Declassified Apollo mission UFO files challenge long-running Moon landing conspiracy theories

Newly declassified government files detailing "UFO" sightings during NASA’s Apollo missions are challenging long-running conspiracy theories that the Moon landings were staged.

The conspiracy theories — which claim NASA faked the Apollo 11 moon landing on July 20, 1969, and subsequent missions to win the Space Race, often alleging the events were filmed in a studio — have persisted for decades.

The newly released files, however, provide additional context and previously unpublished material from the missions...