NASA-UAP-D014 / MERCURY-REDSTONE 4, JULY 21, 1961
During the recovery of the fourth launch and second crewed spaceflight of Project Mercury, Mercury-Redstone 4 (MR-4) Liberty Bell 7, the recovery team discusses a dye pack in the water that did not activate.
About this recording
NASA-UAP-D014 / MERCURY-REDSTONE 4, JULY 21, 1961 is a declassified NASA mission audio recording from North Atlantic Ocean, dated 7/21/61. It is part of PURSUE Release 02 — the Department of War’s second tranche of UAP-related records, declassified on 2026-05-22 — and is hosted by the Department of Defense via the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service (DVIDS).
AARO assessment
During the recovery of the fourth launch and second crewed spaceflight of Project Mercury, Mercury-Redstone 4 (MR-4) Liberty Bell 7, the recovery team discusses a dye pack in the water that did not activate.
How to listen
The audio can be played and downloaded directly from the official DVIDS asset page. UAP.WATCH does not host the audio file directly to preserve the government chain-of-custody. All 7 PURSUE Release 02 audio recordings are listed in the browse archive.
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