The Apollo 17 lunar crew once reported seeing unidentified strange bright sparks that lit up space like the “Fourth of July,” according to newly released UFO files released by the Pentagon on Friday.

The final mission that put humans on the Moon is once again at the center of America's UFO debate after newly released Pentagon UAP files revealed a series of unexplained sightings reported by Apollo 17 astronauts during the December 1972 mission - alongside renewed claims that the crew may have received a warning from extraterrestrials to "never return.

The Pentagon has released its first batch of classified UFO documents, including a mysterious NASA photo from the Moon's surface taken during the 1972 Apollo 17 mission

ASTRONAUTS from the Apollo 17 mission spotted bright particles over the moon that reminded them of fireworks, according to the newly released UFO files. Thousands of never-before-seen documents

Historic lunar sightings: Apollo 17 astronauts reported bright particles, flashes, and triangular light formations during their 1972 mission, now detailed in newly released Pentagon files. Fresh government review: Analysts are re-examining original Apollo ...

Apollo astronauts described lights "sailing off into space" and skies like the "Fourth of July" in newly declassified Pentagon UFO transcripts.

An eerie image from the Apollo 17 mission in December 1972 of three dots in a "triangular" formation has baffled scientists and true believes alike for decades. Now, after the Trump administration's release of dozens of UFO-related files,

A newly declassified Pentagon file has revealed a NASA Apollo 17 photograph showing three unexplained lights above the Moon's surface, now classed as an unresolved UAP case.