26 Dec. 61, J-8 Report:
In addition to the details of their instrumentation
functioning during two weapons test at the NTS, they report that the Fisher Crater
caused considerable equipment loss.
Measures were taken on the next shots to
insure that this wouldn't happen again.
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A prototype of a proposed universal zero
rack, UZR, was inspected at NTS and this design appears to meet all LASL requirements.
I will not attempt to report on the specifics the instrumentation coverage of the
various shots unless they are extraordinary in some aspects.
26 Dec. 61, J-11 Report:
Further information on the Shrew event indicates that
a yield estimate based on one drill back sample has been made but that until the data
“from the second drill back on a different radius has been analyzed , this is a
preliminary
estimate.
To date, the assumption has been made that the device
exhibited spherical symmetry in its phenomenology.
samptes of debris
event,
As for the
have been obtained from two drill back holes.
A Y
event,
As for the Mink
one drill back sample has been used to estimate a yield and based on the dates
from shot to this report that took no longer than about three weeks.
sample has yet
No drill back
been obtained on the Fisher event which was about 10 days previous
to this report.
In a folder entitled "Kauai," the first message is dated 26 Dec. 61 tf?
requests DASA assist the AEC in acquiring real estate on Kauai adjacent to
Bonham with space for about 22 rocket launchers for Nike Apaches for the Sandia
program.
Sandia will have complete technical and operational control of this
real estate and these facilities.
and the AEC in late Mar.
The use agreement was signed between PACAF
62.
Once again, these 2 boxes contain a wealth of details and photographs of the
various Pacific Islands.