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A Lockheed U-2 aircraft lands at Edwards Air Force Base in California, United States with its drag parachute deployed.

United States Air Force Lockheed U-2 aircraft are assigned to Strategic Air Command's 4080th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing for filter duct calibration flight testing. A Lockheed U-2 aircraft lands at Edwards Air Force Base in California, United States with its drag parachute deployed. A crewman places an outrigger gear under the left wing. 'United States Air Force' and '66714' painted on the aircraft. The aircraft taxis on a runway. An aircraft lands and taxis at the air force base.

Date: 1960, August
Duration: 1 min 58 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675051217
Major Robert M. White pilots an X-15 rocket plane to nearly 25 miles over Edwards Air Force Base in California.

A rocket plane reaches the highest altitude in California, United States. Jeeps and other vehicles on a street. United States Air Force Major General Robert M. White pilots the X-15 rocket plane to the highest altitude. He flies the plane nearly 25 miles over Edwards Air Force Base, California. The plane is parked on an airfield. Men gather near the plane and meet the pilot.

Date: 1960, August 15
Duration: 45 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675061722
U.S. exports, imports and domestic commerce by land sea and air. Census Bureau reports on American industry

New cars being offloaded from a ship at a port. Seaman and dock workers watching over railing of freighter, The "Chesire" with home port of Liverpool England. Closeup of the ship, Tara Maru, with home port Osaka, Japan. A Greek freighter in port. Passengers in rapid transit train traveling beside super highway of many lanes in the United States. View of car and truck traffic on busy highway. A Boeing 727-100 airliner and other passenger aircraft around runways and on tarmac at a civilian airport. Glimpse of various late 1960s and early 1970s cars and trucks on crowded section of highway during heavy traffic. People boarding a bus. Logs, steel tubes, and bulk cargoes being moved. A truck full of lumber. Cargo being loaded on an airplane. A cargo ship passing under the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco California. Bureau of Census workers compiling data using early computers, with views of keyboards and tape drives. Bureau reports being placed in envelopes and mailed. Factory workers carrying lunch boxes. Men in business suits carrying brief cases. Entry gate of a prison, with view of permiter fencing and guard tower visible. View upward from inside the prison wall, with barbed wire atop the fence. A court building.

Date: 1970
Duration: 2 min 10 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675070328
A Lockheed U-2 aircraft is fueled before it takes off from Edwards Air Force Base in California, United States.

United States Air Force Lockheed U-2 aircraft are assigned to Strategic Air Command's 4080th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing for filter duct calibration flight testing. A Lockheed U-2 aircraft in a hangar at Edwards Air Force Base in California, United States. A ladder near the aircraft. Crewmen help a pilot with a portable oxygen equipment as he climbs into the cockpit. The aircraft is pushed out of the hangar by a truck. 'US Air Force' and '66714' painted on the aircraft. An Auxiliary Power Unit ( APU ) truck backs up to the aircraft. Crewmen unroll and hook up a flexible hose to the aircraft. The pilot in the cockpit. A red light blinks on and off. A crewman rewinds the hose. Insignia '4080th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing' and '66714' on the tail. Rear wheels and outrigger gear under the right wing. The crew chief on a ladder beside the aircraft. He gets down. The right wing tip, skid and rear landing gear. The crew chief closes the canopy and removes the ladder. The aircraft taxis from the ramp onto a runway. A crewman removes the safety pin from the outrigger gear. The aircraft taxis and takes off.

Date: 1960, August
Duration: 4 min 53 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675051215
The United States and Japan sign the 1960 U.S. – Japan Security Treaty in Washington DC.

The U.S. – Japan Security Treaty (Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between the United States and Japan) is signed in Washington DC, United States. View of the White House in Washington DC. President Dwight D. Eisenhower escorts Japanese Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi to the East Room of the White House. Photographers taking photos of Eisenhower and Kishi. President Eisenhower speaks to the media. “This treaty represents the fulfillment of the goal set by Prime Minister Kishi and myself in June of 1957 to establish an indestructible partnership between our two countries in which our relations would be based on complete equality and mutual understanding. The treaty likewise reflects the closeness and breadth of our relations in the political and economic as well as security fields.” President Eisenhower said. Prime Minister Kishi signs the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security Between Japan and the United States. Japanese official stands behind Prime Minister Kishi. United States Secretary of State Christian Herter signs the same treaty. President Eisenhower and Prime Minister Kishi shake hands after the signing of the 1960 U.S. – Japan Security Treaty.

Date: 1960, January 19
Duration: 1 min 40 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675080225
United States Air Force video debunking Roswell incident.

An anonymous UFO enthusiast talking. Aerial view of a deserted area near Roswell. Slate reads “Mufon 1992 International UFO Symposium Proceedings UFOs: The ultimate mystery of the millennia”. Anthropomorphic dummies mistaken as alien remains. Photographs of dummies used on high altitude experiments by the USAF. A Crash Test Dummies “Dummy Cam” PSA commercial by the United States Department of Transport and the Ad Council from the 80s-90s. A pair of crash test dummies inside a car. Vince the Crash Test Dummy adjusts his “Dummy Cam”. Car crashes into different places from crash test dummy’s perspective. Scientists prepare a crash test dummy in the 1950s. Two USAF personnel poses with an anthropomorphic test device (ATD). An ATD is released from a high altitude. A dummy is ejected from a fighter. An ATD descent with a parachute. A large high-altitude balloon is inflated and ascends. White balloon with dummies climbs upwards. A dummy is released from balloon. Camera attached to dummy shows its POV during descent. A dummy with a parachute land in a desert. USAF Test Pilot Captain Joseph William Kittinger II before a test flight. A high-altitude balloon ascends, carrying a module containing Captain Kittinger. A high-altitude balloon floats in the sky. A man opens a December 1960 National Geographic magazine. A page reads “The Long Lonely Leap” featuring Kittinger. LIFE, Collier’s, and TIME magazines covers feature Kittinger. Movie poster of 1956 drama “On the Threshold of Space”. Air Force personnel, aircraft, and other equipment are featured on film. A sign at the Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico. Deflated high altitude balloons in the desert. A diagram depicts the size comparison of a balloon and a DC-9 airliner. High-altitude balloons carry scientific devices from the Holloman Air Force Base. A man prepares a payload attached to a high-altitude balloon. Space probes from NASA. A large container labeled “Viking Project Langley Research Center”. USAF high-altitude balloons carrying various NASA equipment (resembling “flying saucers”). Roswell Industrial Air Center. A “flying saucer”-like device lands in a desert. Payloads after landing in desert west of Roswell. Scientists read data from a large computer. Sign reads “Welcome to Holloman Air Development Center”. Recovery personnel hands over a permit. Photographs of United States Air Force trucks and recovery crews working on the ground and on aircraft. A bomber approaching a balloon. Photographs of USAF Balloon branch personnel with locals. Balloon branch personnel use tractors and pack mules. A dummy attached to a high-altitude balloon in flight. Crowds gather to watch descent of payload. Deflated high-altitude balloon hang on a grove of trees. A high-altitude balloon in flight over Phoenix, Arizona on June 13, 1985. The high-altitude balloon after landing on the Gila River Indian Community. A box attached to the parachute lands on the desert. A man inspects a scientific payload. USAF personnel arrive to the scene. Air Force personnel talks about the scientific payload. Low altitude tethered balloons launched from Holloman Air Force Base in flight. Men inspect a balloon on the runway of Holloman Air Force Base. A UFO book by Donald R. Schmitt and Kevin D. Randle. A drawing of a crashed “spaceship”. Comparison between the drawing and a photograph of an experimental tethered balloon. Airman uncovers the aluminum foil cover of a module (Project Man High June 2, 1957). Captain Kittinger waving. A photograph of Colonel Kittinger with President Eisenhower. Captain Kittinger performs a record-breaking parachute jump from Excelsior III (August 16, 1960). Captain Kittinger jumps from a gondola. Captain Kittinger climbs on an aircraft. Kittinger puts on an aviation headset. A McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II in flight. An indicator locating target in flight during the Vietnam War. Target hits a Vietnamese fighter, exploding in flight. “Triple Nickel Phantom II” logo. Colonel Kittinger returns to the United States from Vietnam. Colonel Kittinger gives a speech after his return from captivity. Colonel Kittinger on his solo crossing of the Atlantic by balloon. Pallbearers hold the United States flag over a coffin during a full honors funeral. A Boeing KC-97G Stratofreighter towing another aircraft in flight. A Report of AF Aircraft Accident. Walker Air Force Base entrance near Roswell. USAF Hospital inside Walker Air Force Base. Project Excelsior backup pilots in gondola. Photograph of Captain Dan B. Fulgham, a survivor of a 1959 balloon accident near Roswell. A United States Air Force Chase Helicopter transporting patients to Walker Air Force Base. Sign reads “Warning Restricted Area”. Captain Kittinger speaks to instructor pilot at night. Captain Fulgham with head wrap due to injuries. Clinical record cover sheet for Captain Fulgham. Captain Fulgham in spacesuit. Captain Fulgham holding a ladder leaning on an aircraft.

Date: 1997, March 31
Duration: 15 min 22 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675079919