Summary
This file collects memoranda, correspondence, reports, and other materials documenting scientific interest in the luminous phenomena reported by astronauts John Glenn and Walter Schirra during spaceflight. It includes transcripts of NASA interviews and debriefings with both astronauts, along with descriptions of luminous particles, in-flight experiences, and a circa-1955 analysis of meteoric particles entering the atmosphere.
Detail
This file contains memoranda, correspondence, reports, and other materials relating to contemporary scientific interest in investigating the nature of luminous phenomena reported by astronauts John Glenn and Walter Schirra during spaceflight. The collection includes transcripts from NASA interviews and debriefings with both astronauts about those observations.
It also contains material on scientific observations of atmospheric phenomena, including brief descriptions of luminous particles, experiences aboard spacecraft, and a circa-1955 theoretical analysis of meteoric particles entering the atmosphere. Pages 34-35, 55-56, 57-63, 64-113, and 122-127 contain content relevant to the PURSUE initiative, through which the file was released.
