USMC 107985: Amphibious Exercise, Forbes Balloon Project

Description: Item Description Title USMC 107985: Amphibious Exercise, Forbes Balloon Project Citation information USMC 107985: Amphibious Exercise, Forbes Balloon Project. (121-16-6-75; 023-0337-75; R-1-1; 8-2031.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no BY Marine Corps Library Number 8161-16 Additional identifiers 121-16-6-75; 023-0337-75; R-1-1; 8-2031 MIRC inventory no. USMC 107985 Decade 1970 Date 1975-05-04 Description Reel Containing multiple subjects. First, Operation Bell Buster amphibious exercise. LVTP7s make a beach landing. Marines disembark LCMs and unroll beach matting. M48s move on the beach and fire machine guns. The second film includes the Forbes Balloon project. Civilians spectate as balloons are prepared for ascent by night. Location(s) Camp Pendleton (CA); El Toro (Calif.) Camera crew Hurley, D.P. (MSgt) Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Item collection United States Marine Corps Film Repository Original color Color Original audio Silent Original gauge Film: 16mm Original generation Reversal: Positive Original physical length 465 Original aspect ratio 1.37:1 (Academy) Original media type Motion pictures (visual works) Language English Contributing organization University of South Carolina. Moving Image Research Collections Digital collection name United States Marine Corps Films Rights information Public domain. Digital media type Moving Image Date digital file created 11/12/2022 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K Digital runtime 13:08 Digital file type video/H264