Coverage of the satellite, Sputnik I at Wittenberg College in Springfield, Ohio. The Project 'Cateye' being undertaken. The project is dealing with light amplification. Film shows the satellite moving slowly across the TV screen in a darkened room.
Large crowd assembled in Japanese student-organized protest at the British Embassy in Tokyo, Japan. They protest against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs, following Britain's second test of a Hydrogen Bomb, at Christmas Island in the Pacific Ocean. Groups involved include Japanese Council Against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs, and the student organization, Sengakuren. Protesters carry signs bearing image of British Prime Minister Anthony Eden, and images of Queen Elizabeth. Numerous Japanese police are seen maintaining order. British diplomatic staff are seen at the entrance to the British Embassy.
Egyptian officer salutes as Flag of Egypt is raised during reoccupation of Gaza. Israeli forces load equipment in a truck, to depart. A landing craft heads for shore. A crowd of Egyptians assembled outside a building. United Nations representatives discussing a territorial map with an Egyptian officer. Egyptian troops celebrate as they reoccupy Gaza and raise their flag on a building. Group of demonstrators waving French Tricolor. United Nations Emergency Force (UNEF) soldier standing by demarcation line with binoculars; the UN flag blowing beside him. troops in Gaza. He walks as sentry by the demarcation line. Scenes of UNEF officials discussing matters. Vehicles of UNEF lined up on a section of road. Israeli gathering outside, with speaker haranging crowd over microphone, from balcony of building. People in crowd hold many signs in Hebrew and flags with Star of David, and other symbols on them. Interiors of Israeli Parliament Knesset shows Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion speaking. Soldiers wielding batons jump from a truck and toward an area of unrest. Troublemakers are escorted away.
United Nation Forces monitor the Gaza Strip and the Sharm el Sheikh area during the Suez Crisis.United Nation Emergency Force (UNEF) officers with Egyptian and Israeli officers in the Gaza Strip and the Sharm el Sheikh areas. A jeep with the Israeli flag arrives. Troops loaded on a vehicle. Smiling UNEF soldiers with an Egyptian soldier. A tank. Egyptian forces reoccupy the Gaza strip and raise their flag.
A missile launch in the United States. An X-17 R-25 missile, designed to study aerothermodynamics of reentry into the atmosphere, is fired from Cape Canaveral, Florida, United States. The missile spins around slowly during its ascent, its four large tail fins visible. Various views of the missile in flight.
A military parade in Tel Aviv, Israel to celebrate Israeli independence. Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) troops loaded in jeeps move past a crowd. Officers salute standing in the jeeps. Army chief of Staff, Major General Moshe Dayan Premier David Ben Gurion, Israeli President Yitzhak Ben Zvi (Itzhak Ben-Tzvi) and another military officer are seen on the reviewing stand. French-built AMX-13 light tanks parade on the street and the crowd cheers. Military vehicles pass along the street. Israeli women soldiers parade.