DISCLOSURE / FILE
A NASA archival Apollo 12 photograph of the lunar surface with a highlighted area above the horizon containing unidentified phenomena, released as part of the May 2026 Department of War UFO disclosure index.
NASA-UAP-VM1, Apollo 12, 1969
A NASA archival Apollo 12 photograph of the lunar surface with a highlighted area above the horizon containing unidentified phenomena, released as part of the May 2026 Department of War UFO disclosure index.
The file, catalogued as NASA-UAP-VM1, is an Apollo 12 (1969) image showing the lunar surface from the landing site, with a region slightly right of the vertical axis and above the horizon marked to draw the viewer's eye to unidentified phenomena. NASA states the image has been modified from its original state to assist viewers in identifying specific areas of interest. The release notice explicitly says the highlights are contextual only and do not constitute an analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination about what is depicted. No accompanying analysis, witness statement, or sensor data was published with the image in this listing.