NASA-UAP-VM002, Apollo 12, 1969

NASA-UAP-VM002 is an archival photograph from the Apollo 12 lunar landing mission (1969), released by NASA on May 8, 2026, as part of the PURSUE Release 01 declassification program. The image shows the lunar surface as viewed from the Apollo 12 landing site. Two areas in the frame, labeled "Area 1" and "Area 2," have been highlighted by annotators; both appear slightly right of center, above the lunar horizon, and contain unidentified phenomena. The document type is classified as an image (IMG), and no accompanying OCR text is available.

The record is notable primarily because it represents an officially released NASA photograph from a crewed lunar mission that has been formally flagged for containing anomalous visual content. The agency-added annotations indicate institutional acknowledgment of the areas of interest, though the release documentation explicitly states the highlights carry no analytical or investigative conclusion. No further contextual materials, witness statements, or technical analyses are included in this release, leaving the nature of the highlighted phenomena undetermined.