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Astronaut Frank Borman reports to NASA mission control in Houston his sighting of an unidentified object

Unknown2 witnessesDec 5, 1965, 12:00 AMNASA Mission Control, Houston

Witnesses

2 witnesses

Duration

Unknown

Source material

3

Timeline

4

Source context

Limited context

45

Interesting, but still missing stronger corroboration or harder source material.

Source provenance

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Live sighting record 30542555-36da-45a7-8495-e0416b2d321a.

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Correlations

Field Intelligence

Moon phase

86% illumination

Waxing gibbous — bright sky

Solar window

Sunrise7:02 AM
Sunset5:22 PM
Day length10h 21m

Weather

Open-Meteo
ConditionsMainly clear
Temperature58°F
Cloud cover21% · Mostly clear
Wind6 mph

Area activity

Within 2 days1 sightings within 60 mi

Context notes

Full/near-full moon (86% illumination)

Extracted details

Observed facts

Occurred

Dec 5, 1965, 12:00 AM

Timezone

Central Time

Location

NASA Mission Control, Houston

Observers

2 witnesses

Witness account

Narrative

This audio recording contains air to ground communications and the NASA Public Affairs audio feed with commentary, recorded during the flight of the Gemini VII mission. In this excerpted segment of audio, Astronaut Frank Borman reports to NASA mission control in Houston his sighting of an unidentified object, which he referred to as a "bogey." This sighting occurred on December 5, 1965. The dialogue includes Borman's initial report, as well as additional comments by Astronaut Jim Lovell, Borm...

Case progression

Timeline

Encounter windowDec 5, 1965, 12:00 AM

Witnesses place the encounter near NASA Mission Control, Houston.

PublishedMay 8, 2026, 1:23 PM

r/UFOs carried the report into the source network.

Linked event

Grouped into the Gemini VII incident dossier.

Signal attachment

Tracked inside the Astronaut Frank Borman Describes UFO Sighting During Gemini VII Mission Audio signal.

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Cover image

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Original report

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telemetry

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Historical atmosphere, astronomy, and nearby infrastructure were resolved for this case.