The Pentagon has declassified UFO-related records that include audio from the Apollo 12 mission in 1969, featuring astronauts describing unexplained visual phenomena they observed during their spaceflight.

According to the declassified materials, the Apollo 12 crew reported seeing what they described as "streaks of light" while aboard their spacecraft. The audio recordings document the astronauts' real-time observations of these unexplained visual flashes.

The declassification is part of broader Pentagon efforts to release previously classified materials related to unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP), formerly known as UFOs. The military has been increasingly transparent about UAP encounters in recent years, releasing various records and acknowledging the existence of unexplained sightings.

Apollo 12 was NASA's second crewed lunar landing mission, launched in November 1969 with astronauts Pete Conrad, Alan Bean, and Richard Gordon. The mission successfully achieved its objectives, including a precision landing near the Surveyor 3 probe on the lunar surface.

The release of these historical records adds to the growing collection of declassified materials documenting unexplained phenomena encountered by military and civilian personnel during space operations and atmospheric flights.