1969 · Ocean of Storms, Moon
Apollo 12 lights released by war.gov (VM001-VM005)
AS12-46-6841 (war.gov NASA-UAP-VM001) · Project research image
WhenNovember 1969 (released May 8, 2026)
WhereOcean of Storms, Moon
Backing3 independent
Evidenceofficial records, documents
Five NASA surface photos from magazine 46 released in PURSUE batch 1 and listed as unresolved. Our neighbour-frame check: every light is a one-frame event except one that holds the same place in the camera view across 6846 and 6847 while the landscape shifts ~1000 px, and grows brighter.
Evidence, in date order (3)
- 1969NASA (Apollo 12 debriefing, PURSUE Release 2)documentcrew describe light streaks 'roughly in the same place' Apollo 12: lights 'escaping the Moon' and the tracking-light puzzle
- 8 May 2026Department of War (PURSUE batch 1)officialreleased the five Apollo 12 frames and listed them as unresolved war.gov/ufo
- ASU March to the Moon archivedocumentfull-resolution NASA scans of AS12-46-6841 to 6849 ASU scan
How plausible · High
Official NASA frames released by war.gov as unresolved; one light holds position across two frames.
- ●●Access NASA surface photos.
- ●●No gain sought Official release.
- ●●Character record NASA and war.gov.
- ●●Checkable details check out Released frames.
- ●●Physical traces or official reaction Film.
- ●○Restraint Listed as unresolved, no claim.
Plausibility weighs how well an account fits where secrecy hides the documents by design, so missing records never count against it. Strength measures what is documented. Assessed 2026-10-23.
On the record
- Frames: AS12-46-6841, 6846, 6847, 6848, 6849.
- Release 2 added an Apollo 12 debrief where the crew describe light streaks 'always a little bit above the center', 'roughly in the same place'; the doctors suggested particles passing through the eye.Apollo 12: lights 'escaping the Moon' and the tracking-light puzzleApollo 14 blue orbsApollo 17 three dots (war.gov VM006)
Claims
Max (Aldrin episode): other Apollo 12 frames show a trio of lights and an egg-shaped 'plasma ball' with a trail, and two archive scans of one frame differ (blocky cutouts in one). Frame numbers not given.Apollo 12: lights 'escaping the Moon' and the tracking-light puzzleApollo 14 blue orbsApollo 17 three dots (war.gov VM006)analysisSourced, unconfirmed
Where
Ocean of Storms, Moon
3.0°S 23.4°W on the Moon
war.gov files on this case (5)
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