs 24 min into the flight.
time: — 05 min: 34 sec.