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1966 ca - Military Reconnaissance Surveillance: Technology For Tomorrow aka Eye In The Sky
POV surveillance camera in nose of plane flying at low-level. Main title.
03:24:45 CU tv presenter introduces Dan Graves, Wright Field Deputy Staff Administrative Officer for Technology. Discusses importance of reconnaissance to make weapons operate efficiently; discusses U-2. Relation to military intelligence, Battle of Bulge & grounded surveillance planes due to weather.
03:28:32 Col Robert Quick talking about history of reconnaissance. Quotes from bible re Noah & dove as aerial reconnaissance. Stills /illustrations.
03:30:00 Talks about sensors: cameras, radar infrared.
03:31:45 Introduces Mr ? Wolf who talks of infrared & heat recording w/ Wright-Patterson airfield as example. Very poor footage of U-2 w/ Infrared detector shown; CU detectpr in studio. Infrared picture blow-up (poor).
03:37:44 Aerial camera set up in studio & operation demonstrated showing film fed thru & image motion compensation described; placement of shutter shown w/ slide projection & pointer. Blow-ups shown but illegible in kine. Example using 6 ft focal length lens of sign from 65 miles away.
03:42:55 Colonel explains what is looked for in wartime surveillance (rivets in tanks, etc.). Need for continuous surveillance for context. Talks about WW2.
03:48:4? SOF: “When it comes to playing this game I think our moral standards are as high as anybody’s...” “Reconnaissance is a two-bladed sword...” Promotes open surveillance by everyone.
03:50:00 Narrator: “We Americans have become extremely complacent about our capabilities for fighting & winning wars...” Talks about incoming missile & atomic mushroom clouds obscures a CU of Capital building.
Government Propaganda; Cold War; 1960s; Paranoia; Scare-Tactics;
NOTE: Enitre sold at per reel rate. Very poor quality contrasty kinescope w/ fuzzy sound.
NOTE: Useful for research of subject in 1960s; may NOT be useful for direct inclusion in productions.
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NOTE: FOR ORDERING See: www.footagefarm.co.uk or contact us at: Info@Footagefarm.co.uk 1966 ca - Military Reconnaissance Surveillance: Technology For Tomorrow aka Eye In The Sky POV surveillance camera in nose of plane flying at low-level. Main title. 03:24:45 CU tv presenter introduces Dan Graves, Wright Field Deputy Staff Administrative Officer for Technology. Discusses importance of reconnaissance to make weapons operate efficiently; discusses U-2. Relation to military intelligence, Battle of Bulge & grounded surveillance planes due to weather. 03:28:32 Col Robert Quick talking about history of reconnaissance. Quotes from bible re Noah & dove as aerial reconnaissance. Stills /illustrations. 03:30:00 Talks about sensors: cameras, radar infrared. 03:31:45 Introduces Mr ? Wolf who talks of infrared & heat recording w/ Wright-Patterson airfield as example. Very poor footage of U-2 w/ Infrared detector shown; CU detectpr in studio. Infrared picture blow-up (poor). 03:37:44 Aerial camera set up in studio & operation demonstrated showing film fed thru & image motion compensation described; placement of shutter shown w/ slide projection & pointer. Blow-ups shown but illegible in kine. Example using 6 ft focal length lens of sign from 65 miles away. 03:42:55 Colonel explains what is looked for in wartime surveillance (rivets in tanks, etc.). Need for continuous surveillance for context. Talks about WW2. 03:48:4? SOF: “When it comes to playing this game I think our moral standards are as high as anybody’s...” “Reconnaissance is a two-bladed sword...” Promotes open surveillance by everyone. 03:50:00 Narrator: “We Americans have become extremely complacent about our capabilities for fighting & winning wars...” Talks about incoming missile & atomic mushroom clouds obscures a CU of Capital building. Government Propaganda; Cold War; 1960s; Paranoia; Scare-Tactics; NOTE: Enitre sold at per reel rate. Very poor quality contrasty kinescope w/ fuzzy sound. NOTE: Useful for research of subject in 1960s; may NOT be useful for direct inclusion in productions. FOR ORDERING See: www.footagefarm.co.uk or contact us at: Info@Footagefarm.co.uk