NASA-UAP-D017: Preliminary Gemini 4 Crew Debriefing, Part II (1965)
Date
June 9, 1965
Document Type
Mission Debriefing
Authentication
Official - DeclassifiedRedaction Status
✓ Fully ReleasedIssuing Authority
NASA Manned Spacecraft Center — Gemini 4 Recovery Crew Debriefing, USS Wasp
Summary
Preliminary transcript (Part II) from the Gemini 4 crew debriefing aboard the USS Wasp, June 9, 1965. Contains the "Visual Sightings" section (pages 196-224), in which astronauts James McDivitt and Edward White described their observations of unexplained objects during the mission.
Significance
The critical document for the McDivitt sighting case. This Part II contains the Visual Sightings section where McDivitt describes the cylindrical object with arm-like protrusions he photographed on June 4, 1965, and White's corroborating observations. This is the most significant NASA astronaut UAP debriefing record from the Gemini program.