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A meeting was convened at Los Alaucs on 21 December

1°52 to discuss safe positions of aircraft curing detcnavions
of Overetion CASTLE. Present at the meeting werc:

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Lt. Col. T. J. Andrews

Mr. Joe Keliy

Mr. E, E. Bissei, Jr.
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Col. D. Ve. ilier

Col. J. Crosby

Dr. W. =. Ogle

Mr. C. B. Cunninghan

Dr. il. tHoerlin
ir. F, Janek
Mai. D. Th. Jones

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Lt. Coli. D. I. Prickett

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Mr. D. Seacerd
Dr. William Theler
Kr. H. A. Givemsr

2.
The first order of business was tie determination of
all aircraft to be airborne at zere times.
These aireraft are:

Be 36
B47

BBW
Cm 5k.
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PLY.2

Poy-5

WBe29

SA~15
B-50
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3.
In view of the information available on the FHY-2, this
aircraft was considerec first. It is painted ali white, with exception of identification markings; it has a2] motel control surfaces and is equipped with thermal radiation resistent curtains

for the crew. A recommendation was made by Ilr. feliz to paint
over the identification markings if one waived te position as

close as possible.
it was propesed by Dr. “Thaler thet this aircraft fly for cne hour prior to detonations at at: altitude of

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