Apollo 11 Crew Debriefing Sightings

Provisional — pending primary verification

Stated date

1969

Location

Cislunar transit

Agency

NASA

Official status

released; crew sightings assessed as likely SLA panels/booster

Substantiated

Evidence strength

How solid the official record is — source authority, corroboration, evidence quality, provenance, and disposition.

Partially Explained

Anomaly level

How far officials are from explaining it. Unexplained means officials haven’t explained it — never that it is extraterrestrial.

1969 Technical Crew Debriefing (PURSUE R01): Aldrin reported a sizeable object ~1 day out, a bright light (possible laser), and cabin flashes. Aldrin's own explanation: sunlight off an SLA panel/booster.

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