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

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