Welcome back everyone - I hope you guys got a chance to watch our first scary astronaut
stories - here it is up here if you wanna go check it out right now - its still doing
really well and getting a lot of love so we thought we wouldnt wait any longer and wed
just make a part 2 because theres so many good astronaut stories still out there.
Seriously, as I was finding some of these I was like - how did I miss these out in the
first part?
Nevermind, theyre in this video now, this is gonna be good, my name is Danny Burke and
this is the Top 10 Scary Astronaut Stories - Part 2.
Starting off at number 10 we have The Fireflies[a].
In February 1962, John Glenn noticed something strange outside the window while aboard the
Friendship 7 spacecraft.
He noticed strange glowing particles floating in space nearby.
He radiod down to mission control saying -This is Friendship Seven.
Ill try to describe what Im in here.
I am in a big mass of some very small particles that are brilliantly lit up like theyre luminescent.
I never saw anything like it.
They round a little; theyre coming by the capsule, and they look like little stars.
A whole shower of them coming by.
They swirl around the capsule and and go infront of the window and theyre all brilliantly lighted.
They probably average maybe 7 or 8 feet apart, but I can see them all down below me also-
… John then went on to say that they were moving very slowly and seemed to match his
current speed.
After a thorough investigation, NASA scientists deduced that they the lights were frost flakes
that were being lit up as they fell away from the craft.
They admitted that they do look a lot like fireflies.
Of course, there are still people out there though that insist this may have been first
contact with some space bugs ...
Next up at number 9 we have The Glass Dome[b].
Richard Hoagland is an author who wrote a conspiracy theory book about the Apollo missions
called Dark Mission.
In it, he claims that ancient builders constructed enormous domes enclosing huge areas of the
moons surface.
They would have had water and air inside at one point.
He claims that there are hidden lunar cities that appear blurred and distorted because
theyre being viewed through the glass.
Of course, the next question is - where is he getting this from?
Well, he points out that Apollo 12 astronaut Alan Bean said that on that mission, space
seen from the lunar surface was black but shiny, as if it was being viewed through glass.
Hoagland uses this as proof of his glass dome theory saying -Space should be velvet black.
It should be inky black.
It should be infinity, unending, deep, endless black.
It shouldnt be shiny.
This is something that Alan Bean has denied and does not claim himself, but the story
has gained traction among some conspiracy theory groups …
Moving on to number 8 we have Musa Manarov[c].
Thats the name of this former cosmonaut who is known for spending 541 consecutive days
in space.
Its safe to say he was an experienced cosmonaut who received numerous awards and honors.
In all those years, he never reported anything too out of the ordinary - except for one time
in 1991.
That year, Manarov was on a mission to the MIR space station and was filming a visiting
space capsule dock nearby.
As he filmed its approach he saw an object that looked like it was coming off the spacecraft.
Heres some of that footage so you can see for yourself.
*tell Ed keep playing it* … whatever that was - it freaked our Marov who became convinced
he had seen something unusual.
He said he knew there was nothing that could come loose at that point during the docking
procedure.
As he continued to watch the object it floated downwards and away from the capsule.
When this footage began to be shared around the world, some people claimed it was nothing
more than space junk, but Manarov said he knows what he saw up there - and it was definitely
not space junk ...
Next up at number 7 we have The Dots[d].
In March 2017, UFO hunters claimed they had found proof of aliens in NASAs own footage.
The video in question shows Astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti demonstrating how to operate
window shutters at the ISS.
As she talks to the camera, we see several white objects coming into view.
The UFO community quickly jumped on this and referred to it as the smoking gun - there
was no denying an alien coverup now.
Of course, theres always 2 sides to the story.
Scott Brando is a man who forensically examines alleged UFO pictures and videos - he gave
this video the same treatment and concluded that the lights were either lens reflections
or ice particles.
Moving on to number 6 we have the Organic Being[e].
In August 2018, former NASA astronaut Leland Melvin tweeted out that he he saw something
curved and organic looking floating outside of his craft while aboard the space shuttle
Atlantis.
Naturally, the first thing he did was tell NASA about it but they said what he was seeing
was not extraterrestrial but a piece of ice.
When he shared this story on twitter, the twitter account for UFO Sightings Daily asked
him if he thought NASA was lying.
They believed that his opinion of something looking organic is more reliable than the
opinion of someone on ground control over 400 miles away.
Melvin replied that he didnt think so but you never know.
Some even thought that Melvin made the whole thing up to entertain people.
All of this has left many questions about his story - ice or organic?
Only Melvin really knows …
Moving on to number 5 we have The Wolves[f].
This is terrifying story from Russian cosmonaut Alexi Leonov.
In 1965, he famously performed the first space walk ever.
It was a success - but it was very nearly a disaster.
During the walk, he experienced both air leaks in his suit and material unexpectedly stiffening.
This meant he was almost unable to cram himself back inside the capsule - he had to lower
his suit pressure and risk getting the bends when he was inside.
If that wasnt bad enough, his craft went off course during re entry and landed in the Ural
mountains where he and his commander were forced to wait for rescue as howling wolves
began to encircle them.
How crazy is that?
Next time you think youve had a bad day, just spare a thought for Alexi Leonov …
Alright at the number 4 spot now we have The Cryptic Message[g].
In 2016, NASA astronaut Scott Kelly gave an interview that conspiracy theorists say contained
cryptic messages about seeing aliens in space.
In the video, he talked about his 340 days on the international space station, but then
people say he slipped up and mentioned a coverup by NASA and the US government.
Kelly was asked about his bodys response to being in space for so long.
He said -Adjusting to space is easier than adjusting to Earth for me.
I don't think I ever felt completely normal up there.
I think coming back to gravity is harder than leaving gravity, so maybe the laiens got it
a lot easier than we do- …
it was that mentioning of the word alien that sent alarm bells ringing among the conspiracy
theorists.
He also spoke a virtual reality game that the astronauts play on the ISS which simulated
an alien attack on the space station.
Once again, conspiracy theorists were asking why would NASA create such a violent game,
especially one with a terrifying scenario.
Once again, this is one of those stories where its NASAs word against people who just don't
trust NASA - what do you guys think?
Moving on to number 3 we have The Flashing Lights[h].
This is a very famous set of stories if youre familiar with the moon landings.
During the Apollo missions that took astronauts to the moon for the first time, several astronauts
reported seeing strange flashing lights.
They claimed that these lights flashed in their eyeballs even when their eyes were closed.
On one mission, astronaut Charles Duke wore a helmet, closed his eyes and described the
light flashes he was seeing to his team.
He said they were clusters of white streaks - they happened at the same moment his helmeted
recorded cosmic rays passing through his helmet and head.
Coincidence?
Well apparently not - NASA confirmed that the astronauts were seeing cosmic rays - something
we don't see here on Earth because theyre absorbed by our atmosphere.
Theyre so powerful that you can see them in space even with your eyes closed …
Moving on to number 2 we have The Floater[i].
On the morning of August 19th, 2013, NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy noticed something
floating outside of the International Space Station.
Heres a little clip for you to see for yourself.
AS MUCH AS CAN.
Cassidy noticed this near the Progress cargo vehicle.
He called down to mission control Houston and took some video of it.
At first, NASA was just as confused as he was.
Was this a UFO?
It certainly fit the literal description of an unidentified flying object.
After a lot of speculation, NASA identified it as an antenna cover from Russias Zvezda
service module.
However, many people remain unconvinced.
They believe that the object is something extra terrestrial, something not of human
origin - and that NASA has made up this cover story to avoid public alarm.
Personally, I believe NASA - what do you guys think?
And finally at number 1 now we have The Saucer[j].
This story comes from Donald Slayton, an astronaut during the Mercury missions.
He revealed in an interview that he saw UFOs in 1951.
He said -I was testing a P-51 fighter in Minneapolis when I spotted this object.
I was at about 10,000 feet on a nice, bright, sunny afternoon.
I thought the object was a kite, then I realized that no kite is gonna fly that high.
As I got closer it looked like a weather balloon, grey and about three feet in diameter.
But as soon as I got behind the darn thing it didn't look like a balloon anymore.
It looked like a saucer, a disk.
About the same time, I realized that it was suddenly going away from me - and there I
was, running at about 300 miles per hour.
I tracked it for a little way, and then all of a sudden the damn thing just took off.
It pulled about a 45 degree climbing turn and accelerated and just flat disappeared-
… this story is of particular interest to UFO enthusiasts because neither Slayton or
NASA have provided an explanation for this speedy saucer.
So what do you guys think of those?
Do you want more?
The good think about scary astronaut stories is that theres quite a few good ones out there
- I think thats because space itself is a bit of a scary concept - anyone who goes up
there is gonna have a crazy story to tell - and some of them are quite scary as well.
Let me know all your thoughts, thanks for watching as always guys, my name is Danny
Burke and Ill see you all in the next video!