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NASA-UAP-D017, Preliminary Gemini 4 Crew Debriefing, Part II, 1965
North Atlantic Ocean·6/9/65
Editorial summary
This is a preliminary transcript (Part II) drawn from voice recordings of the Gemini 4 flight crew debriefing, held aboard the recovery ship USS Wasp on June 9, 1965, over the North Atlantic Ocean. This part contains the Visual Sightings section of the debriefing, pages 196 to 224, in which astronauts James McDivitt and Edward White describe their observations while aboard the spacecraft.
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Government description
This document is a preliminary transcript (Part II) derived from voice recordings of the Gemini 4 flight crew debriefing taken aboard the recovery ship, USS Wasp, on June 9, 1965. Part II of this document contains the “Visual Sightings” section of the debriefing (pages 196-224), where astronauts James McDivitt and Edward White describe their observations while aboard the spacecraft.
Caption issued by the U.S. Department of War on war.gov/ufo. Verbatim, unedited.
Originating agency
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Record type
Incident date
6/9/65
Incident location
North Atlantic Ocean
Release tranche
Release 03 (May 8, 2026)
Distribution
Cleared for public release