Event Brief
UFO files: Apollo 17 crew saw mysterious lights in 1972
Filed: May 08, 2026 at 2:00 PM ET
Summary: New Pentagon files say NASA’s Apollo 17 astronauts reported three dots and sparks resembling fireworks in 1972.
WHO: Pentagon
WHAT: Pentagon released files describing Apollo 17 astronauts’ 1972 UFO-like sightings
WHEN: May 08, 2026 at 1:32 PM ET
WHERE: Location not specified
WHY: No specific cause was reported.
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