'We Have a Bogey at Ten O’Clock High’

'We Have a Bogey at Ten O’Clock High’

A newly declassified set of Pentagon and FBI files has revived one of the most debated incidents from the early years of human spaceflight — the moment Gemini 7 astronauts Frank Borman and Jim Lovell reported seeing a mysterious object while orbiting Earth in December 1965. 

Gemini 7 Incidence 

The incident occurred during Gemini 7, NASA’s fourth crewed Gemini mission and only the 10th human spaceflight in history. Launched on December 4, 1965, Borman and Lovell spent 14 days in orbit and completed 206 revolutions around Earth.

During the mission, Borman unexpectedly radioed Houston control with the words: “We have a bogey at ten o’clock high.”

Mission control immediately responded: “Gemini-7, is that the booster or is that a natural sighting?”

Borman clarified: “We have debris up here — this is an actual sighting.”

‘A Brilliant Body’ Surrounded by Particles.'

As the conversation continued, Lovell described a strange object visible against space.

“I have the booster on my side,” he said. “It’s a brilliant body in the sun against a black background with trillions of particles on it.”

Compiled by 

Ms Naresh kuwar