You know that I have the greatest enthusiasm for the mission, Dave
While Apollo 8 was behind the Moon, the crew considered telling Mission Control
that they saw a large black monolith in orbit with them, but then thought better
of it.
http://movieimage2.tripod.com/2001/index.html
What a year was 1968: Lots of political upheaval, but also a lot of great moments and
incredible potential for the future.