C,IPI.'OIll :
Spacecraft:
Capcom:
Spacecraft :
in the sun. against a black background
I'lith trilli()n~; of particles on it.
l{ager. What Jircction is it fro)\" you?
It's about at my 2 o'clock position. (Love]l)
Does that mean that it's ahead of you?
It'5 ~lead of us at 2 o'clock, slowly
tumbling.
111C11l to h,' IIlCJ!'C or less
bal:lllcl,d h~' tIll' po~iti,'(' ndv;1111ap",:; ql' )',OfHI ()h:)l..lrvcJ'~ in a favorable
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Spacecraft:
Capeon!:
Spacecraft :
in the sun, against a hlack background
\.;ith tril1ion~; of partic;Jcc; on it,
I gelH~ral recon;;tr-llction of the sighting based on the 'ibove
O::l)nv€'r~;ation is til,\t ill adJition to the boo;;tcr travelling in an
<l\'hi t ';J'llil<n' to that of th~ spacecraft therc was another brigllt
ob.il'ct lbogey; together \dth many illuminated particles, It might
\of;' conj eo::t\lred that the hogey and particles were fragments from the
laUIl<:hing of Cl'mini 7, but tills is impossible if they l'iere tr8vcl-
1 i nl-; III " jhl1ilI' l)l'b i t :IS they appeared to the astronauts tu be doing.
l'~I, SUJil:HiI]'\' .!l1d 1"!aluai'joJI
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~fal1\' L'f the cll,l:jn('l'l'iili~ l';,ohlenls jnvolved in putt in): men into
ol'bl t \l'Ould 11:I\'c bccn ;\lleviatC'di fit ha~l iwon deduct! to ami t the
II'ind0v.':, in the ~pm:t;'('raft, although it j~ questionable "Ihether the
a~tl'(mauts \~ould have ac,cepted assignments \ n ~;uch a veh ide, The
Idndow::; JiJ. make possib1e many plannou l')(peri~\cnts but the observations
Ji ~l'U~~CJ 111 this ~!1aJitl'r an' larr,cly :'poT(lJi<.: anti unplanned. 'I1j('
program of enginrerin~. m~dical anJ s~ientjfic experiments was suf-
fide!:t ly heavy to keep the' a:;tl'OII<ltlt;; modcffltC)Y IJw;y on il regular
\';f)rkin~ s..:hcdult' but left rcason;l/Jlc opportllnity for tht' inspection
of natural piwllomcn:l,
The tl':1inillg ;ll1ll I't'l'"pit:lcity of the JJ;i\rO)\iHlt:, pllt rheir reports
(1f si!;htln~~ 111 till' hi~ill''''t categorv of credihility. '111cy ar " allowys
l1Ietil'u]OII;; jn dC's"rihill): the "fact~;." ;Ivoidin!~ (IllY tCl1rklltiOt\;; "il1tt'r-
1'J'C'tBt;oIlS." J111' 1H',I::ltiYl' f:l"tor:; inlH'l'cnt 11\ ";Jl;"~('craft oils('rvations
hl1ich have j:l('l'll lI1t'l1tioll('d ill \~lis <:!laptt'l' \I()llld Sl'l'ln to b(' llieJl'C or l(~ss
"alanel'" h~' till' )lOS! t i\'(' ndv:1l1tapt.':; Ill' ):01).1 oh:;{Jrvcl'~ in a favorahle
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