CHAPTER II, SECTION 3
This was a User-furnished 10’ diameter dishtype antenna mounted on top of two 12”-diameter 77’-high pipes and located adjacent to
Station 23. The poles were mounted in 4’x 6’ x
2’-thick reinforced concrete footings guyed by
six 44-inch cables tied to 3’-6”x 3’-6” x 3’-6”deep anchor blocks. Coaxial cable extended from

the antenna to the station zero point. Power
requirementsconsisted of 1 KW, 120-volt, singlephase which was supplied from the Station 23
source. Timing signals of minus 45 minutes and
minus 15 minutes were provided. A total of 16
cubic yards of concrete was poured.
STATIONS:
PURPOSE:
SITES:
USER:
CONSTRUCTION:
OCCUPANCY:

1341.01 thru 1341.12
Detectors
Dog thru George
LASL
5-2-56/5-4-56
5-4-56

Each station in this series was a 6 foot
length of 6” standard pipe driven flush with the
grade and capped with a wooden cover which
had a lead brick suspended beneath it and a

sandbag on top.
STATIONS:

PURPOSE:
SITE:

single-phase power and minus 15 minutes, minus
15 seconds, and minus 5 seconds timing signals
plus an interlock and spare.
STATION:

Cloud and Fireball

SITE:

Yvonne

Station 1511 was existing GREENHOUSE
Station 77 and consisted of a reinforced concrete
structure 4’ x 4’ x 13’-6” long in which three
User-furnished photo tubs were mounted. The
station faced towards the working point of Stations 6, 7, 19 and 24.
Power in the amount of 6 KW, 120-volt,

single-phase was supplied from Station 77.
Minus 15 minutes, minus 15 seconds, and minus
5 seconds timing signals, an interlock and a
spare were required. A total of 15 cubic yards
of concrete was used.
STATION:
PURPOSE:

Yvonne

SITE:

USER:
DOD-13
PARTICIPATION: 24
CONSTRUCTION: 3-13-56/3-19-56

These stations were concrete collimating
baffles. The Station 1350 baffle was 5’-4” x 196” x 1’-6” thick with a window opening 1’-4” x 9’

Photography

USER:
DOD-15
PARTICIPATION: 6, 7, 19 and 24
CONSTRUCTION: 3-19-56/3-26-56

1350 and 1351

Collimating Baffles

1511

PURPOSE:

1512
Cloud and Fireball
Photography
George

USER:
DOD-15
PARTICIPATION: 10, 11, 12, 13, 18 and 22
CONSTRUCTION: 3-12-56/4-20-56
This station consisted of User-furnished

photo tubs mounted on top of Station 1528.

Three 1/2’-thick steel plates 2’-7” square were

and a round hole 9-7/8 inches in diameter. The
baffle was mounted on a concrete slab 5’ x 5’-4”
x 1’-8” thick. The Station 1351 baffle was 12’x
22’ x 1’-6” thick with two window openings 2’-6”

mounted on the roof of Station 1528 in order
to support the photo tubs. Power in the amount
of 6 KW, 120-volt, single-phase was required.

The baffle was mounted on a slab 6’-6” x 12’ x 1’8’ thick. The center line of the window openings
was at elevation plus 17 feet, which was the
line of sight between Station 1316 and the working point of Station 24. One baffle was located
50 feet and the other 525 feet away from the
front of Station 24. Twelve cubic yards of concrete were poured for Station 1350 and 15 cubic
yards for Station 1351.

STATIONS:
PURPOSE:

x 3’ and an opening at the top of 2’-7%” x 8”.

STATION:

PURPOSE:

SITE:

1510

Cloud and Fireball
Photography
Janet

USER:
DOD-15
PARTICIPATION: 4, 5 and 23

This station comprised User-furnished
photo tubs mounted on existing GREENHOUSEStation 69, requiring 10 KW, 120-volt,

Minus 15 minutes, minus 15 seconds, and minus

5 seconds timing signals plus an interlock and
spare were provided.

SITES:
USER:
PARTICIPATION:

1513, 1515 and 1516
Cloud and Fireball
Photography
Wilma, William and How
DOD-15
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 19, 24, 10, 11,

12, 13 and 22

CONSTRUCTION: 12-15-55/5-24-56
These stations were steel towers, 14’ square
x 75° high, with an enclosed cab at the 75-foot
level. Two sides of the cab contained metal rollup doors which operated by timing signals and
closed after the shock wave had passed. Angles
were provided in the cab roof to support Userfurnished cameras. Access to the cab was by
steel stairs within the tower. Station 1516 was
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