Washington DC-1964: Glider Soaring in Deep Blue Sky

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Year1964
Decade1960s
LocationWashington, District Of Columbia, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Glider Soaring in Deep Blue Sky — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie clip from 1964 captures a white glider soaring through a deep blue sky. The aircraft, marked with the letters 'IY' on its wings and tail, flies steadily across the frame, its sleek silhouette contrasting against the vibrant backdrop. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film characteristics, including noticeable grain, slight color shifts, and minor surface imperfections like dust spots. This archival clip offers a nostalgic glimpse of mid-century aviation and recreational flying, perfect for historical documentaries, retro-themed projects, or nostalgic content.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Aerial
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 124004685

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

People visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

Flags come from automated catalog metadata, not a legal opinion. The source is an original 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie reel. For high-stakes commercial use, request a full rights review.

Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1964 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Washington, District Of Columbia, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Supports requests for 1960s 8mm aviation footage, especially a brief documentary insert of a glider moving across open sky.
Period detail: The visible aircraft design and saturated home-movie color may show mid-century recreational soaring, with the 1964 Washington, DC context supplied by clip metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries an unstaged spectator viewpoint, watching a glider pass overhead from below rather than presenting a formal aviation record.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a white glider, long wings, tail markings, deep blue sky, black frame borders, grain, dust specks, and slight color variation.
Film character: The scan shows 8mm film texture with visible grain, dense blue color, minor surface marks, and a steady but handheld home-movie framing.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway, sky transition, aviation memory beat, or period insert between broader 1960s travel or leisure scenes.
Historical context: The footage places recreational flight within a home-movie record, emphasizing observation, open sky, and a small unpowered aircraft rather than a named event.
Research note: No people, faces, private property, or brands are visible, but aircraft markings should still be reviewed separately from copyright and usage rights.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1964 8mm glider footage, 1960s home movie soaring, white sailplane in blue sky, and Washington DC aviation cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other 1964 Washington, DC material, then related 1960s aviation, sky, and leisure scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1964 home-movie frame of a white glider seen from below against a saturated blue sky in the Washington, DC clip context. — A white glider crosses the blue sky, viewed from below.

White glider marked on the wing and tail, photographed from below against blue sky in 1964 8mm footage. — The glider angles across the frame with markings visible on its wing and tail.

A white glider banks diagonally through the blue sky, captured in saturated 8mm color during the 1964 Washington, DC clip. — The aircraft banks diagonally, its long wing stretching across the frame.

Final frame view of the white glider tilted across saturated blue sky, with 8mm grain and frame borders visible. — The glider continues its overhead pass, tilted against the saturated sky.

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