NASA-UAP-D001, Apollo 12 Transcript, 1969
Apollo 12 was the fourth crewed U.S. mission to the Moon and the second to land astronauts on the lunar surface. This document is an excerpt from the Apollo 12 Technical Air-to-Ground Voice Transcription, November 1969, highlighting two periods in which astronauts reported observing unidentified phenomenon: a one hour period on the fifth day, and a two minute period on the sixth day. These transcripts contain contemporaneous observations by the flight crew reacting to unidentified phenomenon. • Day 05, Hour 19, Minute 14, Second 58 through Day 05, Hour 20, Minute 12, Second 14: o At 05:19:27:25, the pilot of the Lunar Module (LMP-LM), Astronaut Alan L. Bean, described observing particles and flashes of light “sailing off in space” via the onboard Alignment Optical Telescope (AOT). He characterized these phenomenon as “escaping the Moon.” • Day 06, Hour 00, Minute 21, Second 42 through Day 06, Hour 00, Minute 23, Second 33: o Mission Commander, Charles “Pete” Conrad, described observing floating debris outside the lunar module, which had been illuminated by the module’s onboard tracking light. At 06:00:21:51, Conrad assessed that the tracking light had burnt out because he could no longer see the debris from the module.
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- 2026-05-08
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Astronaut Alan L. Bean observed particles and flashes of light 'sailing off in space' via the onboard Alignment Optical Telescope (AOT).
When you look out the AOT in the dark quadrant? You can see these lights - particles of light. flash~s of light just seem to come from - in this case, I'm looking in quadrant 1 which is the left one. It's coming :from behind me, the left, and they're just sailing off in space.
Charles 'Pete' Conrad observed floating debris outside the lunar module, illuminated by the module’s onboard tracking light.
Hey, Houston. It looks like our tracking llght's burned out. Dick hasn't been able to find us in this sextant. And on the first nightside pass we had little bits and pieces floating along vith us and we could tell that the tracking light va.; flashing on them.
The tracking light on the lunar module burnt out.
Hey, Houston. It looks like our tracking llght's burned out.
Astronaut Alan L. Bean described observing particles and flashes of light 'sailing off in space' via the onboard Alignment Optical Telescope (AOT) during the Apollo 12 mission.
At 05:19:27:25, the pilot of the Lunar Module (LMP-LM), Astronaut Alan L. Bean, described observing particles and flashes of light 'sailing off in space' via the onboard Alignment Optical Telescope (AOT).
Conrad assessed that the tracking light had burnt out because he could no longer see the debris from the module.
At 06:00:21:51, Conrad assessed that the tracking light had burnt out because he could no longer see the debris from the module.
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Alan Bean observes unidentified phenomenon
Alan Bean described observing particles and flashes of light 'sailing off in space'.
Pete Conrad observes floating debris
Pete Conrad described observing floating debris outside the lunar module.
Start of observation period by Alan L. Bean
Alan L. Bean observed particles and flashes of light.
End of observation period by Alan L. Bean
Start of observation period by Charles 'Pete' Conrad
Charles 'Pete' Conrad observed floating debris.
End of observation period by Charles 'Pete' Conrad
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