Gemini 5 Technical Debriefing, Part II, 1965

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Conrad
Like a nice candle flame.
Cooper
It just goes up in just a contained column almost -­
in fact the column appeared t o me to be no bigger
around t han t hat saucer.
Conrad
That 's right, if it was that round.
Cooper
Some 4 to 5 inches maybe, in diameter at the most
and just went right s t raight up for a period,
distance of about 4 to 5 feet I guess where it
faded, something like t hat.
Conrad
Oh, I didn't really think it went that high.
I
really didn't think the thing stuck up more t han
about a foot .
That i t was visible light that would
bother you.
Cooper
Well, it would bother you, but I could actually
detect when they would fire, I could actually see
from the pitch down--I could see t hat going almost
to the t op of the window on something on the order
of about a 4 foot dent where you could see any
line at all. I'm tal king about where it fades
you lmow completely.
And it's act ually only a
couple of feet out from where the light is r eally
bright.
Conrad
The t hing that I thought of when first I ever
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