1953NUCLEAR POWER/CIVIL DEFENSE
PRODUCED FOR THE ARMED FORCES SPECIAL WEAPONS PROJECT. PRODUCED BY UNITED STATES AIR FORCE LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN LABORATORY AIR PHOTOGRAPHIC AND CHARTING SERVICE.
PREVIOUSLY CLASSIFIED AND RESTRICTED GOVERNMENT ATOMIC BOMB EXPERIMENT AND TESTING FILM. HIGH QUALITY COLOR FOOTAGE. ATOMIC IMPACT TESTING.
PREVIOUSLY CLASSIFIED AND RESTRICTED GOVERNMENT ATOMIC BOMB EXPERIMENT AND TESTING FILM. HIGH QUALITY COLOR FOOTAGE. ATOMIC IMPACT TESTING.
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TITLE SLATE INTRODUCTION. MAN PULLS A REFERENCE BOOK FROM THE LIBRARY SHELVES, BOOK ENTITLED "OPERATION UPSHOT KNOTHOLE 1953" MAN TURNS PAGES OF THE BOOK SLOWLY.
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CONSTRUCTION FOOTAGE, ATOMIC TEST SITE. BUILDINGS CONSTRUCTED FOR NUCLEAR TEST PURPOSES. CONSTRUCTION WORKERS HAUL MATERIAL AND CONSTRUCT BUILDING FRAMES.
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CU, BOOK PAGE ILLUSTRATES IMAGES OF AN ATOMIC MUSHROOM CLOUD IN VARIOUS STAGES. CU, BOOK PAGE ILLUSTRATES A MAP OF THE NEVADA PROVING GROUND, INCLUDING THE YUCCA FLAT, FRENCHMANS FLAT, MERCURY, DESERT ROCK AND INDIAN SPRINGS.
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DESERT ROAD, LONE CAR DRIVES DESERT TWO LANE ROAD.
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LOCK-OFF, INDIAN SPRINGS (TRAVEL MAP SUPERIMPOSED OVER IMAGE)
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DESERT ROAD, SIGN POST READS "MERCURY NEVADA 1 MILE". SIGN POST READS "CAMP DESERT ROCK" (TRAVEL MAP SUPERIMPOSED OVER IMAGE)
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MILITARY TROOP ENCAMPMENT, DESERT ROCK NEVADA. TENT CITY. (TRAVEL MAP SUPERIMPOSED OVER IMAGE)
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SECURITY CHECK GATE, MERCURY NEVADA. (TRAVEL MAP SUPERIMPOSED OVER IMAGE).
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WS, DESERT HIGHWAY FRENCHMANS FLAT, NEVADA (TRAVEL MAP SUPERIMPOSED OVER IMAGE). NEVADA PROVING GROUND HEADQUARTERS. OPERATIONS CENTER FOR WEAPONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, NEVADA.
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WS, DRY DESERT LANDSCAPE, YUCCA FLATS NEVADA.
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WS LOCK OFF, ATOMIC TOWER. HEAVY WEAPONS CAPSULE PULLIED UP THE TOWER.
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SCIENTIST FLIPS THROUGH A MANUAL ON HIS DESK. ATOMIC SCIENTIST ADDRESSES THE VIEWING AUDIENCE. DR. JOHN C. CLARK. TALKS ABOUT WEAPON DEVELOPMENT.
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ILLUSTRATED DIAGRAM OF AN ATOMIC MISSILE.
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BLINDING WHITE LIGHT, ATOMIC BLAST ABOVE THE GROUND SURFACE, CLOUD OF SMOKE HANGS IN THE AIR.
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NUCLEAR TOWER, ATOMIC DROP ZONE. ELEVATOR PULLIES A HEAVY CAPSULE.
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SCIENCE LAB EXPERIMENTATION / DATA RECORD DEVICES.
LARGE REEL TO REEL MACHINES RECORD DATA. |
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WAVE FORM SCOPE MEASURES DATA.
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JET PILOT EXITS AIRPLANE COCKPIT.
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FIREBALL GROWTH CAUGHT WITH HIGH SPEED PHOTOGRAPHY.
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WS, NEVADA DESERT LANDSCAPE.
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ATOMIC TEST SITE, TEST STRUCTURES ON PROVING GROUNDS. CIVILLIAN AUTOMOBILES DISPERSED OVER TEST SITE.
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ATOMIC BOMB BLAST BLOWS A TEST SITE BUILDING APART.
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ATOMIC TEST SITE BUILDING AND AUTOMOTIVE DEBRIS.
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CU, REFERENCE BOOK, PAGE TURNING "MILITARY EFFECTS"
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ROAD SIGN READS "US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION, NEVADA PROVING GROUND, MERCURY NEVADA"
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NEVADA PROVING GROUND, FIELD COMMAND HEADQUARTERS, ISOLATED DESERT BARRACKS. ATOMIC TEST ADMINISTRATION AND PERSONNEL.
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MILITARY OPERATION CENTER, NEVADA DESERT.
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MILITARY BRIEFING.
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PAGE IN A REFERENCE GUIDE, TEXTBOOK. GROUND ZERO TEST SITE ILLUSTRATION OF FRENCHMAN'S FLAT, NEVADA.
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ATOMIC WEAPON DROP, CLOUD OF SMOKE FORMS IN THE AIR ABOVE THE DROP SITE. HIGH BURST ATOMIC TEST.
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ARMY SOLDIERS LOAD 218MM GUN. POV DOWN THE BARREL OF A GUN. SOLDIERS LOAD THEIR CANON AND RUN FOR COVER. WS, CANON FIRES.
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BLINDING FLASH OF WHITE LIGHT, WS CANON IN THE FOREGROUND IS STILL AS MUSHROOM CLOUD IMPLODES, FIREBALL GROWTH.
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FINGERS TURN THE PAGES OF A REFERENCE BOOK.
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POV, VEHICLE DRIVES DOWN A STRAIGHT AND NARROW DESERT ROAD. QUESTIONS CONCERNING ATOMIC TESTS SUPERIMPOSED OVER IMAGERY.
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DESERT TEST SITE. MOBILE SATELLITE UNITS. MILITARY CARAVAN SET-UP.
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B29 BOMBERS STATIONARY ON A TARMAC. CU CANNISTERS ATTACHED TO B29 BOMBER.
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DEPLOYMENT ILLUSTRATION SHOWS PARACHUTES SUSPENDED IN AIR. NARRATOR EXPLAINS EXPERIMENTAL MEASUREMENTS OF ATOMIC BLAST ENERGY.
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MCU, MILITARY FIELD SOLDIERS REPAIR CABLES IN A DESERT OPERATION.
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TEST PLANES ON TARMAC, NEVADA PROVING GROUND.
PLANE WING TIPS FOLD SKYWARD. AIRPLANES FLY IN UNISON. PLANES FLY IN FORMATION. AIRPLANE SMOKE TRAILS LEFT IN THE SKY. |
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AIRPLANES FLY IN UNISON. PLANES FLY IN FORMATION.
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PARKED AIRCRAFT WRAPPED IN SILVER THERMAL SHIELDS.
ATOMIC TEST ENGINEERS RIG AIRPLANE PARTS FOR TEST PURPOSES. |
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ATOMIC TEST AIRPLANE WRAPPED IN THERMAL SHIELDS.
ATOMIC BLAST IGNITES AIRPLANE THERMAL SHIELDS. RIGGED AIRPLANE PARTS SUBJECTED TO AN ATOMIC BLAST. |
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AIRPLANES SUBJECTED TO ATOMIC BLAST TESTS. SLOW MOTION PHOTOGRAPHY SHOWS DAMAGE INFLICTED ON AIRCRAFT.
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NEVADA TEST SITE, THREE SMALL BUILDINGS, VARYING DEGRESS OF DISREPAIR. ATOMIC BLAST / SHOCK WAVE BLOWS OVER BUILDINGS.
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REMAINS OF A WOOD STRUCTURE IN FLAMES ON THE NEVADA DESERT ATOMIC TEST SITE.
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AERIAL VIEW, ATOMIC TEST GROUNDS. TEST SITE LOOKS LIKE A BULLS EYE TARGET FROM THE SKY.
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SMOKE SCREEN, PLUMES OF WHITE AND BLACK SMOKE BILLOW FROM FOG MACHINE CAPSULES DISPERSED OVER PROVING GROUNDS.
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HIGH SPEED CAMERA IMAGES CAPTURES SHOCK WAVE IMAGE.
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ILLUSTRATED BLAST LINE MEASUREMENT RULER.
ILLUSTRATION MEASURES SHOCK LINES. |
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ATOMIC FLASH FILM IMAGE SHOWS GROUND DUST BEING SUCKED INTO THE BLAST. BASIC ANIMATION ILLUSTRATES AN ATOMIC SHOCK WAVE AND SUBSEQUENT HEAT.
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BLINDING LIGHT OF AN ATOMIC BLAST.
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BLACK CARBON SMOKE BILLOWS FROM A SMOKE MACHINE.
WS, CLOUDS OF SMOKE BILLOWS FROM THE NEVADA DESERT PLAIN. AERIAL VIEW OF SMOKE CLOUDS. |
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ENGINEERED STRUCTURES ON AN ATOMIC TEST SITE.
TARGETS ENGINEERED TO FACE THE DIRECTION OF A BLAST. |
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AERIAL VIEW OF ATOMIC TEST SITE, NEVADA DESERT.
CONCRETE STRUCTURES ERECTED ON DESERT GROUNDS. |
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SHIRTLESS ENGINEERS PREPARE ATOMIC TEST SITE PROPS, SIGN POST READS "PROJECT 3-1-G"
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SKELETON STRUCTURE OF A BRIDGE ON ATOMIC TEST SITE.
CROSS BRIDGE SECTION. STRUCTURE BENT AND TWISTED POST-ATOMIC BLAST. HIGH SPEED FILM CAMERA CAPTURES ATOMIC BLAST ON BRIDGE. |
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MILITARY JEEPS PARKED ON ATOMIC TEST GROUNDS. HIGH SPEED FILM CAMERA CAPTURES MILITARY JEEPS RERSPONDING TO AN ATOMIC BLAST. DAMAGED VEHICLES DRIVEN FROM TESTING SITE.
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CAMERA PANS LITTERED DEBRIS ON ATOMIC BLAST SITE.
OVER TURNED MILITARY TANKS AND TRANSPORT TRUCKS. |
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SOLDIERS STAND ON ATOMIC PROVING GROUND. SOLDIERS SHOVEL SAND AT BUNKER SITES.
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AERIAL VIEW OF DESERT FIELD BARRACK INSTALLATIONS.
INTERIOR IMAGES OF MILITARY BARRACK AND FIELD HOSPITAL OPERATIONS. |
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DEBRIS LITTERS THE GROUND, ARMY INSTALLATION BARRACKS BLOWN TO PIECES BY ATOMIC BLAST.
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CAMERA TILTS TO REVEAL OPEN AIR ARMY BARRACK SLEEPING QUARTERS.
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STATIONARY MARINE LVT, TRACK LANDING VEHICLE.
ATOMIC BLAST HITS LVT IN SLOW MOTION CAPTURED FILM IMAGE. LVT'S OVERTURNED AND DAMGED AFTER ATOMIC BLAST. |
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EXTERIOR VARIOUS BRICK, CINDER BLOCK BUILDINGS ON ATOMIC TEST SITE. ATOMIC BLAST HITS BUILDINGS IN SLOW MOTION CAPTURED FILM IMAGE.
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HYDRO LINES AND TOWERS CONSTRUCTED ON PROVING GROUNDS. ATOMIC BLAST HITS TRANSMISSION TOWER IN SLOW MOTION CAPTURED FILM IMAGE.
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DOME SHAPE BLAST FROM ATOMIC GROUND ZERO. FIRE STREAKS IN THE SKY.
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SOLDIERS PREPARE SITE STORAGE TANKS AND DRUMS AND PUMPING EQUIPMENT TO WITHSTAND ATOMIC BLAST. ATOMIC BLAST HITS HEAVY EQUIPMENT IN SLOW MOTION CAPTURED FILM IMAGE.
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PONDEROSA PINES ERECTED ON ATOMIC TEST SITE. SITE ENGINEERS RIG WIRES TO MEASURE BLAST EFFECTS.
ATOMIC BLAST DESTROYS FOREST IN SLOW MOTION CAPTURED FILM IMAGE. |
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AERIAL VIEW AND MCU, MILITARY ROLLING STOCK OF DIESEL LOCOMOTIVES, BOX CARS & TANK CARS SUBJECTED TO ATOMIC BLAST. ATOMIC BLAST IN SLOW MOTION CAPTURED FILM IMAGE. BURNED OUT DEBRIS LITTERS SITE GROUNDS.
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FLASHES OF ATOMIC LIGHT, STREAK EFFECTS FALL FROM THE SKY. WS, FIREBALL MUSHROOM CLOUDS IN THE AIR.
WS AERIAL VIEW, MASSIVE MUSHROOM CLOUD / FIREBALL MINIATURED IN FRAME. |
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END PROGRAM SLATE.
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END OF PROGRAM.
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