Aerial view of mushroom cloud rising from detonation of atomic bomb in Test Able of the atomic tests at Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands. The mushroom cloud rises straight up from the Bikini Lagoon. Bikini Atoll visible in background.
USS Saidor passes by. Four navy cadets play deck tennis and few others do routine physical exercises. Sailors fishing over side of ship. Two personnel sitting on deck reading letters.
Chief Juda of Marshall Islands is seen accompanied by another Marshellese (possibly interpreter), standing in front of a sign which reads 'Absolutely No Swimming in Dock Area, by Order of SOPA' (Senior Officer Present Afloat). (Chief Juda, or King Juda, as called by the American forces, was the chief of the residents of the Bikini Island , who numbered 160 native people from 11 families.) They walk toward a beach and talk to each other. Something attracts their attention and both men point offshore. Views of United States ships anchored off coast in readiness for Operation Crossroads Atomic test.
Test Baker during Operation Crossroads at Bikini atoll in the Pacific Ocean during the Cold War. U.S. Navy LSM-60 landing ship anchored in the midst of the target fleet at the Bikini atoll. Large smoke cloud mushrooms up after atomic bomb blast beneath ship.
U.S. marines indulge on board a U.S. navy ship on Able Day during Operation Crossroads in Bikini Atoll. Group of sailors indulge various activities on the ship deck. Two officers set up camera equipment for recordings. Marines seen talking and looking towards the sky. A marine observes the sky through binoculars. Army officers play cards and read a magazine. Film cameras can be seen in the background. An OS2U Kingfisher float plane with cadets in the foreground on the ship deck.
'A' bomb explosion on Able Day during Operation Crossroads in Bikini Atoll. Night view of the explosion and smoke. A mushroom cloud of white smoke and dust moves upwards during the day. U.S. Navy personnel watch the explosion.