Salvage operations off the coast of Palomares, Spain by the United States after 1966 Palomares B-52 crash incident. A diver comes aboard a U.S. LCM (Landing Craft, Mechanized) from the water. U.S. personnel assist the diver in taking off his tanks. The diver talks to men on the LCM.
Salvage operations off the coast of Palomares, Spain by the United States after 1966 Palomares B-52 crash incident. Divers on a small rubber boat which is alongside a U.S. LCM (Landing Craft, Mechanized) secured to starboard side. Chief McClenny puts on his diving suit. Chief McClenny is assisted by Lieutenant Claypool. Underwater camera on the seat of the boat. The Chief regulates a valve of a scuba tank and adjusts straps. He fits tanks on his back. U.S. flag flies from a boat in the background. The Chief makes a backward dive into water from the boat. Underwater camera is handed to him by a man in the boat. Underwater diver's head bobbing on the surface of water.
U.S. Air Force personnel decorated in Palomares, Spain after salvage operations of Palomares B-52 crash incident of 1966. USAF (United States Air Force) personnel lined up in their fatigues for a medal presentation at Camp Wilson. USAF officer speaks to men. USAF Major General Delmar E. Wilson presents commendation medals to his men. General Wilson pins medals on men, steps back and salutes them. General Wilson addresses men at Camp Wilson. Men break up ranks, some shake hands with each other. A large group of USAF personnel.
Salvage operations off the coast of Palomares, Spain by the United States after 1966 Palomares B-52 crash incident. Divers on a U.S. LCM (Landing Craft, Mechanized) off the coast. One diver picks up a pair of tanks and attaches his breathing hose to a scuba tank. He puts the mouth piece into his mouth, opens valves to test tanks. Divers suit up and prepare for a dive on the LCM. A man picks up tanks as a diver fits them to his back. Several coils of line secured to a life line. A diver comes up to the stern of the LCM. The divers jump into water. A U.S. officer and a U.S. Chief Petty officer look out over water.
Salvage operations in the Mediterranean Sea by a U.S. ARS (Salvage Ship) after 1966 Palomares B-52 crash incident. An ARS underway. A large group of civilians and USAF (United States Air Force) personnel in the hold of an LCM (Landing Craft, Mechanized). Cameramen and reporters tour the search area with U.S. Deputy-Commander Strike Force South Rear Admiral William A Guest on board LCM. Rear Admiral Guest talk to the reporters. Rear Admiral Guest in a long, leather coat points out matter to the reporters. USS Fort Snelling (LSD-30) in the background. Photographers take pictures of USS Fort Snelling.
In the context of Unidentifed Flying Object (UFO) research: Narrator describes the sixteen cameras of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) as camera shows one, of atop a multistory building. A map shows several locations in the state of Nebraska. Next, in a closeup, Dr. Richard E. McCrosky, Director of SAO, shows a model of a small building housing aerial mapping cameras. He removes the roof of the model to show how the cameras are installed and turned on by light sensors. He shows a film of a bright object photographed by such a camera installation. Asked about other inputs, Dr. McCrosky mentions the satellite tracking network, and a map shows the 12 stations about the world. McClosky shows a model of a tracking camera contained in those installations. He shows a photograph of the Gemini rendezvous, when the NASA Gemini spacecraft numbers 6 and 7 came close to each other on December 15, 1965. Scene shifts to views of large radar installations and observatories, including equipment inside one. Animated view of Mariner space probe passing the planet Venus. Giant radar antennas rotating. Views of the milky way galaxy and our solar system. Photos of nebulae from the Mount Palomar Telescope. Radio telescope installations, including the one in Arecibo, Puerto Rico.