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established; H & N construction and support - $26,000,000; Sandia
- $17,000,000:
EG&G - $14,500,000; for a total of $57,500,000
estimated.
“Of this sum, half is
teCommitted by 1 Mar. 62 for an operation beginning on that date.
Johnston,
Midway, Hilo (7) and Christmas Islands were al] considered to
represent major
construction efforts and several weather islands were includ
ed. Cost of a Liberty
Ship for LASL is now entered barge cost are." As for local
activity and
participation of J-6, this has been reduced to
almost nothing.
28 Nov. 61, J-10 Report:
in two Vela Sierra projects:
Here is an extensive summary of J-10 participation
As for projects Southern Light, “The all sky
Fluorescence detection system continued operation through Nov. 15 and roll up of
equipment has been completed. -
It could either originate from a
low yield event at a distance of at least 10° kilometers or from a shot of unknown
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yield at an altitude below the horizon of the Southern Light installation."
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| Signal was of the minimum detectable amplitude.
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A small signal was reported on 25 Oct. under daylight conditions.
As for Project Northern Hope, "The objective of this project was A.
Fi ming
to obtain
information from possible Saviet shots exploded at high altitudes above
Nova Zemlya
by optical means and B.
to detect high altitude shots with collimated
photo-electric equipment capable of recording X-ray or gamma ray excited upper air
fluorescence.
Bhangmeters and high frequency EN detectors were also operated part
of the time.
The adventure was initiated and the station put into operation on very short
notice.
It was on the air Sept. 21 through Nov. 6.
As for the optical system, no optical signals have been recorded and there is
no other evidence of the occurrence of Russian explosions within the detection
capability of this part of the system.
The Bhangmeter part of the system has