"ar1l1~ sti~'king out." l.ater in the Illi~'~il)n P('giJSIlS 1\ wu:; at ;.J f1J1Ic.:h Illore
fnvorabll' distanl..'l~ (4~17 kill.) from the (;cmini 4 sr;,:.:r>craft or four tirlles
as close as Juring the reported sightin~. Astronauts McDivitt and "hite
reported that they were nol successful in a serious attempt to visually
Idclltif,' the Pegasus B sntcllite during this encounter,
TIle ten object~ in addition to Pegasus B in the NORAD list were
all at considerably greater distances away trom GT-4 than an admittedly
crude estimate of 10 miles (16 km.) made by McDivitt, and were of the
s;,rlt' or sma] JeT sl::e than Pegasus B. They would not appear to be likely
\'anJidates for the uh.il'ct sighted by the astronaut.
, c;emini..1, moving hrl~;ht Jig!:t, highor than spacecraft.
At SOh SSm O:~s of elapsed time of CT-4, astronaut McDivitt made
the follOll'ing "port.
Just ~[lW a satellite, very high .. , spotted
aW(l~' jU~~l ~. i kl' :1 star on th" grollnJ when you see
onl' go by, Cl long, lon.l~ ways awny, When ~;craft or fOlif times
as close (l~ during the reported sig/ltinv,. Astronauts McDivitt and 1I11i tc
reportt'd thelt they were not successful.in a serious attempt to visually
ldclltif the Pegasus B satellite during this encounter.
Tile ten object;, in addition to Pegasus B in the NORAD list were
all at considerably greater distances away "from GT-4 than an admittedly
crude estimate of 10 miles (16 Ll1.) made by ~lcDivitt, und were of the
.s;ll'1f' or smaJ lC'r sl;:e than I'CS;3StlS fl. They would not arrear to be likely
c'anJi,L.tes for the ohject ~i!!ht(!d by the astronaut.
, t;emini..1, Jnodng hrl)!ht Jig},t, higher than spacecraft.
At 5001 SBm r~s of elapsed time of GT-4, astronaut McDivitt modo
thl' follOll'ing "port.
Just s~w a satellite, very high ... spotted
cl" 1 know, by a ~kf'jnitt' iJel1tii'ication
of a known sutrllltv.
t:.JI1\'l'l'sntinllS "'ill1 ~lc:l1ivitt indil'al(' lil;11 on Olll' other occasion,
(1ft' the coast of Cl1in:I, he snw a "light" lhat W;IS moving with rcsp"l'!
to the' slnr b:ld..I!I'DllnJ. No ,)Pta i Is rOldd hI' made out hy him.
3. Geminj 7, "bOgl':V."
I'Ol'tioll~ of till' tl'lI)1~cript ((:'1' 7/lJ, tUjle :'1, plgCo.; 4,:>,(,) from
',;emini ., arc rcpl'oc\ucC'd here. '11\e following conversation took place
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