Something just struck me: So the version of the movie that had these three unique VFX shots is the limited release version from may 1977, so that’s different from the wide release version, then there’s the 1981 version with the new opening crawl, but these three unique VFX shots from the limited release shots showed up on the 1980’s home video releases, but those had the 81 crawl. So where those VFX shots in the theatrical 1981 cut?

I was under the impression that the the early 80’s VHS releases, prior to the 1985 mix was(aside from cropping) accurate to the 1981 theatrical version, but is that not the case? Are they in fact a mix of the 1981 and May 1977 limited release cuts?