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Alan Bean
Apollo 12 lunar module pilot and later painter. On the Apollo 12 transcript (war.gov NASA-UAP-D001, 05:19:27:25) he describes flashes of light 'escaping the Moon'. He repeatedly described the lunar sky as shiny black like 'patent leather' (Discover 1994, the Guardian, his book Apollo), and his 1984 painting of Apollo 14 shows reflective specks in the sky.
What Alan Bean said (1 claims)
“Bean: the lunar sky was shiny 'patent leather' black. Alan Bean used the phrase repeatedly (Discover 1994, the Guardian, his book Apollo) and said he couldn't see stars; his paintings show reflective specks in the sky.”firsthandOn the recordApollo 12: lights 'escaping the Moon' and the tracking-light puzzle