President Franklin Delano Roosevelt reports on the Crimea meeting in Washington DC. Dignitaries and other officials gather at the Capitol building. The President addresses the dignitaries and explains them the purpose and the importance of the Crimea conference. People applaud.
Project Excelsior including scenes of high altitude parachute jumps in United States. View of gondola and balloon above the clouds. Captain Joseph Kittinger steps out of the gondola. He jumps out of the gondola.
The dummy and parachute land during Project Excelsior in United States. Inflated balloon ready for launch. Frame with two parachute dummies hung from crane hook. Launch of balloon and release of frame with dummies. Balloon and payload rise. The dummy from the balloon falls. The parachute deployed. Dummy and parachute land in desert.
C-123 aircraft in flight for the Project Excelsior in United States. Dummy dropped by the C-123 in flight. Dummy falls and the parachute deployed. High altitude view of the dummy descending towards the ground with the parachute.
Preparation for flight during Project Excelsior, United States. Captain Joseph Kittinger's equipment. Captain Kittinger seated on a chair and putting on jump clothing and equipment. Two Air Force personnel help him to put on clothing and equipment. He wears uniform, shoes and helmet. He enters the altitude and temperature chamber along with other men. Captain Kittinger in gondola of temperature chamber. Captain and men leave the chamber.
C-130 aircraft in flight during Project Excelsior in United States. Man jumps from C-130. Deployment of parachute and the man descends towards the land. He lands.
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