iit
TOBACCO.

158

At 1415 hours on 30 May 1958, TOBACCO was fired from a barge

location near JANET Island, seniwetok Atoll.

This weapon, of a predicted

Q cee mane_
te

_—.

Twelve aircraft were scheduled and participated, five of which were
effects aircraft, 26 and five sampler aircraft.’

Air operations control

and communications again performed satisfactorily.
SYCAMORE.

Excellent air control and communications were. maintained

from a barge location near CHARLIE Island, Bikini Atoll.

The firing of

the device had been postponed ten times.
Fifteen aircraft had been scheduled,

:
Four pre-takeoff cancellations

were reported: three B-57B sampler aircraft were substituted for B-57D

aircraft because of the unexpected low cloud height; and one cloud track-

er wB-50 was cancelled by Joint Task Force SEVEN.

One effects aircraft, <8

and eiynt sampler aircraft<? participated.
ROSE.

The first of ten

devices fired during June 1958 was HOSE, an

a ae

hOSE was detonated
>"

from a barge anchored near YVONNE Island, sniwetok Atoll, at 0645 on § June.
Iweive scheduled aircraft oarticipated in the event wnich exserienced
no postoonements.
oerfermed.

Five effects aircraft,?? and five sampling aireraft3l

Co .unicatvions and air control functioned satisfactorily.

AFWL/ iQ

Select target paragraph3