{"type":"documents","slug":"2026-pursue-release-02-057-nasa-uap-d008-apollo-12-medical-debriefing-tape-12-1969","title":"NASA-UAP-D008, Apollo 12 Medical Debriefing - Tape 12, 1969","url":"https://disclosdex.com/documents/2026-pursue-release-02-057-nasa-uap-d008-apollo-12-medical-debriefing-tape-12-1969","description":"Apollo 12 crew describe light flashes seen in the dark; NASA determined the phenomena were internal to the astronauts' vision, not external sources.","date":"1969-01-01T00:00:00.000Z","tags":["Audio"],"updated":"2026-05-22T00:00:00.000Z","disclosureRating":4,"connectionCount":0,"content":{"markdown":"NASA-UAP-D008 is a NASA audio record released in PURSUE Release 02 on May 22, 2026. According to the PURSUE the release record, the contributing agency is NASA, the incident date is 1969, and the location is Texas, the site of the post-mission medical debriefing.[^1][^2]\n\n<Video url=\"https://d34w7g4gy10iej.cloudfront.net/video/2605/DOD_111721693/DOD_111721693.mp4\" controls />\n\n## The Medical Debriefing\n\nThe excerpt is drawn from a medical debriefing of the Apollo 12 crew: Commander Charles \"Pete\" Conrad, Command Module Pilot Richard \"Dick\" F. Gordon, and Lunar Module Pilot Alan L. Bean. Each astronaut described observations of light flashes, or \"streaks of lights,\" that occurred in the dark as they tried to sleep. The audio was made available on the DVIDS platform as part of the PURSUE Release 02 disclosure.[^3][^4]\n\n## Cosmic-Ray Hypothesis and NASA's Determination\n\nThe release note records that the NASA medical team considered whether similar phenomena previously reported by Apollo 11 Lunar Module Pilot Buzz Aldrin had been attributable to exposure of the retina by cosmic rays. NASA later determined that the phenomena reported by the Apollo 12 flight crew were internal to the astronauts' vision rather than external light sources.\n\n## What The Record Supports\n\nNASA-UAP-D008 documents first-person crew descriptions of light flashes and the medical team's contemporaneous inquiry into their cause. Per the release, the matter was resolved: NASA concluded the flashes were internal to the astronauts' vision, not external objects or unidentified phenomena. The record preserves the debriefing audio and NASA's stated determination; it does not describe an external, unidentified phenomenon and does not remain unresolved.\n\n## References\n\n[^1]: [Department of War PURSUE page](https://www.war.gov/UFO/#release)\n\n[^2]: [Department of War PURSUE data file (uap-data.csv)](https://www.war.gov/Portals/1/Interactive/2026/UFO/uap-data.csv)\n\n[^3]: [NASA-UAP-D008, Apollo 12 Medical Debriefing - Tape 12, 1969 DVIDS page](https://www.dvidshub.net/video/1007870/nasa-uap-d008-apollo-12-medical-debriefing-tape-12-1969)\n\n[^4]: [NASA-UAP-D008, Apollo 12 Medical Debriefing - Tape 12, 1969 MP4](https://d34w7g4gy10iej.cloudfront.net/video/2605/DOD_111721693/DOD_111721693.mp4)","readingTime":"2 min read"},"relatedRecords":[],"citation":{"canonicalUrl":"https://disclosdex.com/documents/2026-pursue-release-02-057-nasa-uap-d008-apollo-12-medical-debriefing-tape-12-1969","title":"NASA-UAP-D008, Apollo 12 Medical Debriefing - Tape 12, 1969","publisher":"Disclosdex","retrievedFrom":"https://disclosdex.com/api/v1/documents/2026-pursue-release-02-057-nasa-uap-d008-apollo-12-medical-debriefing-tape-12-1969","license":"CC-BY-4.0"}}