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NAME

VERTICAL

EXTENT

(1,000 ft)

BASE HEIGHT
(1,000 ft)

411096
REMARKS

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Cactus

16

5-6

P.G.

Fir

‘60

38

Plane at 61,000 ft, cloud just below it

Butternut

32-35

13-16

P.G.

KOA

62-65

20

P.G

Wahoo

3.5

H.#.

Plane flew through active part of clouc
at this level. Cloud caught inside a
Cu cloud. - P.G.

1.76

USS Boxer radar at 3 min.

Holly

W4-15 -

7-5

P.G.

Nutmeg

26

11

H.H.

2k

USS Boxer radar

Yellowwood

52-53

12-15

Cloud caught in a small vortex, plane

Magnolia

LO-4L

11-15

Base of cloud mixed with Cu.-P.G.

Tobacco

18-19

8-10

P.G.

Sycamore

5

15

H.H.

Rose

16-17

6

P.G.

Umbrella

4.95

USS Boxer radar at 30 seconds

L.57

Wetok Weather Station

1.0 - 1.5

Water cloud up to 5,000 ft. Planes
flew through radioactive cloud up

obtained sample at 52,000 ft.
- P.G.
--

to 1,500 ft. - P.G.

Maple

Aspen

50

25

USS Boxer radar

53

26

H.H.

50
23

Linden

18

Redwood
Elder

‘

H.H.

reeseaE

8-10

P.G.

Folder

Su

20-23

H.H.

61-62

33-35

Plane flew at 59,500 ft., cloud

top above it. - P.G.

P.G.,
H.H., Harry Hicks
F.R., F rank Ritchie (Rad. Safe)
P.S . Peter Stevens (Harry Hicks' replacement)

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Aircraft report at 6 neRL

54

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