UNCLASSIFIED // PUBLIC RELEASERELEASE 04 · JULY 10, 2026

PENTAGON UFO FILE · AUDIO · NASA-UAP-D026

Apollo 14 Debriefing, 1971

NASAIncident: February 18, 1971TexasLength 1:36:31
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This file contains segment 1 of 2 of the Apollo 14 post-mission crew debriefing at the Manned Spacecraft Center (now Johnson Space Center), Houston, Texas. In the recording, crew members and debriefers discuss the “light flash phenomena,” a then novel, now well-documented biological effect where high-energy cosmic rays pass through the eye and strike the retina, causing the perception of light streaks or flashes. The questioners attempt to distinguish the characteristics of the observed phenomena. The debriefing continues in the next file (NASA-UAP-D027), which contains some overlapping audio content.

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The description is the government’s own, from war.gov/UFO, released on July 10, 2026. The Pentagon calls these unresolved cases — publishing a file does not mean it shows anything anomalous.

Last updated October 13, 2026