[QuadList] OT: Lost tapes - moon landing

[David Crosthwait]

"In 1976, the former NASA intern bought over 1,000 reels of tape from the government agency during an auction. A copy of the original receipt shows he paid just over $200.00. "

"I saw this stack of tape; it was bigger than this room. I looked at it and it was all these shiny reels of tape," George recalls. "I thought, man, these ought to be worth something. I kind of thought to myself if I actually had the original NASA video tape..." 
In 1976, Gary George realized three of the reels he had in his possession contained footage of Armstrong's moonwalk. But it wasn't until December of 2008 that he saw for himself how significant the footage was. "

My note: When Buzz Aldrin was shown the transfer, he was astonished.
I'm in regular contact with Gary and the others involved. 

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On May 3, 2012, at 9:57 AM, David Crosthwait wrote:

> Ted is correct. I've seen the receipt. 
> 
> It was a set of Apollo 11 tapes, not just one.
> 
> David
> 
> 
> On May 3, 2012, at 9:48 AM, Ted Langdell wrote:
> 
>> He bought a lot of tapes at a government surplus auction.  This particular tape was in the lot.
>> 
>> Ted
>> 
>> On May 3, 2012, at 9:18 AM, C. Park Seward wrote:
>> 
>>> Interesting point about the ownership of the tape. I thought any images created by NASA would be in the public domain. When I was a DJ in the Army, all my shows were considered in the public domain, not that anyone would want to use them!
>>> 
>>> How could he own a government tape or a copy?
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On May 3, 2012, at 8:22 AM, Dennis Ray Wingo wrote:
>>> 
>>>> The judge ruled that the tape was legitimately his but I have heard nothing about his tape, though through our sources we have seen a DVD copy of it and it is really good.
>>> 

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