1969 · Lunar orbit
Swann's 'cigars' in Apollo 11 and 16 photos
When1969 and 1972
WhereLunar orbit
Backing1 independent
Evidencesensor data
Two Apollo photos Swann reproduces in Penetration as 'cigar-shaped' objects. Both frames are real and were checked from the ASU scans.
Evidence, in date order (1)
- 1969NASA (ASU Apollo scans)sensor dataframes AS11-37-5438 and AS16-120-19238 exist and were checked from the scans Apollo frames AS11-37-5438 and AS16-120-19238 (ASU scans)
How plausible · Low
Two real Apollo frames that Swann read as cigar-shaped craft; the reading rests on him alone.
- ●○Access The image is public mission data.
- ●○No gain sought Nothing sold.
- ●○Checkable details check out Anyone can examine the frame.
- ●○Character record Swann worked in the documented SRI program.
Against
- −Lone source, no corroboration Swann's reading is the only one that calls it anomalous.
Plausibility weighs how well an account fits where secrecy hides the documents by design, so missing records never count against it. Strength measures what is documented. Assessed 2026-10-23.
Claims
AS11-37-5438 shows a glowing cigar with a vapour trail, and AS16-120-19238 an enormous cigar casting its shadow.analysisSourced, unconfirmedIngo Swann
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Apollo 11 missionApollo 16 missionIngo Swann personIngo Swann, 'Penetration: The Question of Extraterrestrial and Human Telepathy' (1998) document