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[00:00] Chemical control here again. Earlier in the flight, you'll recall at the start of the [00:06] second revolution, we had a reference to several objects that the crew spotted. This was in [00:13] the area of Antigua. Due to a mechanical breakdown, we did not have that portion of the tape available [00:21] for you. This was a line breakdown between Building 30 and our news center in Building [00:29] 6. Since then, we have dubbed the tape off the master tape here in the control center, [00:39] and we are now prepared to play it for you. It contains references to sighting not only [00:46] some particles, but as well as an unidentified object, plus the booster. Here's that tape. [00:56] We'll play it for you now. [00:58] Loud and clear. Seven, go ahead. [01:05] This is Houston. Say again, Seven. [01:17] Roger. [01:19] 77, is that the booster, or is that an unidentified object? [01:35] No, it's an actual sighting. [01:40] Say again, Seven. [01:42] Roger. We have several. It looks like there are three up there, actual sighting. [01:47] Do you have any more information, estimate distance or size? [01:52] Roger. We also have the booster in sight. [01:55] I understand you also have the booster in sight. Roger. [01:59] We have very, very many. It looks like hundreds of little particles going by from the left [02:07] out about three to four miles. [02:14] I understand you have many small particles going by on the left at what distance? [02:21] Four miles. [02:23] Roger. It looks like a gas or a gas ballistic disintegration. [02:30] Roger. I understand they're about three to four miles away. [02:33] They're a gas matter. You're in a polar orbit. [02:37] Roger. And I understand they were about three to four miles away. [02:41] They're in a turbine. [02:45] Roger. [02:54] Gemini 7, Houston. [02:58] Were these particles in addition to the booster and the bogey at 10 o'clock high? [03:06] Yes. [03:08] Roger. [03:10] Houston, this is Seven. [03:13] Go ahead. [03:15] I have the booster on my side. It's a brilliant body of the sun, just a black background. [03:21] There's brilliant particles around it. [03:25] Roger. What direction is it from you? [03:28] It's about at my two o'clock position. [03:33] Does that mean it's ahead of you? [03:37] Seven is ahead of us at two o'clock, slowly doubling. [03:40] Roger. [04:09] Four is final. [04:39] Two o'clock final. [04:57] Two o'clock final. [05:06] Nine one, Sagan. [05:24] Gemini Control here again. [05:26] The reference in that conversation to the third unidentified object, of course, was the bogey. [05:38] There were several references to the bogey. [05:41] This is the unidentified object in addition to particles which appear to be headed in a polar orbit, you heard Frank Borman say, [05:50] plus Jim Lovell discussing the booster. [05:54] It was Borman who reported sighting the bogey. [06:00] This is Gemini Control, Houston, at four hours, 24 minutes into the flight.