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THE "PERSHING", SEVENTH ARMY BLACKJACK
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE PREPARATIONS & CONDUCT OF THE QUICK REACTION ALERT MISSION CARRIED OUT STATESIDE IN 1966
BY A 7TH ARMY GROUP TO TEST THE FEASIBILITY OF
INTEGRATING THE PERSHING INTO THE 7TH ARMY'S ARSENAL
OF WEAPONS. FILM SHOWS HOW NEW "PERSHING" MISSILE IS
INTEGRATED INTO ARSENAL OF WEAPONS IN GERMANY BY THE
7TH ARMY.
00:32:24
A "PERSHING" MISSILE IS LAUNCHED IN A TEST.
00:32:30
TITLE: "THE PERSHING - SEVENTH ARMY BLACK JACK"
00:32:53
AERIAL PENTAGON BUILDING. IN 1966, WEAPONS SYSTEM
EVALUATION GROUP OF JOINT-CHIEFS-OF STAFF, PLACED
REQUIREMENT ON U.S. ARMY TO EVALUATE "PERSHING"
MISSILE, DESIGNATED, QUICK REACTION ALERT MISSION
00:33:19
"POLARIS" MISSILE COMES CRASHING OUT OF SEA AND INTO
THE AIR AFTER FIRING FROM A SUBMERGED SUBMARINE. AIR
FORCE "MINUTEMAN", "ATLAS" AND "TITAN" ARE ALSO FIRED
00:34:10
MAN IN CONTROL ROOM WITH OTHERS DOES THUMBS-UP
GESTURE WITH HIS HAND AS HE HOLDS PHONE TO HIS EAR
00:34:31
7TH ARMY OFFICERS OF "PERSHING" OPERATIONAL TEST UNIT SIT IN THEIR HEADQUARTERS IN GERMANY TO EVALUATE THE
MISSILE. TALKING HEADS.
00:35:12
MISSILE CREWS SITTING AT DINNER TABLES DROP
EVERYTHING AND RUN OUT AS AN ALERT IS SOUNDED. THE
MEN RUN OUT TO THEIR MISSILE POSTS AND PREPARE
MISSILES FOR FIRING. EACH MAN A DIFFERENT TASK.
00:37:02
U.S. ARMY'S ARTILLERY AND MISSILE CENTER AT FORT
SILL, OKLAHOMA, WHERE THE "PERSHING" MISSILE BODY
SECTION IS SENT TO BE FITTED WITH INSTRUMENTATION.
00:37:36
THE SENECA ARMY DEPOT IN NEW YORK WHERE THE WARHEAD
SECTION IS SENT FOR INSTRUMENTING. MEN WORK ON THE
WARHEAD.
00:38:14
THE MISSILE CONVOY PASSES THROUGH A U.S. TOWN ON IT'S
WAY TO FIRING RANGE IN GILSON BUTTE, UTAH.
00:38:47
HUNDREDS OF GIS ENTER THE RAMP OF MOUTH OF A HUGE
TRANSPORT PLANE FOR TRIP TO THE FIRING SITE. 2 OF THE
HUGE TRANSPORTS IN FLIGHT. MEN PLAY CARDS INSIDE.
00:41:14
MISSILE CREW LOADS A LAUNCHER ONTO A TRUCK USING A
CRANE. TRUCK CONVOY TRAVELS ON ROAD, 300 MILES TO
GILSON BUTTE. ANOTHER CONVOY TAKES THE BODY PARTS,
FLOWN FROM EUROPE, TO THE SITE.
00:42:23
RAILROAD BOX CARS CARRYING WARHEADS SLOWLY RIDES THE
RAILS.
00:42:37
CONVOYS RIDE ON ROADS ALONG THE BARREN GILSON BUTTE,
UTAH SITE. SIGN: "BLACK JACK VALLEY". MONTAGE A TENT
CITY NAMED CAMP PERSHING.
00:44:26
ANIMATED MAP SHOWS CAMP PERSHING WHERE MISSILE WILL
BE FIRED AND WHITE SANDS PROVING GROUNDS IN NEW
MEXICO, WHERE IT WILL IMPACT.
00:44:43
ARMY MISSILE TEST AND EVALUATION DIRECTORATE,
"PERSHING" PROJECT, WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, WHERE
SUPPORT IS PROVIDED.
00:44:43
MONTAGE TECHNICIANS AND ENGINEERS AT COMPUTERS AND
CONTROL PANELS AT THE CENTER. RADAR ANTENNA SCANNING
THE SKY.
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"PERSHING" MISSILE IS SLOWLY RAISED SKYWARD.
00:47:10
MOBILE TRACKING SYSTEM IS CONTAINED IN A TRAILER
WHICH STANDS BY IN THE DESERT. SINGLE TECHNICIAN SITS
AT THE CONTROLS.
00:48:00
THE MOBILE INSTRUMENTATION SUPPORT SYSTEM IN HUGE
DOUBLE TRAILER. INSIDE, MEN CHECK THE MANY CONTROL
PANELS
00:48:33
ANIMATED DRAWING SHOWS FIRING OF 3 OF THE 4 MISSILES
AND TELLS OF THE PLAN
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RADAR AND POWERFUL TRACKERS ARE READIED FOR THE
FIRING
00:51:08
MANY MILES AWAY, TEAMS OF MEN STAND BY THEIR PICK-UP
TRUCKS TO RETRIEVE MISSILE DEBRIS AND ON BOARD
INSTRUMENTS AFTER IMPACT.
00:51:57
ROAD BLOCKS HOLD UP CIVILIAN TRAFFIC UNTIL AFTER THE
FIRING. WEATHER VANE SPINS ITS PROPELLER AS
METEOROLOGISTS PLOT WEATHER ON MAPS.
00:52:48
CU COUNTDOWN IS HEARD OVER LARGE SPEAKER AND THE
MISSILE FIRES IN THE DISTANCE. VAPOR TRAIL IN SKY,
MEN LOOKING SKYWARD AND ANTENNAE AND INSTRUMENTS
FOLLOWING IT'S PATH.
00:54:30
EXPLOSION IN DESERT AT IMPACT. CU HELICOPTER PILOT
SPEAKS WITH GROUND CONTROL. PICK-UP TRUCKS TAKE OFF
TO RECOVER THE BOOSTER, THE 2ND STAGE AND THE
WARHEAD.
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MONTAGE DATA IS PROCESSED BY THE SOPHISTICATED
EQUIPMENT AT WHITE SANDS.
00:56:20
TWO "PERSHING" MISSILES MOVE INTO FIRE POSITION AS 2 MISSILES ARE SIMULTANEOUSLY FIRED FOR THE FIRST TIME.
00:57:36
MEN RUN INTO THEIR UNDERGROUND COMPOUND AS THE
MISSILES ARE FIRED
00:57:44
ELS LOUD SWISHING SOUND AND THE 2 MISSILE BLAST OFF
FOLLOWED BY BLACK FUEL TRAILS