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NASA
NASA-UAP-VM1, Apollo 12, 1969
This archival photograph depicts the lunar surface as viewed from the landing site of Apollo 12. This image features a highlighted area of interest slightly to the right of the vertical axis of the frame, above the horizon, in which unidentified phenomena are visible. This image has been modified from its original state to assist viewers in identifying specific areas of interest. These highlights are provided for contextual purposes only. Such alterations do not constitute an analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination regarding the nature or significance of the subject matter.
Witnesses
Unknown
Duration
Unknown
Source material
4
Timeline
3
Source provenance
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Live sighting record d4d8a147-703c-4679-9524-972afe18c498.
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Correlations
Field Intelligence
Lunar surface / vicinity
Terrestrial weather, solar-window, airport, and nearby-infrastructure correlations are suppressed for this record.
- Occurred
- 1969
- Location
- Moon
Context notes
- •Lunar surface / vicinity is outside the terrestrial weather, sunlight-window, airport, and nearby-infrastructure models used for ground sightings.
- •Use mission timing, orbital/lunar context, source media, and official metadata for comparison instead.
Extracted details
Observed facts
Occurred
1969
Location
Moon
Deep extraction
Source claims
The archival photograph from Apollo 12 features a highlighted area of interest where unidentified phenomena are visible.
This image features a highlighted area of interest slightly to the right of the vertical axis of the frame, above the horizon, in which unidentified phenomena are visible.
The image has been modified from its original state to assist viewers in identifying specific areas of interest.
This image has been modified from its original state to assist viewers in identifying specific areas of interest.
The highlights in the image do not constitute an analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination regarding the nature or significance of the subject matter.
Such alterations do not constitute an analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination regarding the nature or significance of the subject matter.
Case progression
Timeline
Witnesses place the encounter near Moon.
War.gov PURSUE carried the report into the source network.
Grouped into the Apollo 12 incident dossier.
Ledger
Source material
media
Primary image
Official image asset carried with the original source record.
document
Supporting source material
Reporter-linked supporting asset preserved for follow-up review.
source
Original report
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telemetry
Environmental pass
Historical atmosphere, astronomy, and nearby infrastructure were resolved for this case.