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Project 7.5, Transportation of Airborne Debris, involved 3 ships;

the USs CURTISS, US3 ESTES and USS RUWOVA.

The project was sponsored by the

Department of Defense (USAF), was conducted by the USAF(AFOATs1) and the
project officer was ix. Ps we Allen (of AFOAT#1).
Each Ship supportod this project on a “not to interfere with primary
rission"” basis,

The ships were required to maintain an accurate plot of the

track of their own ship relative to Ground Zéro and relative to the other
2 ships in the project when within visual or paarrange,

Measurements were made of the height, bearing and distance of the visible

debris and associated cloud and mshroon, using sextints, gyro repeaters and

range and altitude determining radars,
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Project 9.2, Radio Wave Propagation Nenourcrent » involved the

5.3 RSUDOVA and the Patrol Plane Unit. Tho project s;onsor was the Department
of Defense (U.S. Army) and conducted by U.S. Arny (Arm Signal Corps).

Projest, Officer being Dr. €, N, Crenshaw (SCHL).
Two planes of the Patrol Unit wero roquired to be cn station at tat.

11° 42" N, Long, 158° 57¢ E from H minus ‘1 to I! plus 2 aid to orbit in an
elliptical pattorn at an altitude of :1,000 feet or as nocossary. One
aircraft was to make plamed tranozissions on one of 3 fmuencics as
directed by the project officer.

The second plane was 4in stiindby and had

additional duty of maintaining com-unications with the RANDIVA by radio, to

roport arrival and dopartures from station and arrival at tise. The RENUOVA
was required to maintain commmicetions with the planes and 3 plot of their

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