Weather satellites were not yet common, but US Air Force Captain Hank Brandli had access to top-secret spy satellite images.
wˈɛðɚ sˈæɾəlˌaɪts wɜː nˌɑːt jˈɛt kˈɑːmən, bˌʌt jˌuːˈɛs ˈɛɹ fˈoːɹs kˈæptɪn hˈæŋk bɹˈændli hæd ˈæksɛs tə tˈɑːpsˈiːkɹᵻt spˈaɪ sˈæɾəlˌaɪt ˈɪmɪdʒᵻz.