Space Quote: Houston, We Have Glitter on the Moon

Posted on by onespaceman2000
Image (Credit): Image of the three dots NASA’s Apollo 17 crew reported seeing during their lunar visit. (NASA)

“Now we’ve go a few very bright particles or fragments or something that go drifting by as we maneuver.”

“There’s a whole [bunch] of big ones on my window down there – just bright. It looks like the Fourth of July out of Ron’s window.”

-Statements by Apollo 17 Command Module Pilot Ronald Evans and Lunar Module Pilot Harrison Schmitt, respectively, per a recently released Department of Defense document that is part of information being released that may apply to UFOs. Of course, as you read more of the transcript, you will find that the astronauts casually discuss how these particles look like “jagged, angular fragments” that may be ice chunks or paint chips. The media is certainly playing up the various sightings and issues, but I recommend reading of the transcripts to get a better feel for what was said and the various explanations proposed.