NASA-UAP-D023 is a NASA audio interview excerpt released in PURSUE Release 03 on June 12, 2026. The Department of War lists the agency as NASA and the incident date as November 1962; no incident location is given.12
A 1962 Cronkite Interview Excerpt
The release description states that in November 1962, journalist Walter Cronkite interviewed astronaut Gordon Cooper, and that in this excerpt Cronkite asks Cooper about his views regarding the nature of unidentified flying objects, a subject in which Cooper had previously expressed an interest. The record is a media interview excerpt, not a government investigation or sensor record. DVIDS hosts the matching public audio entry and a direct MP4 rendition of the clip.34
Cooper's Stated Views
According to the release description, Cooper opines that "a large number of exceptionally well-qualified people have seen objects" without a "logical explanation," and speculates on the existence of other planets with "a livable atmosphere" and that maybe there are "some type of human life" out there. These are the astronaut's personal opinions and speculation as expressed on camera, framed as commentary rather than as official findings.1
What The Record Supports
NASA-UAP-D023 is a primary audiovisual record of a prominent astronaut's publicly stated 1962 views on unidentified objects and extraterrestrial life. It does not establish any sighting, identification, or government position; the excerpt is opinion and speculation offered in a journalistic interview, with no observational data, location, or analytical determination attached.