Mercury Seven astronaut Deke Slayton approached what he thought was a weather balloon. Up close, he was amazed to see it was saucer shaped before it accelerated away at a 45° angle. Ground personnel calculated its speed at 4,000 mph. https://t.co/0wwX248YBt

RT @AmericanALCHMY: 🚨🚨Mercury 7 ASTRONAUT Gordon Cooper watched a tic-tac-shaped craft land on three retractable legs at his Air Force base…

RT @AmericanALCHMY: 🚨🚨Mercury 7 ASTRONAUT Gordon Cooper watched a tic-tac-shaped craft land on three retractable legs at his Air Force base…

🚨🚨Mercury 7 ASTRONAUT Gordon Cooper watched a tic-tac-shaped craft land on three retractable legs at his Air Force base in 1957! He sent a Jeep of photographers toward it with 16mm movie cameras, 35mm stills, and a 4x5 press camera. The craft retracted its gear as they approached and shot straight up into the sky. The film was confiscated the moment they got back to base. Cooper told the story directly to Jim Weiner and Charlie Foltz over a weekend in Portsmouth, Maine in 1996. "Gordon Coop...