WAHOOEVENT
OPERATION

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The WAHOO underwater detonation took place at 1330M, 16 May 1958.
The device was positioned 500 feet below the surface, two miles southvest
of Keith Island, Eniwetok Atoll.

The water colum rose immediately to

between 1,200 feet and 1,500 feet, followed by a base surge to approximately
1,700 feet, and fell back into the sea, leaving no visible cloud.

Fallout

and contaminated surface water remained well within the forecast fallout |
area and published radex.
the shot.

Re-entry hour was declared one minute after

A helicopter survwy was wade at Ht+4 hours with moderate readings

encountered along the southwestern chain,
Island.

Leroy
recorded on

Maximum intensity was 30 mr/hr,
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