Astronaut Scientific Debriefings, 1962-1963

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There would not only be an electric charge, there would be a differential charge between the window and the outside of the capsule which could explain __.

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Well, that's a pretty tough one. I don't know. That would be like-- I hate to be too positive because it might lead you astray but I keep coming back to the fireflies again and again. Very, very similar to looking out at this-- a big firefly or little firefly. Looking out on a real dark night in a pasture this might be a small firefly up close and a big firefly farther away. As you drift through these things they go by, they all look reasonably uniform. The ones that are up close and some of the luminous ones were up very close.

Definitely, did that make sense?

As they would be up close and then drift away they didn't appear to diminish their light very rapidly. Just like seeing a firefly again.

Well John you kept your date with us promptly. I think we should let you go promptly.

I hate to break this up too because I went to find out what these things are. I don't know what to tell you. I'm afraid I'm about dry on new information.

I won't ask you what did they say John __.

I may have to go back and check them. I'm ready.

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