A Real Flying Saucer

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1421A
Date Released
30 Aug 1956
Date submitted
28 Aug 1956
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Cardinal Griffin Laid to Rest
  2. 2Floods Down Under
  3. 3A Real Flying Saucer
  4. 4For the Autumn
  5. 5Miss Germany - 120,000 Bc
  6. 6Pets on Parade
  7. 7This Scientific Age
  8. 8Cowal Gathering
  9. 9Beside the Seaside

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 9
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Radar Saucer. DESCRIPTION: Out of it’s hangar (at Burbank, California) a genuine flying saucer. It’s a new American Naval aircraft, and the saucer houses radar equipment. It’s long range radar vision will be used for giving early warning of enemy attack, to ships of the United States Fleet. SHOTLIST: Various shots of plane out of hangar. Plane has a saucer on its back which houses radar equipment. Panning shot as plane takes off. Various shots of plane in flight.
Keywords
Aviation; Science and technology
Locations
United States of America; California; Burbank
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
68024
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
48
Story extras:
Film clip

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