mention was made by the pilot who penetrated at 50,000 feet.
He rep-
orted slight turbulence upon first entering the cloud, but none thereafter.
The data presented in the foregoing paragraphs is summarized in the
attached Table. 2,¢6-1,
The spare aircraft measured the maximum dimension of the cloud with
the following results:
TIME
#35 to Al
£45 to £52
#47 to £49
MAXIMUM WIDTH
INDICATED ALTITUDE
42 miles
45 miles
50,000 to 55,000 feet
50,000 to 55,000 feet
14 miles
42,000 feet
DIRECTION
E to W
=NtoS
NtoS
Preliminary analysis of the contamination study indicates that the
results will agree with those of Operation TEAPOT.
More detailed infor-
mation on the contamination study will be presented in the interim test
report.
COPIED/DOE
LANL RG
au
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