A model, in flight at a speed of more than 12,000 mph, was photographed by pulsed laser. The color image, taken approximately nine degrees from head-on, reveals temperatures on the nosetip, red area, as high as 7,460 degrees Farenheit
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: Arnold Air Force Station
State: Tennessee (TN)
Country: United States Of America (USA)
Scene Camera Operator: Unknown
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Date
03/10/1974
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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