law 5. 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, 6. | 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 | Saw COPY. BEST AVAILABLE ws