NASA-UAP-D020, Gemini 5 Technical Debriefing, Part II, 1965
This document is a preliminary transcript (Part II) derived from voice recordings of the Gemini 5 flight crew technical debriefing. NASA conducted this debriefing between August 30, 1965, and September 2, 1965, at the Crew Quarters, Cape Kennedy, Florida. Astronauts L. Gordon Cooper and Charles “Pete” Conrad described observing debris and “snow” and “all sorts of glittering pieces of this, that and the other thing” in the “Visual Sightings” section of the document (pages 157-220).
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- RELEASE-03-FILE-066-NASA-UAP-D020-GEMINI-5-TECHNICAL-DEBRIEFING-PART-II-1965
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- 2026-06-12
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Astronauts L. Gordon Cooper and Charles 'Pete' Conrad observed debris and 'snow' and 'all sorts of glittering pieces of this, that and the other thing' during the Gemini 5 mission.
Astronauts L. Gordon Cooper and Charles 'Pete' Conrad described observing debris and 'snow' and 'all sorts of glittering pieces of this, that and the other thing' in the 'Visual Sightings' section of the document.
The OAMS system began to degrade on the third day of the Gemini 5 mission.
During flight the OAMS started out very good and in about the third day began to degrade.
Two thrusters quit within an orbit of one another on the fifth day of the Gemini 5 mission.
Two of them quit, within an orbit of one another.
The decision to turn off the OAMS heater was a mistake.
I still think it was a mistake because I think even with a couple of blankets out, if we'd have kept the system warm with the rest of the heaters, we'd have never froze them up.
The platform did an outstanding job during the entire flight.
The platform did an outstanding job during the entire flight.
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End of Gemini 5 Technical Debriefing
The debriefing concluded at the Crew Quarters, Cape Kennedy, Florida.
Start of Gemini 5 Technical Debriefing
The debriefing was conducted at the Crew Quarters, Cape Kennedy, Florida.
OAMS thruster issues
Two thrusters quit within an orbit of one another.
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