NASA-UAP-D016: Preliminary Gemini 4 Crew Debriefing, Part I (1965)
Official - DeclassifiedMission DebriefingJune 9, 1965
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June 9, 1965
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Mission Debriefing
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NASA Manned Spacecraft Center — Gemini 4 Recovery Crew Debriefing, USS Wasp
Summary
Preliminary transcript derived from voice recordings of the Gemini 4 crew debriefing, conducted aboard the recovery ship USS Wasp on June 9, 1965. Part I captures astronaut Ed White recounting seeing "sparkles" during the flight.
Significance
Part of the Gemini 4 debriefing series that includes James McDivitt's famous sighting of an unidentified cylindrical object with protruding arms. Part I focuses on Ed White's observations. Together with Part II, this provides the primary NASA documentation of the McDivitt sighting event.