UFO on the Moon in Apollo Days-Debunked? Review

In UFO on the moon in Apollo Days? You decide I posted a photograph that is alleged to be an official NASA photograph showing a UFO observing activities of Apollo 14 in 1971.

I had searched the NASA GRIN (Great Images in NASA) database for both numbers assigned to the photo, as well as performing a web search. I was unable to find any photo online with those numbers, although they are apparently NASA sequence numbers.

Of course, not all NASA photos may be online. So I dug a little deeper.

Shown above is an authentic NASA Apollo 14 image (#AS14-66-9306). Look at the lower right–see the bursts of color? Another UFO photo?

Nope.

It shows Antares on the Frau Mauro Highlands on Feb. 5, 1971. And here’s the explanation NASA provided:

A front view of the Apollo 14 Lunar Module “Antares”, which reflects a circular flare caused by the brilliant sun. The unusual ball of light was said by the astronauts to have a jewel-like appearance. At extreme left, the lower slope of Cone Crater can be seen.

For good measure, I found another Apollo 14 photo with lights nearby. This is #AS14-67-9367. cropped to accent the lights in the right corner.

UFO encounter? Nope.  NASA records state:

The Apollo 14 Lunar Module (LM) “Antares” is photographed against a brilliant sun glare during the first extravehicular activity (EVA-1)

Do these two pictures, both with “UFO-shaped” lights that are explained, debunk the prior claim? I think so.

But, others disagree. At Above Top Secret, a discussion thread yielded this:

According to Ken Johnston, former LRL manager of NASA’s photographic lunar archive in the early 1970’s, he gave a first-hand account of how he was specifically instructed by his NASA managers toward the end of the Apollo Program to destroy unique Apollo records.

Here’s a link to Ken Johnston’s  biography and a blog for Dark Mission - The Secret History of NASA by Richard C. Hoagland and Mike Bara. (Which I haven’t yet read but intend to.)

Obviously, there are people who believe that NASA is deliberately hiding and/or destroying records of contacts with UFOs and aliens. Others disagree, and that’s made for some passionate discussions.

However, I think that the two photos shown here pretty well debunk the first Apollo 14 photo I posted earlier today. But that’s just one opinion.

What do you think?