Atomic Bomb Test - Operation Cue

Brace for a Technicolor blast with Atomic Bomb Test - Operation Cue, a vivid archival clip of the 1955 Nevada test, unshackled from its usual black-and-white veil to reveal the atomic age’s raw hues. This mid-century reel—slightly trimmed—detonates on May 5: a 29-kiloton fireball scorches Yucca Flat, test houses shudder at staggered ranges, utilities twist under shockwaves. The camera flares—wood splinters, wires snap, mannequins topple in Survival Town’s eerie glow; plumes of dust and flame paint the sky, a chromatic dance of destruction. A mid-20th-century lens on Operation Teapot’s civil defense probe, Archival Moments revives this blazing spectacle—subscribe to shudder through more from the reels of history!