Astronaut Scientific Debriefings, 1962-1963

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Scientific Debriefing
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Cooper:
Yes, it got dimmer.
Mercer:
Cou1d you see _lights of cities through J.a¥ers of cl~dst
Cooper: 'I saw a lot. of cities underneath the clouds.
yaw ~ignments was over Shangpai. •
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Mercer:
Were light patterns more •distinctive than individual bright lights?
Cooper:
Yes.
I was ,over the ·east coast of.Australia. · . I saw t~e very:
distinct city l.ight patterns there around the Melbourne area.
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Paul:
When the light dim:Ded .out did ·you lose the-l.ight
Cooper:
I l.ost both in ·much the same period of ·time. :
·Jones:
Did the ground-li~ _appear sharp as a point .source or·was it
diff'u.sed?
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·Cooper:
:Ct was more' diff'u.sed.
Not a sharp point.
single light but it -was not like the stars.
Smith: You think a: flashing light would be preferable?
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