It was not. The link you posted says that only film infrared was available then, and that would not be helpful for searching in a jungle.
And even in 1978 the best they could do was a resolution of 64x64 which isn't enough to identify a human from an animal.
It was not. The link you posted says that only film infrared was available then, and that would not be helpful for searching in a jungle.
And even in 1978 the best they could do was a resolution of 64x64 which isn't enough to identify a human from an animal.