Richard F. Gordon Jr.

Richard F. Gordon Jr. (1929-2017) was an American naval aviator and NASA astronaut who flew on Gemini 11 and Apollo 12 missions, orbiting the Moon without landing. No records indicate his direct involvement in UAP/UFO research, military UFO programs like Project SIGN, GRUDGE, or Blue Book, or related fields. Search results reference an 'A. Ray Gordon' who led a 1952 CIA Office of Scientific Intelligence review of UFO cases under Robert Amory Jr., focusing on national security implications, but this appears distinct from Richard F. Gordon Jr. Gordon's career centered on space exploration achievements, including extravehicular activity and key contributions to NASA's early manned spaceflight program. He provided no known publications or testimony on UFOs.