Nylon bag snares submarine-launched polaris missile in flight

The bag, made largely of nylon webbing, is suspended by a crane a few feet above the ocean´s surface at the test site near San Clemente Island off the coast of Southern California. With its bottom open and waiting directly over the launch tube on the ocean´s floor, the big grab-bag catches the missile as it breaks the surface. Large drawstrings immediately close, capturing the 15-ton test vehicle in mid-air.