Task Group Participation in King Event
(Cont'd)
conditions necessitated a delay of 24 hours.
16 November 1952 was now designated K Day.
The Pask Group Operations
Center checked all communications systems including the public address
system which had been set up for this event.
All elements of the Task
Group were notified that 16 November would be a duty day until after
KING event had taken place,
Measures necessary to minimize the blast and
thermal eff-cts of the detonation were completed by 1000 hours.
other preparations were completed on schedule and by 1115 hours,
were in positionto observe the shot,
All
Units
The official observer group from
Parry Island were assembled at the Officers Beach Club on Zniwetok Island.
Visibility on this day was excellent.
The pickup of the voice transmission
from Joint Task Force Operations Center and the drop aircraft was received
clearly.
At 1130 hours the bomb was detonat-d over point sero.
Taak
Group personnel were permitted to witness the phenomena until 1145 hours
at which time all units were dismissed for the noon meal,
Official Observer Group had departed from MATS Terminal,
By 1400, the
The Task Group
remained in standby status, ready for evacuation in the event that heavy
radiological contamination from "fall-out" would make the island untenable, ~
The condition wes continued until 1630 hours at which time an "all clear"
message was received from Headquarters, Joint Task Force 132.
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