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Prairie Wind - the story of the Great Plains Turbulence Field Project
In 1953, the US Air Force invaded the small town of O'Neill, Nebraska, and conducted a series of tests on the lower atmosphere.
The results would forever change how scientists looked at weather, agriculture, nuclear warfare, and possibly the space program. The first massive, million-dollar experiment that took over a town and helped to change the world.
The story of the Great Plains Turbulence Field project was first written by me for Air and Space Magazine here:
https://www.airspacemag.com/military-aviation/prairie-wind-137022344/
Thanks to:
Jerry Strickland
Sonya Pfeiffer
and Steve Pickett for lending their voices years ago to a documentary that never got funded or distributed. We managed to utilize their voices here.
Music includes:
"Heavy Impact" by Adam Vitovsky under Creative Commons at http://www.AdamVitovsky.com
"Sunrise"; "Down the Track"; and "Nightfall (Man-O-Madic)" by Dave Manoucheri, available on all streaming platforms.
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In 1953, the US Air Force invaded the small town of O'Neill, Nebraska, and conducted a series of tests on the lower atmosphere.
The results would forever change how scientists looked at weather, agriculture, nuclear warfare, and possibly the space program. The first massive, million-dollar experiment that took over a town and helped to change the world.
The story of the Great Plains Turbulence Field project was first written by me for Air and Space Magazine here:
https://www.airspacemag.com/military-aviation/prairie-wind-137022344/
Thanks to:
Jerry Strickland
Sonya Pfeiffer
and Steve Pickett for lending their voices years ago to a documentary that never got funded or distributed. We managed to utilize their voices here.
Music includes:
"Heavy Impact" by Adam Vitovsky under Creative Commons at http://www.AdamVitovsky.com
"Sunrise"; "Down the Track"; and "Nightfall (Man-O-Madic)" by Dave Manoucheri, available on all streaming platforms.