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AVIATION: (Motion pix. camera placed Issue Number in the side of rocket takes pix of 6728x5 earth) Subject Cameraman THE EARTH FROM 135 MILES UP FOX(DD) Length Neg. Dupe Pos. 126ft. .G.DUPE I Cuts BK.NO: 6042-4 Can saption junked aftr made Description and Remarks WHITE SANDS, NEW MEXICO: (At Date 017195-8/7/51 the proving ground,Viking 7 Rocket (48ft.long, weighing 51 tons) was launched with motion picture camera in its side --it reached top speed of 4100 MPH and rose 135 Miles--hence,it is nec essary to lean to side to get proper perspective from these pictures since they were taken from the SIDE of the rocket--portion of earth shown in this film has distorted curvature caused by special type lens used for testing purposes--spinning is caused by rotation of the roc- ket--in a complete rotation or the rocket, 24 states are shown on the horizon WHITE SANDS, NEW MEXICO. - ROCKET - AVIATION. U.S.NAVY. EARTH--PHOTOGRAPHY -- HISTORICAL SPACE FLIGHT. SEE OVER FORM 2530-BM-12/68 OVER PRINTED IN U.S.A.

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