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Gemini VII astronauts spotted ‘vehicle’ in space more than 60 years ago

Nypost · · 157 words · By Emily Crane
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“An astronaut aboard the Gemini VII mission reported seeing a “bogey” unidentified object that looked like the “path of a vehicle” trailing through space more than 60 years ago.”
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Multiple independent sources (New Space Economy, Medium, and Daily Mail) confirm that an astronaut on the Gemini 7 mission reported seeing a 'bogey' or unidentified object in space in 1965.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gemini 12 (officially Gemini XII) was a 1966 crewed spaceflight in NASA's Project Gemini. It was the 10th and final crewed Gemini flight (Gemini 1 and Gemini 2 were uncrewed missions), the 18th crewed…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemini_12
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gemini 7 (officially Gemini VII) was a 1965 crewed spaceflight in NASA's Gemini program. It was the fourth crewed Gemini flight, the twelfth crewed American spaceflight, and the twentieth crewed space…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemini_7
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Project Gemini (IPA: ) was the second United States human spaceflight program to fly. It was conducted after the first American crewed space program, Project Mercury, while the Apollo program was stil…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Gemini
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“NASA astronaut Frank Borman detailed the rare sighting during his 1965 spaceflight”
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Three independent sources explicitly name Frank Borman as the astronaut who reported the 'bogey' during the Gemini 7 mission in 1965.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gemini 6A (officially Gemini VI-A) was a 1965 crewed United States spaceflight in NASA's Gemini program. The mission, flown by Wally Schirra and Thomas P. Stafford, achieved the first crewed rendezvo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemini_6A
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gemini 7 (officially Gemini VII) was a 1965 crewed spaceflight in NASA's Gemini program. It was the fourth crewed Gemini flight, the twelfth crewed American spaceflight, and the twentieth crewed space…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemini_7
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Project Gemini (IPA: ) was the second United States human spaceflight program to fly. It was conducted after the first American crewed space program, Project Mercury, while the Apollo program was stil…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Gemini
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“according to a transcript included in the UFO files released by the Pentagon on Friday.”
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Multiple news sources (Politico, Daily Mail, and another web result) report that the Department of Defense/War released UFO files on a Friday, and the Daily Mail specifically mentions the inclusion of the Gemini VII transcript involving Frank Borman.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of alleged UFO sightings in the United States.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_reported_UFO_sightings…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Science fiction (often shortened to sci-fi or abbreviated SF) is the genre of speculative fiction that imagines advanced and futuristic scientific or technological progress. The elements common to sci…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_fiction
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“The details were among the trove of documents made public on Friday when the Department of War unveiled its new website dedicated to the UFO files.”
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Politico and other web results confirm the launch of a new website (war.gov/UFO) by the Department of War/Defense on a Friday to release UFO files, and the Daily Mail confirms the Gemini VII documents were part of this release.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — John Randolph Webb (April 2, 1920 – December 23, 1982) was an American actor, television producer, director, and screenwriter, most famous for his role as Joe Friday in the Dragnet franchise, which he…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Webb
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of alleged UFO sightings in the United States.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_reported_UFO_sightings…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — William Neil McCasland (born c. 1957) is an astronautical engineer, retired United States Air Force major general, and former commander of the Air Force Research Laboratory. He is currently the direct…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_McCasland
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