"
"

"

'
"

"

1330
"

23, 000
9, 000

"
"

2220 MST

"
*

5/13/54

B-29 271 L

20eR In

.

papers.

However the collecting plane

flew at ~ 9000‘ and sempled at ~ 5-10
houra after burst,

was a fallout tracker and probably

No flight data are available on these

two penetrations,

west of lateral center,

Semple taken 50-100 nautical miles

7

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will be forwarded at your request.

If any of these is desired, they

The time listed in this column represents the mean time of collection.

In some cases, papers are available which contain debris collected at ground level during longer periods of time.

**actual duration of collection was about one hour,

True altitude is actually higher than this by about 2000 ft in the 40,000 to 45,000 rt

,

\

ke

center of cloud,

.

Pen

Sample taken at approximate lateral

wa

;

range and about 2500 ft in the 50,000 ft altitude. The main cloud fram the above five shots based at about 35,000 ft so samples taken above thia
altitude represent debrie in the mushroom itself and samples taken below ~ 35,000 ft represent either debris in the mushroom stem or fallout from
the main cloud,

Collection altitude figures are pressure altitude readings.

5351 mt

335L Out

5/13/54

1540
"

51,000

B36

‘

1430 MST '

4/25/54

39, 000

"

1086 R

033L

1083 LL
1110 MST

1900

1720 MST
1400

1545

1645

1350

"

3/26/54
"

38, 000
25,500

1630 MST
1655

4/25/54

"

"

't

ens

.

1130 MST .
”

Td

2/28/54

.

50, 000

515500

37,000

ha, 500

36,500 ft

Altitude*

51,200

3/26/54
"

ut

"

\

1145 MST

2/28/54

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.

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B-29-L

2086

(L. upper)

1083

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O43L

o38L

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