1955 Press Photo Air Force's guided missile "Falcon" ground-fired test

Rockets - (General) ("Falcon"). Smoke path traces course of the Falcon, the Air Force's new guided missile as it hits QB-17 jet target drone plane in ground-fired test. The missile, electrically controlled, will be carried on interceptor planes as aid to air weapon. It locks on enemy aircraft by radar and fires automatically.

Photo is dated 1955.

Photo measures 8.5 x 7 inches.