Forests being converted to lumber industry in Northern forests of the United States. Workers sort and grade lumber with the help of machinery. The green lumber is dried and sea-soned in a steam heated kiln. Theses boards are seasoned in the open for air to circulate freely about them. Workers stack lumber sheets in piles.
United States Air Force NB-52A aircraft with X-15 under its wing takes off for a test flight in California, United States. Boeing NB-52A in flight with X-15 under its wing. X-15 piloted by Scott Crossfield releases from the mother aircraft and goes upward. Pilot speaks with ground crew members. X-15 pilot in the cockpit, wearing an oxygen mask . X-15A (56-6670) achieves Mach 2.5 at 67,000 feet. X-15 lands at Rogers Dry Lake in California.
Views of Cornell University where mechanical engineer, Stanford Moss, conducted research into gas turbines as part of his doctoral thesis work in 1903. Dr. Moss later joined the staff of General Electric Company. During World War I Dr. Moss is called to Washington DC to discuss, with the National Advisory Committee on Aeronautics (NACA), development of a turbo supercharger for airplane engines. View of a biplane with turbo supercharger mounted on top of radial engine. Animated diagram illustrating workings of a turbo supercharger. Using a supercharged engine, the U.S. Army Air Services established an altitude record of 36 thousand feet. (The pilot, flying without supplemental oxygen, passes out and doesn't regain consciousness until the airplane has fallen about 30 thousand feet.)
Progress report of United States Air Force B-52G and B-52H in the United States. M61 Gatling gun being lowered from beneath aircraft mockup. The M61 Gatling gun displayed on a table. Two engineers check M-61 mockup. Dual radar antennas move back and forth. A sign reads 'Danger, Live Ammunition Being Discharged'. The Gatling gun fires on target board in front during a firing test. The USAF B-52G aircraft in flight.
Progress report of United States Air Force B-52G and B-52H in the United States. View of long loop cables in a laboratory. Gauges in the background. A Boeing technician turns the switches on panel board and checks a running graph. A Boeing technician installs an alternating current generator into turbo fan engine. Aerial views of the USAF B-52G aircraft in flight.
Television broadcast shows the controversies regarding UFOs (Unidentified Flying Objects) in Michigan, United States. Group of girls seated in the college premises. They talk about their experiences on sighting a UFO. Man inspects the site of UFO landing and speaks about his experience on seeing a UFO. Scientific advisor for Project Blue Book and astronomer Josef Allen Hynek speaks about the UFO sighting stating that the natives have spotted a 'Marsh Gas'. United States Marine Corps Major Donald Keough and Air Force Secretory Harold Brown give their opinions regarding UFO. Reporters take notes. Countryman Frank talks about his experience on sighting a UFO.
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