Flying Saucers - Have They Landed

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1781
Date Released
22 Jul 1963
Date submitted
17 Jul 1963
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Sailing on Sand
  2. 2The Serious Teenager
  3. 3Driving with a Difference
  4. 4Flying Saucers - Have They Landed
  5. 5A Slushy Ending

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Flying Saucers - Have They Landed. DESCRIPTION: Sir Bernard Lovell, our great authority on space, believes there must be communications of other beings in different parts of the universe. We all accept the fantastic achievements of space flight - but what about flying saucers from the world beyond? This barley and potato field at Charlton provided considerable interest - and bewilderment. A crater was discovered there the other day by farmer Roy Blanchard. Around it, the spuds and barley had completely disappeared. SHOTLIST: Key scene. MS flying saucer over building (2 shots). MCU couple look at same. MS flying saucer in sky. MS designer at drawing board. MCU same. CU design of flying saucer. MS scientists look at model of saucer. CU model of saucer. CU model of saucer showing journey through shock waves. GV barley and potato field at Charlton. CU hole in ground. CU Farmer Roy Blanchard (owner of the field). CU soldier with mine detector. CU mine detector. GV same around hole in ground. MCU meter reading of detector. CU hole in ground. CU army officer. GV detector. CU flying saucer in sky.
Keywords
Curiosities; Aviation; Science and technology; Space; Military
Locations
United States of America; Dorset; Charlton; Shaftesbury
Footage sources
Library
Card file number
86940
Credits:
Camera
Gunn
Camera
Lemmon
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
144
Story extras:
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