Apollo 17 crew reported seeing unidentified bright sparks that lit up space like ‘Fourth of July’: UFO files

The Apollo 17 lunar crew once reported seeing unidentified strange bright sparks that lit up space like the “Fourth of July,” according to newly released UFO files released by the Pentagon on Friday.

UFO docs: 'Unidentified phenomena' seen in photos from Apollo moon missions

A tranche of information involving unidentified anomalous phenomena released by the Pentagon included photos from the Apollo missions, denoting UAPs visible above the lunar horizon.

3 Photos of Apollo 17: Pentagon Unveils NASA Photo of 'Three Lights' on Moon's Surface

A newly declassified Pentagon file has revealed a NASA Apollo 17 photograph showing three unexplained lights above the Moon's surface, now classed as an unresolved UAP case.

Declassified Apollo moon docs describe unexplained mysteries, UFO lights 'like the Fourth of July'

Apollo astronauts described lights "sailing off into space" and skies like the "Fourth of July" in newly declassified Pentagon UFO transcripts.

Apollo Flight Director Gerry Griffin to Keynote at the National Space Society’s ISDC Conference

The 44th Annual International Space Development Conference is in McLean, VA, June 4-7, 2026 The Apollo Program was a

NASA UFO files, Artemis II photos, science highlight 321 Launch newsletter

NASA UFO files from Apollo 17, Artemis II photos and deep-space science updates highlight 321 Launch, FLORIDA TODAY's weekly space newsletter.