a a leew No fall-out was received on Parry or "niwetok Islands, the FSTES, HORIZON, or any of the ships at sea. CJTP 132. At 1517, reentry was ordered by The signal was made and executed for the Task Group at 1550. The COLLINS entered the lagoon via ‘est Channel, Wide Passage, the AGAWAM via East Channel, Wide Fassage followed by the I IPAN. The OAK HILL, released from her station on Scientific Project 6.11, entered the lagoon astern of the LIPAN. The RENDOVA entered via Deep “ntrance, releasing the RADFORD as plane guard vessel on entry. The 3 DDFs were released from patrol, except one ship to be on one hours notice, and all entered the lagoon and anchored. TII. SECURITY O&VRATIONS Security patrols experienced some activity in the pre-KING Event phase. On the morning of 9 November during KX Rehearsal, a 2-29 type aircraft of Task Group 132.4 flying at 30,000 feet reported visual contact with a submerged submarine proceeding in a northerly direction at 4 to 6 knots. The contact was reported observed at Iat 11° 27' N. long 162° 38' E A patrol plane (72V) of the air patrol, a fighter (FLU) of the CAP, and a DDF of the surface patrol were dispatched to the point of contact. results. The search was continued for four hours with negative “valuation: "No submarine". BEST AVAILABLE COPY During the late evening hours of the same day, the USS RFNDOVA, at anchor in the lagoon, made a brief radar surface contact just off Fniwetok Island at Iat 11° 19' N., and Long 162° 22.5' % The contact disappeared but a search plane sent to investigate dropped sone~buoys and received brief contacts of unidentified noises on 2 buoys dropped in the first pat‘ern. A DD", joined later by a second DDE, continued Gem - .