Astronaut Sightings

SPECIAL FEATURE: Gordon Cooper, Mercury Astronaut & Believer in UFOs, Dies

UFO Evidence

Gordon Cooper, one of the nation's first astronauts, died on Monday (Oct. 4, 2004). He was 77. In his post-NASA career, Cooper became known as an outspoken believer in UFOs and charged that the government was covering up its knowledge of extraterrestrial activity.

"Star Wars" over Australia?

Graham Stewart, UFO Reporter

One of the most spectacular video footages of a UFO encounter was taken by cameras on board the Discovery space shuttle on 15 September, 1991. The video sequence was picked up live by a number of amateurs who were directly monitoring the transmissions. The material has been shown in news broadcasts and circulated amongst UFO researchers worldwide.  R

Apollo Moon Conversations Show NASA Coverup

From "Our Mysterious Spaceship Moon" by Don Wilson (posted by James Shannon on IUFO list)

The following are excerpts of conversations from Apollo Astronauts on the Moon to Mission Control - which show that the Astronauts came across some strange and hard-to-explain structures and unusual sightings of unidentified craft - while on the surface of the Moon. The following Apollo Astronaut conversations were mostly taken from the out-of-print book "Our Mysterious Spaceship Moon" by Don Wilson (Dell, 1975):

Astronaut Encounters

Space 2001

For obvious reasons astronaut encounters with UFO's fall into the very highest category of sightings. Precious because - rightly or wrongly - the credibility factor means one astronauts testimony is probably worth around ten thousand of anyone else's. In effect we have here a category of person trained to the highest standards; modern space travellers who presumably must be the best equipped witnesses to recognise someone else's space vehicles, even those from the depths of the universe.  R

Astronaut Gordon Cooper addressing U.N. panel discussion on UFOs and ETs, 1985

Astronaut Gordon Cooper's Message to the UN, plus an article by Timothy Green Beckley entitled "An astronaut [Gordon Cooper] speaks out". R

Cosmonaut Shadowed By Structured UFO

'Sightings' TV Program

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.  R

Edgar Mitchel Interview on Dateline NBC April 19, 1996

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Have US Astronauts Seen UFOs?

Jim Marrs

Has this nation’s spacefarers confronted the unknown in space? The answer is a resounding “yes”. The problem is that the mass media usually fails to widely distribute any such experiences. At least some of this nation’s astronauts have had unexplained experiences and voiced views radically different from conventional thinking.  R

Interview with Gordon Cooper (excerpt)

OMNI Magazine, March 1980

An excerpt of an interview given by former astronaut Gordon Cooper - Mercury 9, Gemini 5 - to OMNI Magazine in 1980, where he is asked about astronaut sightings of UFOs and about his own UFO sighting when he was an Air Force pilot in Germany in the 1950s. R

Mission: Identify those flying objects

The Sacramento Bee, January 14, 2003

Sacramento man well-known among UFO trackers for his careful scrutiny of NASA flights. R

Pioneering Astronaut Sees UFO Cover-up

Space.com, July 30, 2000

One of America's first astronauts claims that the government has withheld information that alien spacecraft have visited Earth. Leroy Gordon "Gordo" Cooper Jr. says the government has "swept under the rug" the truth about unidentified flying objects or UFOs.  R

Quotes from US and USSR Astronauts

Quotes from several US and USSR astronauts regarding UFOs. R

Reports and Statements by NASA Astronauts on UFOs

UFOs at Close Sight (ufologie.net)

Quotes by astronauts regarding UFOs.

Russian Cosmonauts and Generals confirm: UFOs are real

Michael Hesemann

During his lecture at the International UFO Congress in Laughlin/NV on March 6, 2002, Michael Hesemann presented filmed interviews with four Soviet Cosmonauts and four high-ranking Soviet Generals.  R

Statement by Astronaut Dr. Edgar Mitchell regarding UFOs

Dr. Edgar Mitchell

The Associated Press brought national and international recognition to the comments expressed by Dr. Edgar Mitchell at The Prophets Conference presented in October 1997. The following widely quoted excerpt from the transcript of Dr. Mitchell’s comments at that conference may be of significant interest to those concerned with finding truth.  R

Statements by Astronaut Gordon Cooper Regarding UFOs

Paul Nahay

Colonel L. Gordon Cooper, Mercury-9, Gemini-5 Astronaut, Addressing a United Nations Panel Discussion on UFOs and ETs in New York in 1985. The panel was chaired by then Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim. Includes statements from other interviews.

The Condon Report: Visual Observations Made by U. S. Astronauts - Unidentified Flying Objects

Franklin E. Roach, The Condon Report

Section from the Condon Report detailing three sightings of UFOs by astronauts. 'There are three visual sightings made by the astronauts while in orbit which, in the judgment of the writer, have not been adequately explained.' R

The Gemini 11 UFO Sightings and Photographic Analysis

Dr. Bruce S. Maccabee

This presentation is a combination of two papers with extensive documentation and analysis in the appendices. The first paper ("On the Probable Misidentification of an Object Sighted by the Gemini 11 Astronauts") was written in 1975. It shows that images of the object that appears in the photographs taken September 13, 1966 from the Gemini 11 spacecraft and the verbal testimony of the astronauts are not consistent with the claim by NORAD that the object was the Russian Proton 3 satellite (and its booster rocket) at a distance of 450 km.

UFO Sightings by Astronauts

Anomalous Images and UFO Files

List of quotes and information about UFO sightings and references by U.S. astronauts and NASA pilots. R

UFOs Are Real - I've Seen Them Says NASA Astronaut (Interview with Astronaut Gordon Cooper)

National Enquirer, 1/14/97

Space hero Gordon Cooper, one of the original "Right Stuff" astronauts, says he knows that UFOs exist ­ because he's SEEN them! In a world exclusive interview, Cooper has broken his silence to become the first astronaut to speak openly about alien spacecraft. He says there's been a massive government cover-up of UFOs for nearly 50 years ­ and insists the American public has a right to know the truth.  R

SPECIAL FEATURE: Gordon Cooper, Mercury Astronaut & Believer in UFOs, Dies

UFO Evidence

Gordon Cooper, one of the nation's first astronauts, died on Monday (Oct. 4, 2004). He was 77. In his post-NASA career, Cooper became known as an outspoken believer in UFOs and charged that the government was covering up its knowledge of extraterrestrial activity.