"A" BOMB BLAST Part 1

Description

1) AtoA LS Looking out over several layers of clouds; area is obscured by the whiteness from the blast which clears away quickly; orange glow is seen in the BG; the umbrella-like clouds spread out with a fireball in the center; scene becomes very dark except for the orange fireball hanging in mid-air; fireball darkens until it disappears; the entire scene is then very dark. VG2) ELS Looking out over the water; brightness from the blast obscures the area and disappears quickly; huge tremendous fireball boils upwards into the sky; spots of fire are at the top part of scene; the entire scene then becomes dark. G3) AtoG LS Looking out over broken clouds; scene is obscured by the whitness of the heat of blast; shock wave is seen spreading over the water; the mushroom cloud comes into the center far BG and takes the shape of a dark mushroom cloud with its thin trunk extending up from the water; top of the cloud becomes very white; PAN upwards with the mushroom cloud churning further skyward. G4) CU Three technicians bent down over some instruments. G to F5) LS Zoom in towards ground "O", showing the tremendous fireball from the blast. VG6) MS Overall view of the tremendous fireball looking like the planet Mars in color; several white specks are throughout the fireball. VG7) LS Looking out over water showing the shock wave approaching rapidly. G to F8) MS Looking down over several men aboard a ship on the main deck looking out over the water. F9) LS Looking out over water showing the tremendous fireball spreading out in umbrella fashion, with the fireball in the center high above the water causing very dark grey clouds spreading out horizontally. VG10) MLS Overall view of the tremendous white mushroom cloud ringed by very dark grey clouds. VG11) CU Tremendous white mushroom cloud surrounded by dark clouds; PAN down towards the base showing many dark black clouds hanging around the base; PAN back up towards the mushroom cloud. VG12) MS Base of the explosion; PAN upwards showing the huge mushroom cloud hanging over the water, surrounded by grey clouds.13) LS Looking out towards anchored ships at Bikini Atoll; tremendous explosion occurs shooting water high into the air, with a second explosion fanning outwards; tons of water is thrown back down on the surface causing the entire BG to be very white and obscured. Ex.14) AtoG MLS Looking down over ground "O" on the desert floor; the area is obscured by the brightness of the flash which dissipates immediately; fireball is rising up from the desert floor; a large dust cloud hangs on the desert floor; the fireball boiling skyward churning its way upwards casting a shadow off to the right. VG15) ELS Atomic blast far out over the water causing a wide expanse of smoke spread out in all directions; the fireball churns upwards from its center, becomming dark in many areas except for the top; entire fireball is then dissipated causing the entire scene to be dark in this night shot. VG

Collection

General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities