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What Apollo mission was the first to report the mysterious light flashes?
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From Clavius.org (an excellent source for Apollo data)
They were first reported over the radio by the Apollo 11 crew during their return from the moon. Subsequent crews were asked to pay special attention to the phenomena and describe it scientifically. On Apollos 16 and 17, physics experiments involving photographic plates were performed to see whether the flashes were the result of heavy cosmic rays.
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