TARGET...AUSTIN, TEXAS: This is not a test

[MattShizzle]

Where can you see the whole thing?

[altfactor]

KTBC was owned by the family of then-Senator (and future President) Lyndon B. Johnson.

"Project 7" referred to KTBC's channel number, and was a play on words of NBC's "Project 20" documentaries (I believe that in 1960, KTBC was affiliated with all three TV networks then in existance).

[Jerseysson27]

Can we see the whole film?

[drifting101lol]

LOL'ED RICK ROLL'ED

[willdav713]

Reminds me of Mr. Bush. This got updated today on Fox News Channel it is now called the Terror Alert Eishenhower was President during this filiming wasn't he?

[umahuma4]

woudlnt that cause a mass panic

[Commanderraf]

They had 20 minutes of advice. If the brodcaster didn't have to do all the stuff he did -recieve the alarm, tune whatever machine to hear the verification, call the technician, put on the pre-recorded reel AND let the official CONELRAD announcer in- they would have like five more minutes.

Did they really believe that, in the heat of the moment, the announcer would act flawlessly? Even in the middle of the night?

[madlarkin]

Well, to defend that system. People were a lot more competent then.

And radio was a lot more complex then. So no average dumbass would be in charge of all that equipment anyway. Unlike today.

[montysport94]

what happened to the rest of the film?

[Geno2733]

Wonder if there's any raw CONELRAD TV transmissions (stuff that isn't mocked-up) out there somewhere...

[bluevidcam]

There is.. Search Buffalo NY CONELRAD. and to respond to this, What the hell did they expect people to do, hide in their crawlspace of their homes? not everyone has a shelter burried in their backyard. Imagine neighbors killing neighbors for food and water

[trekfancvg]

Wow! Far out! Where can one find/buy/download the film this came from? It's fascinating to get a glimpse of that era's broadcast technology, too.

[judyb1169]

I love Atomic Age stuff! Thanks for posting. :D