This is a brief description of a pulsed ruby laser photographic system. It has the characteristics which make it an excellent source in a front lighted technique for obtaining photographs of models in flight. It may be used to measure the contours of models and its surface erosion and ablation during the flight.Photographs have been obtained of several models in flight at the velocity of ~1400m/s. These photographs .ealed details of the condition of model surfaces after launching and provided information which is not available from schlieren or shadowgraph method. Initial results indicate that this technique provides an excellent method for examination of high speed models in flight.