Actor dressed as a cowboy,on horseback, smoking a cigarette in a movie. Purportedly an unidentified flying object (UFO) appears behind him in the sky. (Note: This is from a U.S. Air force collection and has been identified as an outtake from a movie entitled "A man called Gannon," filmed in 1968.)
Missile development and build up facilities at Vandenberg Aerospace Air Force base in California, United States. Atlas Intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on a launch pad at the air base. Airmen around the Atlas missile. Shrouded Atlas missile on a trailer as it drives past a sign that reads ' Vandenberg Air Force Base, Pine Canyon gate ΒΌ mile ' . Atlas checkout building as airmen work on the missile. Thor intermediate range ballistic missile raised on an a launch pad. Officers talk on the launch pad of Thor missile. U.S. and British RAF airmen work around the missile. Atlas missile on the launch pad. Thor Agena missile being launched. Scene shifts to explosion of Hydrogen bomb in test at Eniwetok, Marshall Islands, in 1952.
'Discoverer Satellite' explains use of satellite for defense intelligence in the United States. Shows function of Agena vehicle in the Discoverer program to develop and practice orbital space maneuver, at Vandenberg AFB, California. Artistic rendering of Agena vehicle as it travels through star-studded sky. U.S. Air Force captain stands beneath dish-shaped tracking antenna. The Captain speaks. Captain in missile assembly building holds briefing sessions for non-commissioned officers. He uses globe and model Agena to illustrate orbital path. Captain and non-commissioned officers examine Agena vehicle on transport cradle in a building. Captain stands in front of a sketch of Agena vehicle receiving infra-red signals detected from enemy rocket or missile launches, and transmitting radar signals to stations in the United States.
Thor-Agena orbital launch vehicle being prepared for launch from Vandenberg AFB, California. Entrance of Air Force Ballistic Missile Division in Vandenberg AFB. Truck coming out of the building. Workmen mate Agena vehicle to Thor missile. Thor-Agena being raised to launch position on pad. Interiors of control and data compilation center. Various tracking centers, dish-shaped tracking antenna at Vandenberg AFB, radome at Kodiak in Alaska, TLM-18 antenna at Kaena Point in Hawaii, and tracking vessel at sea.
Thor-Agena orbital vehicle being launched from Vandenberg air force base, California. Missile launch crew in blockhouse prepares for launch. Thor-Agena engine ignition, lift-off and climb. Launch crew in blockhouse after Thor-Agena firing. Animation depicts flight of Thor-Agena including second-stage separation. Agena pitches to horizontal position and ground radar antenna receives signal from Agena. Second stage ignition and cut-off, and nose cone separation and re-entry over the Pacific. U.S. Air Force RC-121 aircraft in flight. U.S. Air Force C-119 recovery unit makes practice snatch of parachute and capsule. C-119 Flying Boxcar planes in flight. Recovery unit in the Pacific. C-119 aircraft equipped with trapeze. Us Air Force Captain speaks at Vandenberg AFB. He stands beneath a dish shaped radar in operation. Agena vehicle travels through star-studded sky.
Marines at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton in California, United States. An OV10A Bronco aircraft in flight. Another OV10A Bronco aircraft in flight over a field. Mountains in view. One of the OV10A Bronco aircraft lands and taxis on the airstrip at Camp Pendleton. A few Marine officers and Marines stand in formation on the airstrip at Camp Pendleton. The Marine officer gives command and the Marines color guard come to attention. The members of the color guard come to shoulder arms with M-14 rifles, execute reverse march and move. Several military personnel and civilians standing beside the parked OV10A Bronco aircraft on the airfield. A few of them standing and a few of them walking beside the aircraft.