Russian Balloon Story (1956)

Unissued / unused material. Soviet Union (USSR, Russia) accuses USA of spying from balloons. Various shots of press conference at Ministry of Foreign Affairs (in Moscow?) for Soviet and Western journalists. Various shots of unmanned balloon, cameras, radios equipment and parachutes found near Russian border, all equipment is made in USA. An expert army officer gives an explanation to the press, pointing out the balloons could damage Soviet telephone lines and are breaking international laws. The reporters inspect the equipment which is on display. Date on dope sheet is February 1956. FILM ID:2534.2 A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.