NASA-UAP-VM006 is an image record associated with the Apollo 17 mission, dated December 1972, released under the Department of War's PURSUE program on May 8, 2026. The record concerns a photograph taken during the mission showing three small dots arranged in a triangular formation in the lower right quadrant of the lunar sky. The image is a previously public NASA photograph that has circulated among researchers, though no authoritative explanation for the formation has been established.
The record is notable because preliminary U.S. government analysis indicates the feature may represent a physical object in the scene rather than a photographic artifact, film defect, or processing anomaly โ a conclusion that distinguishes this review from prior informal assessments. The government states it has obtained the original Apollo 17 mission film for further analysis, with full NASA and DOW findings pending release. No OCR text is available, and no redactions are described, but the incomplete analysis means the record is functionally preliminary at time of release.