This report presents results optained [roa high altitude seasuremects
made oo Teak ami Orange shots of Operation Eardtack oa July 31 and Avgest ll,
1955, respectively, Johnston Island time.

(The dates in cootinental Cnire’

States were, therefore, August 1 amd August 12, respectively.)

Originally

scheduled and ser up for launch frow Bikini during April, the two Redstomboroe warheads with Launching equigment and associated instmmentation wre

moved to Jotostoc Island because of the intéernstivosl situation and ccocern
over the possidilicy of retinal turns om the eyes cf islanders within line
of site of the 3ikini-launched bursts.

Teak shot was burst at an altitade of

approxizately 252,000 feet, Orange at approximately 152,000 feet.
The reader will note departure from conventional report foraat in chapter
Creataent in chat each is a separate entity with author or authors shown in
the Table of Courents.

References are listed at the end of each chapter

which, together with illustrations, may be considered separately from others
in che report.
All chapters of this report were coupleted by early Spring 1961, with the
exception of Chapters 7 and 9.

These were delayed until completion of an ex-

perimental program to derersine rocker trajectories.

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