“Apollo 16 Scientific Debriefing”
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This debriefing includes presentations from principal investigators of various Apollo experiments. The principal investigators describe preliminary results of their work to educate the Apollo crews about what they’ve obtained from Apollo 16 to help prepare for Apollo 17. They also describe anomalies, such as a “flash” that was observed that had not yet been reported. The flash is mentioned beginning at 25:15.
Key points
- 🏛️ Official U.S. government release — batch 3 (Jun 12, 2026)
- Official file: NASA-UAP-D024
- Where: Houston, Texas
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