(December 27, 1968) This Apollo 8 reentry photograph was taken by a Air Force ALOTS (Airborne Lightweight Optical Tracking System) camera mounted on a KC-135A aircraft flown at 40,000 ft altitude. Apollo 8 splashed down at 10:15 , December 27, 1968, in the central Pacific approximately 1,000 miles South-Southwest of Hawaii. Image # : S69-15592

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