An Apollo 17 astronaut couldn’t hide his surprise when he saw a UFO on the Moon…
Apollo 17 (December 7–19, 1972) was the final mission of NASA’s Apollo program, the last time humans set foot on the Moon or traveled beyond low-Earth orbit.
Commander Gene Cernan and Lunar Module Pilot Harrison Schmitt walked on the Moon, while Command Module Pilot Ronald Evans orbited above.
Gene Cernan. (Credit NASA)
Harrison Schmitt. (Credit NASA)
NASA astronauts usually follow a script and know exactly what to say and when. However, this astronaut was very surprised by something he had never seen before. He forgot his lines and no longer followed the script.
Instead, a long, unplanned discussion and conversation begins. The astronaut is genuinely surprised. Unlike his colleague, who seems to be in charge.
The astronaut asks what those objects flying over his head were. Then he becomes hilarious. The second astronaut is shocked and doesn’t know what to say either.
This was not planned and was not in the script. However, he is aware of the fact that they are being watched by NASA officials.
After a brief period of silence, he says it was a blast coming from the rover’s orb-shaped high-gain antenna disk.
More objects begin to fly by and again we hear genuine excitement. Then the astronaut realizes he has said something he shouldn’t have said on camera.
So what do you think after seeing the footage? Was it an antenna blown off? Explosive Styrofoam? Or is someone not telling us the truth and these two astronauts had some “visits” that happened?
