1957-1958MILITARY
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"ATOMIC BATTLEFIELD"
"OBSOLETE" FILM. FEATURES ATOMIC SHOT AT DESERT ROCK, NEVADA WHERE ARMY UNIT WAS ACTUALLY EMPLOYED IN THE FIELD IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE DETONATION. |
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HORSES & CATTLE ROAMING DESERT OF NEVADA. BRIGHTLY LIT UP CASINOS OF LAS VEGAS. ESTABLISHING NIGHT SHOT OF LAS VEGAS. COLORFULLY COSTUMED GIRLS DANCE ON VEGAS STAGE. LAS VEGAS NIGHTCLUB
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AERIAL NEVADA NUCLEAR TEST SITE WITH SUPPORT HEADQUARTERS OF CAMP DESERT ROCK.
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HUNDREDS OF SOLDIERS OF PANTOMIC DIVISION SIT ON ROWS OF LONG OUTDOOR BENCHES & LISTEN TO INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN BY OFFICER ON NATURE OF A-BOMB
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ANIMATED DRAWING OF A-BOMB MUSHROOM CLOUD SHOWS HOW BLAST GENERATES VARIOUS EFFECTS SUCH AS HEAT, BLAST &
RADIATION. |
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DRAWINGS SHOW WHAT EFFECTS OF EXPOSURE CAN DO & HOW SHELTER GIVES PROTECTION.
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EXERCISE DONE SEVERAL YEARS AGO SHOWS GIS MARCHING INTO LONG DEEP TRENCH & ATOMIC BOMB EXPLODING IN DISTANCE.
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MONTAGE EFFECTS OF BLAST ON BUILDINGS & OTHER STRUCTURES
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MONTAGE OF MUSHROOM CLOUD STILL HANGING IN AIR &
TROOPS LEAVING THEIR TRENCHES. ADVANCE TOWARD CLOUD. |
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LS- ADVANCED UNITS OF THE 'PANTOMIC' DIVISION ARRIVE IN LONG COLUMNS OF TRUCKS AT THE DESERT SITE OF TROOP TEST 'SMOKEY'.
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MONTAGE- THE TROOPS ARE INSTRUCTED BY AN OFFICER AND THEY PROCEED IN SETTING UP A TENT CITY IN CAMP DESERT ROCK IN THE NEVADA DESERT.
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MS- RADIATION (RAD) SAFE GROUPS OF GIS PICK UP THEIR EQUIPMENT FROM A SUPPLY SHACK.
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LS- A HUGE MECHANICAL DITCH DIGGER CUTS A LONG TRENCH IN THE SAND AS SHELTER FOR THE TROOPS.
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MS- MICROWAVE ANTENNAE FOR TV EQUIPMENT ARE SET UP ATOP TRUCKS.
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MS- ENTERTAINERS FROM LAS VEGAS, INCLUDING TAP DANCERS AND SINGER EYDIE GORME PERFORM FOR THE TROOPS ON A STAGE IN THE OPEN DESERT.
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LS-TROOPS OF TASK FORCE 'WARRIOR' MOVE OUT TO THE TEST SITE IN TRUCKS.
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MS- A CHAPLAIN REASSURES A FEW GIS OF THE SAFETY OF THE TEST AS THEY SIT IN THE SAND AT NIGHT HE TELLS THEM WHAT IT'S LIKE.
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ELS- A BRIGHT FLASH LIGHTS UP THE NIGHT AS THE A-BOMB IS DETONATED.
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MS- A BLACK 'RAD SAFE' GI USES AN INSTRUMENT TO MEASURE GAMMA RADIATION AS HE RIDES TOWARDS THE BLAST IN JEEP, 1 HOUR AFTER THE BLAST.
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MS- THE RAD SAFE GI PLACES CONE MARKERS IN AREAS THAT ARE SAFE AS WELL AS AREAS THAT ARE NOT
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MS- MEN OF TASK FORCE 'WARRIOR' MOVE OUT OF THEIR TRENCH AFTER GETTING WORD FROM THE RAD SAFE TEAM THAT THE AREA IS SAFE.
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MS- A GI USES A MINE DETECTOR AS HIS PARTNER MARKS THE POSITIONS OF MINES.
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MONTAGE- LARGE UNITS OF THE PANTOMIC TASK FORCE MARCH INTO THE BLAST AREA OF THE DESERT.
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MS- GIS OF THE TASK FORCE DIG FOXHOLES AND SET UP WEAPONS 3 MILES FROM GROUND ZERO AWAITING AN 'ENEMY' COUNTER ATTACK.
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MS- A 'PATHFINDER' GROUP SETS OFF SMOKE BOMBS TO GUIDE HELICOPTERS TO THE OBJECTIVES. MS- GI TALKS ON PHONE AS HEAVY SMOKE BELLOWS OUT OF SMOKE BOMB
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MONTAGE- PANTOMIC TROOPS BOARD HUGE HELICOPTERS WHICH TRANSPORTS THEM TO GROUND ZERO.
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"ARMY SATELLITES"
COVERS THE CRUCIAL 84 DAYS BEFORE LAUNCH OF EXPLORER I. FEATURES DR. WERHNER VON BRAUN AND MAJOR GENERAL JOHN B. MEDARIS. NARRATED BY ALEXANDER SCOURBY. FIRST COMPLETE DOCUMENTARY ON EXPLORER I AND III. |
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MS- HEADQUARTERS BUILDING OF THE ARMY BALLISTIC MISSILE AGENCY AT HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA.
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GENERAL JOHN B. MADARIS, COMMANDER OF THE ARMY BALLISTIC AGENCY,HAS MEETING WITH HIS GENERAL STAFF ON NOVEMBER 8, 1957, & ANNOUNCES BEING GIVEN MISSION OF LAUNCHING "EXPLORER 1" SATELLITE WITHIN 90 DAYS
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MONTAGE- NEWSPAPER HEADLINES CONCERNING THE SOVIET LAUNCH OF THE 'SPUTNIK' EARTH SATELLITE.
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LS- VANGUARD ROCKET EXPLODES ON IT'S PAD IN A SPECTACULAR FIREBALL, AS THE 1ST U.S. ATTEMPT TO LAUNCH A SATELLITE FAILS.
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MS- GENERAL MADARIS MEETS WITH ROCKET SCIENTISTS INCLUDING GERMAN DOCTOR WERNER VON BRAUN. MS-
VON BRAUN USES A SCALE MODEL TO MAKE A POINT. |
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MONTAGE- MEN AND WOMEN SCIENTISTS WORK IN LABS WITH VARIOUS MODEL DESIGNS AND AT DRAFTING BOARDS
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MS- HUGE CYLINDRICAL SECTIONS OF A MISSILE IS WELDED AND ASSEMBLED AT LARGE PLANT.
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MS- TECHNICIAN SITS IN CONTROL ROOM WITH WALL FULL OF GAUGES.
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LS- THE 'REDSTONE' BALLISTIC MISSILE ON IT'S PAD.
PRIOR TO BEING MODIFIED AND USED TO LAUNCH THE 'EXPLORER 1'. |
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MS- SCIENTISTS AND WORKERS SHADE THEIR EYES AS THEY LOOK UP AT THE 'REDSTONE, IN A SUCCESSFUL TEST FLIGHT.
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MS- TECHNICIANS WEAR EARPHONES IN A CONCRETE BLOCKHOUSE AS THEY DO A STATIC TEST OF THE REDSTONE WHICH IS HELD FIRMLY IN PLACE ON PAD
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LS- A TORRENT OF WATER IS RELEASED BENEATH THE MISSILE FOR COOLING AT THE FIRING.
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LS- A HUGE BLAST SENDS A BELLOW OF STEAM FROM UNDER THE MISSILE AS IT IS FIRED IN PLACE.
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LS- THE REDSTONE MISSILE IS LOADED ON HUGE CARGO PLANE FOR TRANSFER TO THE LAUNCH SITE
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LS- PAN OF THE SPRAWLING 80 ACRE JET PROPULSION LAB IN PASADENA, CALIFORNIA.
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CU- AN ENGINEER ASSEMBLES THE SMALL SATELLITE AT THE LAB.
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LS- PAN OF THE 'REDSTONE' ON IT'S PAD AT CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA WITH WORKERS CHECKING IT OUT AT ALL LEVELS OF THE TALL PAD
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MONTAGE- ROCKET CREWS CHECK THE MANY GAUGES.
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MS- ON JANUARY 31, 1958 SCIENTISTS LOOK OUT OF PORTHOLES IN THE BUNKER AT THE ROCKET IN THE DISTANCE. THE COUNTDOWN IS STARTED.
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CU- THE LAUNCH DIRECTOR SPEAKS OVER HIS HEADPHONE AS HE INSTRUCTS EACH STEP BEFORE LAUNCH.
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LS- THE ROCKET IS SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHED .
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CU- AS GAUGES MOVE THE SOUND OF THE SATELLITE IS HEARD INDICATING THE 'EXPLORER 1' IS IN ORBIT.
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MS- GENERAL MADARIS CALLS HIS ASSISTANT AND TELLS HIM TO CALL THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY TO INFORM HIM OF THE SUCCESSFUL MISSION.
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MS- AT A NEWS CONFERENCE IN WASHINGTON, DOCTOR RICHARD PORTER, CHAIRMAN OF NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCE ANNOUNCES THE SUCCESSFUL ORBIT
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MS- NARRATOR OF THE 'BIG PICTURE', SERGEANT STUART QUEEN INTERVIEWS DOCTOR WERNER VON BRAUN WHO TELLS THE HISTORY OF THE PROJECT.
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MS- VON BRAUN, DR. JAMES A. VAN ALLEN, HEAD OF PHYSICS DEPARTMENT OF STATE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA AND DR. WILLIAM H. PICKERING, DIRECTOR OF THE JET PROPULSION LABORATORY ARE INTRODUCED TO THE NEWSMEN AT THE PRESS CONFERENCE.
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LS- 'EXPLORER 3' ON PAD, IS SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHED 2 MONTHS AFTER 'EXPLORER 1'
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MONTAGE- BROADCASTERS OF MANY COUNTRIES AIR THE NEWS OF 'EXPLORER 3'. ON-AIR NEWSCASTER HANDED LATE BREAKING NEWS
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MS- A GLOBE WITH 2 SATELLITES CIRCLING IT.
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