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May, 5, 1981 -  In Earth orbit (Salyut-6 Space Station),

Russian Cosmonaut sees UFO while in orbit aboard Salyut-6 Space Station

Cosmonaut Major General Vladimir Kovalyonok, had an encounter during the Saljut VI Mission in 1981. "I just made some gymnastic exercises, when I saw in front of me, through a porthole, an object which I could not explain... I saw this object and then something happened I could not explain, something impossible according to the laws of Physics."   View full report
Source: Michael Hesemann, International UFO Congress (2002)   ID:396
Case Type: StandardCase    Features: Astronaut/Space, Witness Photo

April, 1979 -  Earth orbit, enroute to Soviet Solyut 6 Space Station,

Soviet Cosmonaut shadowed by UFO in Earth orbit

In April of 1979, Cosmonaut Victor Afanasyev lifted off from Star City to dock with the Soviet Solyut 6 space station. But while en route, something strange happened. Cosmonaut Afanasyev saw an unidentified object turn toward his craft and begin tailing it through space.   View full report
Source: Sightings TV   ID:392
Case Type: StandardCase    Features: Astronaut/Space, Witness Photo

July, 18, 1969 - 

Astronaut Buzz Aldrin Recounts Apollo 11 UFO Encounter

Buzz Aldrin: "There was something out there that, uh, was close enough to be observed and what could it be? Mike (Collins) decided he thought he could see it in the telescope and he was able to do that and when it was in one position, that had a series of ellipses, but when you made it real sharp it was sort of L shaped. That didn't tell us very much."   View full report
Source: The Science Channel / Dave Stone / Credit: UFO Updates - 9/30/2005   ID:592
Case Type: StandardCase    Features: Astronaut/Space, Famous Person, Witness Photo

June, 1965 - 

Gemini 4 / Astronaut James McDivitt sighting of cylindrical object in space

In June 1965, Major James McDivitt saw, filmed, and photographed an object, which approached the Gemini IV (3rd June – 7th June 1965) capsule in which they were orbiting the Earth, passing over Hawaii. He stated: "It had a very definite shape - a cylindrical object - it was white - it had a long arm that stuck out on the side."   View full report
Source: Patrick Gross, UFOs at Close Sight (ufologie.net)   ID:977
Case Type: StandardCase    Features: Astronaut/Space

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