Brief
Scott Carpenter
The claims the writer was given for Scott Carpenter, in the order they were given.
1
During the Mercury-Atlas 7 spaceflight, Scott Carpenter observed white particles below the spacecraft.
“I have some more of the white particles in view below the capsule.”
NASA-UAP-D013, Mercury Atlas 7, May 24, 1962 2026-07-11 00:00:00.9-00:00:06.5 observation first hand
2
Scott Carpenter observed that the white particles he saw during the Mercury-Atlas 7 spaceflight appeared to be travelling at exactly his own speed.
“They appear to be traveling exactly my speed.”
NASA-UAP-D013, Mercury Atlas 7, May 24, 1962 2026-07-11 00:00:09.2-00:00:12.0 observation first hand
3
Scott Carpenter observed one of the particles drifting off and moving faster than his own spacecraft during the Mercury-Atlas 7 spaceflight.
“There is one drifting off. It's going faster than I am, as a matter of fact.”
NASA-UAP-D013, Mercury Atlas 7, May 24, 1962 2026-07-11 00:00:12.3-00:00:21.8 observation first hand
4
Scott Carpenter had not seen great numbers of the particles during the Mercury-Atlas 7 spaceflight, but had seen a few of them.
“I haven't seen the great numbers of these particles, but I've seen a few of them.”
NASA-UAP-D013, Mercury Atlas 7, May 24, 1962 2026-07-11 00:00:28.9-00:00:34.2 observation first hand
5
Scott Carpenter observed that the motion of the particles during the Mercury-Atlas 7 spaceflight was random.
“Their motion is random.”
NASA-UAP-D013, Mercury Atlas 7, May 24, 1962 2026-07-11 00:00:34.7-00:00:35.7 observation first hand
6
Scott Carpenter considered the particles observed during the Mercury-Atlas 7 spaceflight to look exactly like snowflakes.
“They look exactly like snowflakes to me.”
NASA-UAP-D013, Mercury Atlas 7, May 24, 1962 2026-07-11 00:00:37.1-00:00:39.6 opinion first hand
7
Ground Control asked Scott Carpenter, during the Mercury-Atlas 7 spaceflight, whether he had tried a return, and Carpenter responded negatively, stating he needed to get within scanner limits first.
“Ground Control: Have you tried a return? Scott Carpenter: Negative. Let me get within scanner limits first.”
NASA-UAP-D013, Mercury Atlas 7, May 24, 1962 2026-07-11 00:00:43.2-00:00:49.8 testimony first hand
8
Scott Carpenter needed to adjust his spacecraft's attitude to within scanner limits during the Mercury-Atlas 7 spaceflight.
“I must adjust my attitude to within scanner limits first.”
NASA-UAP-D013, Mercury Atlas 7, May 24, 1962 2026-07-11 00:00:53.7-00:00:58.7 testimony first hand
9
Scott Carpenter observed more particles during the Mercury-Atlas 7 spaceflight that definitely looked like snowflakes.
“There were some more of those little particles. They definitely looked like snowflakes this time.”
NASA-UAP-D013, Mercury Atlas 7, May 24, 1962 2026-07-11 00:01:31.6-00:01:37.4 observation first hand
10
Wally Schirra and Scott Carpenter feel the Glenn effect, involving reported snowflakes and fireflies observed during spaceflight, is frost of some nature coming off the spacecraft capsule.
“You know, the snowflakes, the fireflies, now both Schirra and Carpenter seem to feel that it's frost of some nature off of the capsule”
NASA-UAP-D023, Interview Excerpt with Astronaut Gordon Cooper, 1962 2026-07-11 00:01:43.5-00:01:52.9 opinion second hand