Father, we thank you, especially for letting me fly this flight - for the privilege of being able to be in this position, to be in this wondrous place, seeing all these many startling, wonderful things that you have created. — Gordon Cooper Copy Share Image
I have the normal desire, experienced by everybody who's ever flown an airplane with a certain amount of zoom capability, to go a little… — Gordon Cooper Copy Share Image
Intelligent beings from other planets regularly visit our world in an effort to enter into contact with us. NASA and the American government know… — Gordon Cooper Copy Share Image
I did have an occasion in 1951 to have two days of observation of many flights of them, they were of different sizes, flying… — Gordon Cooper Copy Share Image
Information on UFOs, including sighting reports, has been and is still being officially withheld. — Gordon Cooper Copy Share Image
Every day, in the USA, our radar instruments capture objects of form and composition unknown to us. And there are thousands of witness reports… — Gordon Cooper Copy Share Image
For many years I have lived with a secret, in a secrecy imposed on all specialists in astronautics. I can now reveal that every… — Gordon Cooper Copy Share Image
A saucer flew right over (us), put down three landing gears, and landed out on the dry lakebed. (The cameramen) went out there with… — Gordon Cooper Copy Share Image
While flying with several other USAF pilots over Germany in 1957, we sighted numerous radiant flying discs above us. We couldn't tell how high… — Gordon Cooper Copy Share Image
Government is afraid that people may think the worst and panic about these creepy horrible invaders. So the idea is: We have to avoid… — Gordon Cooper Copy Share Image
Several days in a row we sighted groups of metallic, saucer-shaped vehicles at great altitudes over the base Germany, 1951 and we tried to… — Gordon Cooper Copy Share Image
I believe that these extra-terrestrial vehicles and their crews are visiting this planet from other planets. Most astronauts were reluctant to discuss UFOs. — Gordon Cooper Copy Share Image
I live for that exhilarating moment when I'm in an airplane rushing down the runway and pull on the stick and feel lift under… — Gordon Cooper Copy Share Image
