Apollo 12, 1969
- Date
- 1969
- Place
- Moon
- Record
- Pentagon file
- Assessment
- Not assessed
- Evidence strength
What was reported
Archival photograph of the lunar surface from the Apollo 12 landing site, with one highlighted area of interest above the horizon, slightly right of center, in which the blurb says unidentified phenomena are visible. The manifest explicitly states the highlighting was added for viewer orientation and does not itself constitute an analytical judgment or conclusion about the feature's nature.
What officials concluded
No conclusion stated
Manifest explicitly disclaims that the highlight is an analytical judgment or conclusion; it is offered for contextual/orientation purposes only.
- Agency
- NASA
- Released in
- 123456
Evidence profile
- No: Visual
- No: Infrared
- No: Radar
- No: Video
- Yes: Photo
- No: Film
- No: Audio
- No: Night vision
- No: Other sensor
- No: Civilian
- No: Military aircrew
- No: Military ground
- No: Airline crew
- No: Sensor operator
- No: Law enforcement
- No: Scientist
- No: Astronaut
- No: Intelligence official
- No: Other
- No: Light only
- No: Orb or sphere
- No: Disc
- No: Triangle
- No: Cylinder
- No: Cube
- Yes: Other shape
- No: Physiological
- No: Physical trace
- No: Electromagnetic
- No: Sound
- No: Silent
Why this rating A single archival still photograph with one small highlighted feature and an explicit government disclaimer that the highlight carries no analytical conclusion; no independent sensor, no described shape, motion or performance beyond "visible" -- consistent with lens flare, film artifact, or reflection commonly seen in Apollo-era analog photography, though the blurb does not offer that explanation itself.
As described in the file
- Sensors
- Still camera (archival lunar-surface photograph)
- Shape
- Unspecified small feature above the horizon
- Altitude or range
- Lunar sky above the horizon, distance unstated
Pentagon files
Apollo 12, 1969
Open the original on war.gov
What the file claims
- Unverified
A single highlighted area above the horizon in an Apollo 12 surface photograph is described by NASA/DOW as containing unidentified phenomena, without any analytical judgment on its nature.