Declassified UAP

NASA-UAP-VM002

Apollo 12, 1969

Agency
NASA
Format
Photograph
Incident date
1969
Place
Moon
Released
Release 01, May 8, 2026
Source
war.gov
Topics
Photos & film, Spaceflight

Description from war.gov

This archival photograph depicts the lunar surface as viewed from the landing site of Apollo 12. This image features two highlighted areas of interest, labeled “Area 1” and “Area 2,” slightly to the right of the vertical axis of the frame, above the horizon, in which unidentified phenomena are visible. This image has been modified from its original state to assist viewers in identifying specific areas of interest. These highlights are provided for contextual purposes only. Such alterations do not constitute an analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination regarding the nature or significance of the subject matter.
NASA-UAP-VM002, Apollo 12, 1969, as released by war.gov
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Machine summary

Written by Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Anthropic) on May 22, 2026, from the record's text and war.gov's description. It is not part of the record and can contain errors; check it against the document.

NASA-UAP-VM002 is an archival photograph from the Apollo 12 lunar landing mission (1969), released by NASA on May 8, 2026, as part of the PURSUE Release 01 declassification program. The image shows the lunar surface as viewed from the Apollo 12 landing site. Two areas in the frame, labeled "Area 1" and "Area 2," have been highlighted by annotators; both appear slightly right of center, above the lunar horizon, and contain unidentified phenomena. The document type is classified as an image (IMG), and no accompanying OCR text is available.

The record is notable primarily because it represents an officially released NASA photograph from a crewed lunar mission that has been formally flagged for containing anomalous visual content. The agency-added annotations indicate institutional acknowledgment of the areas of interest, though the release documentation explicitly states the highlights carry no analytical or investigative conclusion. No further contextual materials, witness statements, or technical analyses are included in this release, leaving the nature of the highlighted phenomena undetermined.

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