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The evacuation, test firing om 1 May, re-entry and all subsidiary
operations were carried out smoothly and without inoident.
13.
On 1 May, a report was received from SWALLOW at Bikini,
via a patrol plane commander and CTG 7.7, that foot prints had been
found on the sand on ENIIRIKKU Island, and that NOL test equipment,
used concurrently with operations being conducted, had been molested
but,not damaged.
At the request of CUIF 7 to investigate further,
- RABY, with Captain SBME, USN, Colone] qu, cSc, USA,
and a detachment of marines embarked, was dispatched to Bikini to
make a complete investigation of the incident.
After a careful
reconnaissance and search of the islands and questioning of the
personnel stationed there, it was concluded that there had been no .
intruders and that further physical sweep of all the islands would
serve no useful purpose.
14.
15 May.
RABY returned to Eniwetok on 3 May.
ZEBRA Day for the third test firing was designated as
It was again decided that the 4 major vessels and SPANGLER
_ could be anchored safely off Parry Island at the anchorages previously
assigned.
This placed the vessels at a distance of approximately
9.6 miles from the tower on Zero Island (Runit Island).
Again, all.
ship movements, boating, special channels for AVR and recovery
parties, were shifted to the new Zero Island and the general plan
of procedure, as used successfully on X~RAY and YOKE Days, was
followed.
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Conditims of weather were favorable and ZEBRA test was
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