TIER 2 — SIGNIFICANT
Apollo 17, 1972
FILE ID NASA-UAP-VM006TYPE IMAGEAGENCY NASACLASS UNCLASSIFIED
EVENT DETAILS
- DATE
- December 1972
- LOCATION
- Lunar Surface
DOCUMENT SUMMARY
An archival Apollo 17 photograph from December 1972 containing three dots in a triangular formation in the lower right quadrant of the lunar sky. Preliminary U.S. government analysis suggests the feature may represent a physical object. The original Apollo 17 film has been obtained by DoW for full analysis, results pending.
WHY IT MATTERS
This is the only PURSUE file currently under active additional investigation. The U.S. government has acknowledged obtaining the original Apollo 17 film and is conducting full analysis — making this one of the most consequential open UAP cases in the public record.
OBSERVED BEHAVIORS
AI ANALYSIS · rule-based-v1 · 5/26/2026
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Shared: Formation / Group
OFFICIAL SOURCE
View original document on war.gov (DoD)
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