Continuity mistake: Between the second and third shot of the movie the cockpit of the jet changes in the close-up. (00:00:20)
Continuity mistake: The telegraph report says that the UFO they're following is traveling in excess of 2000 mph but when they show the jets speed gauge it's only going 650 mph. (00:00:25)
Continuity mistake: The UFO flies right over the cockpit of a United Airlines jetliner but does not leave a shadow. (00:00:45)
Continuity mistake: The aerial shot of Carol and Dr. Marvin driving up to "Operation Sky Hook" shows a flat desert. In the next close-up shot of them inside the car we see a hilly terrain through the rear window. (00:02:40)
Continuity mistake: When the Marvin's start necking as they drive to "Operation Sky Hook", the background we see through the rear window shows a curve, but Carol's hands on the steering wheel never move. (00:03:25)
Continuity mistake: The UFO flies over the Marvin's car as they approach "Operation Sky Hook", and Dr. Marvin tells Carol to pull over. She immediately turns the steering wheel to the left but in the next shot she's steering straight ahead. (00:05:30)
Continuity mistake: The Marvin's pull over to the side of the road to look at the UFO and the upholstery of their car changes from black to white between shots. (00:05:30)
Continuity mistake: The UFO flies over the Marvin's car as they approach "Operation Sky Hook" and causes them to pull over to the side of the road. When the doctor gets out of the car they're in a different place than they were in the previous shot. (00:05:35)
Continuity mistake: After they pull over to the side of the road to look at the UFO, Dr. Marvin gets back into the drivers side of the car as Carol slides unobstructed from the drivers side over to the passenger seat. In the next shot the tape recorder is sitting there between them. (00:05:55)
Continuity mistake: After they pull over to the side of the road to look at the UFO Dr. Marvin gets back into the drivers side of the car and his jacket is draped over the center of the front seat. In the next shot it disappears. (00:06:00)
Continuity mistake: After they pull over to the side of the road and look at the UFO, Dr. Marvin gets back into the drivers seat and hands Carol a Chesterfield from his shirt pocket. In the previous shot he didn't have anything in his shirt pocket, in fact he didn't even have a pocket on his shirt. (00:06:00)
Continuity mistake: Carol and Dr. Marvin finally get to "Operation Sky Hook" and they're driving the exact same make and model car as they were in the previous shot. The only thing that has changed is the license number, which was AV-27-X3 and is now AV-35-B7. (00:06:55)
Continuity mistake: As the Marvin's listen to the tape recording of the UFO, Dr. Marvin stops the recorder and uses his finger to re-wind it. If you look closely he goes way past the spot where the sound started. (00:08:00)
Continuity mistake: Gen. Hanley drives up to "Operation Sky Hook" and stops in front of the guard post. At first he's in direct sunlight than in the next shot as he hands his ID to the guard, he's in the shade. (00:08:40)
Continuity mistake: As Gen. Hanley's car pulls up to "Operation Sky Hook" there are two guards at the post, one is standing by the car and one is moving inside the building. In the next shot as the guard walks into the building to call Dr. Marvin, he's alone. (00:08:40)
Continuity mistake: At Operation Sky Hook, Gen. Hanley tries to get Dr. Marvin to stop the launch, but he can't. We see the rocket several times on the doctor's video screen and the rocket that actually blasts of is not the same one we first see, as the tail fans are painted differently. (00:10:20)
Continuity mistake: Carol is tending to the barbecue as Gen. Hanley and Dr. Marvin comes out of the house after their discussion. On the table behind her are two coffee pots stacked on top of each other. In the next shot when they all go to sit down the top one is knocked over. (00:12:10)
Continuity mistake: Carol is tending to the barbecue as Gen. Hanley and Dr. Marvin comes out of the house after their discussion. On the table behind her are two coffee pots stacked on top of each other. In the next shot when they all go to sit down the top one is knocked over. (00:12:10)
Continuity mistake: At the barbecue, Carol serves Gen. Hanley and Dr. Marvin two very thick hamburgers. In the next shot when they go to sit down to eat, the hamburgers have gotten thinner. (00:12:25)
Continuity mistake: As they sit enjoying Carol's barbecue the umbrella on the table behind them is tilted in a different direction between shots as a soldier drives up in a jeep with a message for Dr. Marvin. (00:13:15)
