NASA-UAP-D021: Gemini 7 Technical Debriefing, 1965
This released document records that the Gemini 7 flight crew debriefing was conducted December 19-21, 1965. The file preserves the source account or analysis but does not independently establish interpretations beyond the cited record. This document is useful as an officially released artifact because it preserves the file's provenance and lets its claims be compared with related Release 03 records.
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- Date
- December 19-21, 1965
- Location
- Cape Kennedy, Florida
- Extent
- 222 pages
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This released document records that the Gemini 7 flight crew debriefing was conducted December 19-21, 1965. The file preserves the source account or analysis but does not independently establish interpretations beyond the cited record.
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- The source states that the Gemini 7 flight crew debriefing was conducted December 19-21, 1965.
- The source states that the windows of Gemini 7 were heated previously to prevent fogging.
- The source states that the booster was bending rapidly during station keeping.
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This document is a preliminary transcript derived from voice recordings of the Gemini 7 flight crew debriefing conducted December 19-21, 1965, at the Crew Quarters, Cape Kennedy, Florida. Lights and flashes are mentioned and there is discussion about having proper illumination for vehicle docking. Borman and Lovell discuss celestial and terrestrial observational anomalies and note sightings of Mercury, meteors, aurora, and lightning. They also discuss not being able to see any stars once the Sun comes up.
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- release-03-file-067-nasa-uap-d021-gemini-7-technical-debriefing-1965
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- Jun 12, 2026
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Publication of Gemini 7 Technical Debriefing
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Gemini 7 Flight Crew Debriefing
Debriefing conducted at the Crew Quarters, Cape Kennedy, Florida.
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The Gemini 7 flight crew debriefing was conducted December 19-21, 1965.
This preliminary transcript was made from voice tape recordings of the Gemini 7 flight crew debriefing conducted December 19 through December 21, 1965 at the Crew Quarters, Cape Kennedy, Florida.
The booster was bending rapidly during station keeping.
Now, I did have some problem because the booster was bending so rapidly.
The docking light was not particularly helpful during the first stage of station keeping.
One thing I did notice was that the docking light was not particularly helpful on that stage of the business.
Borman When we first got up a.nd had a f'ull Moon, we did not see lDA1'cy' more stars than you see on an ordin&ry flight at thirty or forty thousand feet.
Borman When we first got up a.nd had a f'ull Moon, we did not see lDA1'cy' more stars than you see on an ordin&ry flight at thirty or forty thousand feet.
Lovell Yes, one of the big things about t he sextant is you have t o be sure you can identify the star when you are looking inside t he sextant after you get the thing down because y ou might get the wrong star.
Lovell Yes, one of the big things about t he sextant is you have t o be sure you can identify the star when you are looking inside t he sextant after you get the thing down because y ou might get the wrong star.
However, once we got it squared away, there was no difficulty at all staying with the booster at a distance, I'd estimate from about sixty to one hundred and fifty feet.
However, once we got it squared away, there was no difficulty at all staying with the booster at a distance, I'd estimate from about sixty to one hundred and fifty feet.
0 OPERATIONAL CHECKS 9.1 Apollo Land.mark Investigation Borman We should first mention the weather because this casts some reflection on the whole i dea of Apollo l andmarks as a navi gational aid.
0 OPERATIONAL CHECKS 9.1 Apollo Land.mark Investigation Borman We should first mention the weather because this casts some reflection on the whole i dea of Apollo l andmarks as a navi gational aid.
Borman Again we ca.n reiterate that i t would be pretty tough to count on being able to observe specific landmarks at ari::t" given time.
Borman Again we ca.n reiterate that i t would be pretty tough to count on being able to observe specific landmarks at ari::t" given time.
2.12 POGO I 've mentioned that I detected a slight hint of one tha.t was so small we cannot even really discuss it.
2.12 POGO I 've mentioned that I detected a slight hint of one tha.t was so small we cannot even really discuss it.
I do not think there is a requirement to know just how much each crewman is drink ing as long as it is adequate.
I do not think there is a requirement to know just how much each crewman is drink ing as long as it is adequate.
We tried to log everything in the book, but many of the things we did not put on voice tape that were already in the book because we wanted to save the tape.
We tried to log everything in the book, but many of the things we did not put on voice tape that were already in the book because we wanted to save the tape.
The r eticle was f i n e during the first pa.rt of the flight, and then f or some reason it b ecame a double image .
The r eticle was f i n e during the first pa.rt of the flight, and then f or some reason it b ecame a double image .
187 There's one area of procedures and systems training which can be improved, and that is t he use of more correct procedures between ground and simulat or.
187 There's one area of procedures and systems training which can be improved, and that is t he use of more correct procedures between ground and simulat or.
Borman It might have accumulated due to the urine dumps throughout flight.seve~al times we saw urine crystals come·back e.nd hit the nose cone.
Borman It might have accumulated due to the urine dumps throughout flight.seve~al times we saw urine crystals come·back e.nd hit the nose cone.
Source Material & Evidence
Gemini 7 Technical Debriefing Transcript
RELEASE-03-FILE-067-NASA-UAP-D021-GEMINI-7-TECHNICAL-DEBRIEFING-1965
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