A radar tracking station at a German V-2 rocket test site at the White Sands Proving Ground, New Mexico. Various radar equipment in operation including SCR-270 (Signal Corps Radio model 270 radar).
A white and orange barrage balloon in the sky at the Mobile Test Station of the Air Force Flight Dynamics Laboratory in New Mexico. The balloon tethered with metal cables. The barrage balloon in flight.
Laser induced lightning experiments conducted by Electromagnetic Hazards Group on Mt. Baldy, Colfax County, New Mexico. Clouds over the mountains. The Mobile Test Station, Air Force Flight Dynamics Laboratory on Mount Baldy. Side view of laser beam fixture that is directed vertically into heavy clouds to break down atmosphere and cause lightning strikes. The landscape and mountains around the Station. An antenna with metal cables. A loud speaker on one of the Station trailers. The hatch in the hood opens. The Station sign and emblem on the trailer. A technician emerges from inside the trailer, climbs down the ladder and walks around to the other side. The rear of the trailer.
Laser induced lightning experiments conducted by Electromagnetic Hazards Group at the Air Force Flight Dynamics Laboratory Mobile Test Station on Mt. Baldy, Colfax County, New Mexico. 'Danger - Laser Light' signs on a laser light equipment. A technician operates the equipment. He adjusts the RP and Heater switches. Another technician adjusts the knob. A red indicator on the machine.
Laser induced lightning experiments conducted by the Electromagnetic Hazards Group at the Air Force Flight Dynamics Laboratory Mobile Test Station on Mt. Baldy, Colfax County, New Mexico. A large piece of equipment on a table. A technician adjusts knobs on a machine in the background. He records the readings. He adjusts a bolt on the equipment. He drinks a canned beverage while monitoring the experiment.
Laser induced lightning experiments conducted by Electromagnetic Hazards Group at the Air Force Flight Dynamics Laboratory Mobile Test Station on Mt. Baldy, Colfax County, New Mexico. A technician operates the controls of a laser machine. Gauges and meters on the machine. A microphone nearby. The technician checks the readings. He makes faces for the camera. The Power indicator and Fire switch. He presses the Fire switch. Increase in digital reading.