32nd Academy awards in Los Angeles, California. Cars arrive at RKO Pantages Theater, Hollywood. Janet Curtis announces Best Story and Screenplay awards presented to Russell Rouse, Clarence Greene, Stanley Shapiro and Maurice Richlin for Pillow Talk. Award for Best Actor presented to Charlton Heston for Ben-Hur by an actress. Rock Hudson announces nominees for Best Actress and presents the award to Simone Signoret for Room at the Top.
Olympic trials in California, United States. Athletes compete to make it to the Rome Olympics as they participate in sprints, pole vault and high jump. Don Bragg sets a new record in pole vault of 15 feet 9 and a quarter inches. In high jump John Thomas sets a new record.
Rocket powered aircraft X-15 pilots at Edwards Air Force Base in California. X-15 pilots Lt Commander Forrest S Peterson, Neil A Armstrong, Captain Robbert A Rushworth, John B McKay, Major Robert M White and Joseph A Walker stand in front of X-15. A sign reads 'NASA' Lt Commander Forrest S Peterson and John B McKay talk. X-15 in the background. Major Robert M White and Joseph A Walker talk. Lt Commander Forrest S Peterson, Neil A Armstrong, Captain Robbert A Rushworth, John B McKay, Major Robert M White and Joseph A Walker stand together. Major White and Joseph Walker stand beside X-15 and talk. Lt Commander Forrest S Peterson stands beside X-15. Lt Commander Forrest S Peterson stands beside X-15. John B McKay stands beside X-15. Captain Robbert A Rushworth stands beside X-15. Neil Armstrong stands beside X-15. Major Robert M White stands beside X-15. Captain Rushworth, John B McKay, Lt Commander Forrest S Peterson, Joseph A Walker, Neil A Armstrong and Major Robert M White stand around X-15 nose. Lt Commander Peterson, Neil A Armstrong, Capatain Rushworth, John B McKay, Major White and Joseph A Walker re mill around and talk.
X-15,at Edwards Air Force Base in California, immediately after landing from its first high powered flight. Pilot Albert Scott Crossfield in cockpit still wearing flight gear, helmet and oxygen mask. Officials and ground crew surround the cockpit. One helps Crossfield remove his helmet and mask. Yellow vans and red fire truck in the background. A man takes a picture of the pilot. Pilot Albert Scott Crossfield walks with an unlit cigarette in his mouth.
Piasecki H-21 at Edwards Air Force Base in California. Piasecki H-21 helicopter hovers over runway.
Northrop Aircraft Company,Inc. Anaheim Division building in California, United States. Interiors show the precision grinding of glass lenses on various grinding and polishing machines. Technician examines glass with the help of a microscope. Woman works and looks through a magnifying lense.
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