Across the Gemini and Apollo programs, multiple NASA astronauts reported unidentified objects that could not be attributed to mission hardware or known astronomical phenomena. These accounts are distinct from UFO lore: they are documented in official mission records, on open radio communications, or in formal reports filed with NASA. Frank Borman reported a 'bogey' from Gemini 7; Pete Conrad described an object maintaining parallel course during Apollo 12 lunar orbit; Harrison Schmitt reported a crater flash during Apollo 17 surface operations. NASA's own 2026 assessment on the photographic and audio evidence states: 'no consensus about the nature of the phenomena depicted.'
On December 5, 1965, during the Gemini 7 mission, astronaut Frank Borman radioed Mission Control to report a 'bogey' at roughly 10 o'clock position, keeping pace with the spacecraft. The audio recording — now in the indexed archive set — captures Borman stating: 'We have a bogey at 10 o'clock high.' Mission Control acknowledged and attempted to identify the source. The object was initially attributed to the Titan II second stage from Gemini 7's own launch vehicle; however, NASA's 2026 archive note to the file states that the corresponding Titan II second stage had already decayed from orbit by the time of the sighting and could not account for the observed contact.
Borman's crewmate James Lovell also confirmed the sighting in subsequent interviews. Borman is one of the most experienced and credentialed astronauts in the NASA program — his subsequent command of Apollo 8 (the first crewed lunar orbit mission) underscores the reliability of his observational account. The Gemini 7 'bogey' report is catalogued as NASA-001 in the Now Declassified incident archive.
During the Apollo 12 mission in November 1969, Commander Pete Conrad formally reported an unidentified object maintaining a parallel course to the spacecraft during lunar orbit operations. Conrad's report described the object as maintaining parallel flight for approximately 40 minutes — a duration and consistency that rules out a brief reflection artifact or instrument glitch. Conrad noted the object 'appeared to have a structured surface,' distinguishing it from any known orbital debris or stray light source.
Apollo 12 mission file AP12-S69-60528 includes a photograph showing five distinct luminous phenomena above the lunar horizon. NASA's analysis of the photograph concluded the phenomena do not correspond to mission hardware, stars, or known optical artifacts. The 2026 archive release's NASA assessment note reads: 'no consensus about the nature of the phenomena depicted in AP12-S69-60528.' This is a formal NASA analytic conclusion that the photographic evidence remains unexplained by any conventional interpretation the agency has been able to apply. The case is indexed as NASA-002 in the archive.
The Apollo 17 mission in December 1972 produced two separate anomalies. First, a photograph taken during cislunar transit — traveling between Earth and Moon — shows three distinct luminous objects arranged in a precise equilateral triangle at an estimated 30,000 miles from the lunar surface. These photographs were not included in the original public mission archives; they were classified and appear for the first time in the public record in the 2026 NARA archive release.
Second, geologist-astronaut Harrison Schmitt radioed Mission Control during surface operations to report an unexplained flash north of Grimaldi crater. Commander Eugene Cernan confirmed the observation. Lunar surface flashes have no known geological mechanism consistent with the described characteristics. NASA's assessment note for both anomalies in the 2026 release states 'no consensus about the nature of either phenomenon' — consistent with NASA's assessment language for the Apollo 12 photographs. For researchers, the parallel language across two separate Apollo missions suggests a consistent analytic standard: NASA's own reviewers, applying formal assessment criteria, found both the photographs and the observations unexplained.
NASA astronauts occupy a unique position in the UAP evidence hierarchy. They are among the most extensively trained observers in the world: their professional background requires mastery of orbital mechanics, spacecraft systems, and astronomical phenomena. Unlike civilian witnesses, they have a professional context for immediately attributing any unusual observation to known causes (rocket stages, orbital debris, solar reflections, instrument artifacts). A NASA astronaut reporting something as genuinely unidentified has applied a more rigorous filter than most observers in any UAP case.
The Gemini and Apollo accounts are also notable because they are documented in official channels: a Mission Control radio transmission (Gemini 7), a formal flight report (Apollo 12), and an open radio exchange with Mission Control (Apollo 17 crater flash). None were submitted to the public or reported to UFO organizations; they were filed within the NASA operational record. The fact that they appear in the official archive — rather than emerging from later witness accounts — gives them a documentary chain of custody that is unusual in UAP research. The NASA UAP study (released in 2023) specifically acknowledged that astronaut and crew observations represent one of the higher-reliability data inputs for UAP analysis. The cases are indexed as NASA-001, NASA-002, and NASA-003 at nowdeclassified.com/incidents.
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Astronaut Frank Borman reported a 'bogey' keeping pace with Gemini 7 in orbit. Audio recording included in the current indexed archive set. NASA classified as 'unexplained orbital anomaly'.
Photograph shows five unexplained phenomena above the lunar horizon. Pete Conrad's filed report describes an object maintaining parallel course for approximately 40 minutes during lunar orbit.
Photograph shows three dots in triangular formation in the lunar sky. Harrison Schmitt reported a flash north of Grimaldi crater. NASA's assessment: 'no consensus about the nature'. Photographs not included in original public mission archives.