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NASA-UAP-VM006

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Apollo 17, 1972

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Agency
NASA
Incident date
1972As the catalogue writes it: “1972”
Place
Off the globe: MoonAs the catalogue writes it: “Moon”
Published in PURSUE
May 8, 2026
Records
1 record · Image

01 Official description

As part of the review of historical UAP materials under PURSUE, DOW has opened a case to investigate the accompanying NASA photograph from the Apollo 17 mission, taken December 1972. The image contains three “dots” in a triangular formation in the lower right quadrant of the lunar sky that is clearly visible upon magnification of the image. While this photo has been previously released and discussed by keen observers, there is no consensus about the nature of the anomaly. New preliminary US government analysis suggests the image feature is potentially the result of a physical object in the scene. Additionally, as part of this investigation, the government has obtained the original film from the Apollo 17 mission and the results of the full NASA and DOW analysis will be released when completed.

02 Catalogue records · 1

  1. NASA-UAP-VM006 · Image · NASA · May 8, 2026

    Apollo 17, 1972

    1972 · Moon

03 Related cases

Other catalogue cards from the same area or the same decade.

04 Sources

  1. [1]

    Record · U.S. Department of War

    Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters (PURSUE)

    Card, descriptions and comments: PURSUE catalogue, U.S. Department of War. The files are not hosted here; they open on their official site.

    Checked on Oct 4, 2026 · Open the original ↗

May contain errors by the AI and the editor · always check the official source.