Apollo 12, 1969
- Date
- 1969
- Place
- Moon
- Record
- Pentagon file
- Assessment
- Not assessed
- Evidence strength
What was reported
Archival Apollo 12 lunar-surface photograph with two highlighted areas of interest (labeled "Area 1" and "Area 2"), slightly right of center above the horizon, in which the blurb says unidentified phenomena are visible. As with VM001, the manifest states the highlighting is for contextual orientation only and is not an analytical judgment.
What officials concluded
No conclusion stated
Manifest disclaims the highlighting as an analytical judgment; contextual 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 Same basis as VM001: a single archival still photograph, two small highlighted spots, explicit government disclaimer of any analytical conclusion, no independent sensor or motion data.
As described in the file
- Sensors
- Still camera (archival lunar-surface photograph)
- Shape
- Two unspecified small features 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
Two highlighted areas above the horizon in this Apollo 12 photograph are described as containing unidentified phenomena.