NASA long attributed the fragments to thermal insulation flaking off the spacecraft; the 2026 PURSUE release walks that explanation back. SOURCE →
Trump Drops UFO Files - Apollo Missions Reveal Strange Objects Hovering Over the Moon
The PURSUE release includes Apollo 17 transcript audio of Evans, Cernan, and Schmitt narrating the 'Fourth of July' fragments.
UFO Sightings in Outer Space - Apollo 17
Documents the Apollo 17 'Fourth of July' fragments transcript and the original NASA insulation explanation.
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