qa: pene we Sore of the Gevistions fron the original esensdulc wie ahould be noted ere as foliows: Qos shot gave a yield tne predicted. as ahs gave a yield the predictec, Gre shot for which extensive instrumantatic:. had been prepared wes cancelled ac¢ mo other shot was fired et the loosticn. Haximus woriation between ths crigira: planned shot dates and actual shot cates ranged fron 15 days earl: to 45 days late, (a) Warrative Asoount of Shots 1. Erevo _- a. The firat shot was dotcnated en seneduie on Fam: Island at 06€5, 1 Moroh 1954. The wind pattern et shot time was such thet the fall oct was very heavy on most of the faleand of the atoll, Typical readings et E/5 houre ware a3 followas . Foz 2£02 (ostimted fren acrisl curvsy} Kan 50-468 (mcasured on ground) Tera 2ER (estimated fro: aerial survey) &. The firine party had reaalired in toe bunker on Jen during the ahet anc tosrefore it was necesstry to maintain a capability for cusrgeccy evacuation of tusse people. This requires several cf the Jaek Feroe scips te remain close exrarh to den foe that wolec radio csmiurication coul¢ be maintained er3 helicopter [lights csuld be dispatohsc if neceseary, The positions ef tiese ehipe ware auch thet several reostved rathor heevy £811 out and althocgh the exposures receive! b; individuals aboard the enirs were, for the sest part, woll within the tolerancs limits, eovaral project personnel received a eimiMcant proporticn ef thelr allerable exposure. Much waluctle experience wes pained by the ra@-safe personcel of these ships. It ia interesting to neto that tte two drones liberty ships (YAGs) of Project 6.4, which were attempting tc aut into a fall out erea, cam ont of this shet with little cr no euntariration. The lore range fall out resulted ir tw evar.ation to Lwajalein of the natives fran several otalls toe the Eest of Bikini, and gave riee to ths initiation of ax adcitioral effectr oxcerinent desipmed to determine tha effects or wigniricant ratiacion doseges on humans, -384- | a ws } s