In this The New American article, Paul Dragu reports on newly released Defense Department files describing unusual objects, lights, and astronaut observations from Apollo-era space missions.
- The article says the U.S. Defense/War Department released previously classified documents related to UFOs, “aliens,” and unidentified anomalous phenomena.
- The release reportedly includes transcripts from astronauts in the 1960s and 1970s describing unexplained lights, objects, flashes, and fragments seen during space missions.
- Rep. Tim Burchett suggested on X that the first document release is only a small part of what may still be coming, while also warning that the public may never receive the full story.
- The article compares the secrecy around UFO disclosure to MKUltra, noting that much of that CIA program’s documentation was destroyed before the public learned about it.
- Apollo 11 astronauts Buzz Aldrin, Neil Armstrong, and Michael Collins reportedly discussed seeing a strange object that appeared at different times like an L-shape, an open suitcase, rings, or a hollow cylinder.
- The astronauts considered mundane explanations, including debris from their spacecraft, mylar, or part of the high-gain antenna.
- Aldrin and Armstrong also described flashes of light inside the spacecraft, with Armstrong saying he made enough observations to conclude it was not merely an optical illusion.
- Apollo 17 astronauts Jack Schmitt, Gene Cernan, and Ronald Evans also described unusual flashes, bright particles, streaks of light, and “fireworks”-like objects during their mission.
- The piece frames the documents as confirmation that astronauts reported strange and difficult-to-explain phenomena, while leaving open the question of whether these sightings point to something extraordinary or to misidentified natural or spacecraft-related causes.
Read the full story: https://thenewamerican.com/us/tech/space/astronauts-saw-strange-things-in-space-ufo-files/
