Ranger, Winter 1951:
Jan. 27, due east; Jan, 28, southeast over
AF Base; Feb. 1, southeast over Las Vegas; Feb.
open area north of Nellis AFB, but with part of
and Nellis; Feb. 6, slightly west of due south,
to Los Angeles,
‘
Las Vegas and Nellis
2, southeast over
cloud over Las Vegas
over Charleston Peak
.
Buster-Jangle, Autumn 1951:
.
Oct. 22, south-southwest; Oct, 28, southeast, slightly north of
Las Vegas; Oct. 30, southwest into Death Valley; Nov. 1, southeast,
Las Vegas and Henderson; Nov. 5, south to southeast, over Mt. Charleston and Las Vegas; Nov. 19, north-northeast, Lincoln Mine, Currant,
Eureka, Currie; Nov. 29, north-northeast, almost same route.
Tumbler-Snapper, Spring 1952:
April 1, east; April 15, main cloud southeast; low cloud south;
April 22, southeast, Las Vegas; May 1, due east; May 7, slightly
north of due east; May 25, north of due east; June 1, due north in
area between Warm Springs and Currant; June 5, east or due northe
.
(on this shot the pre-shot projection was for center line of fallout
to be some miles east of Tonopah).
Upshot-Knothole, Spring 1953:
March 17, east; March 24, northeast; March 31, southeast Indian
Springs and Las Vegas; April 6, southeast, Las Vegas; April 11, south;
April 18, Southeast, including Glendale and Las Vegas; April 25, east
to St. George; May 8, south of east; May 19, due east; May 25, northeast; June 4, southeast, Nellis AFB and Las Vegas.
Teapot, Spring 1955:
Feb. 18, southeast, open land between Glendale and Las Vegas;
Feb. 22, southeast, same as above; March 1, north of due east;
March 7, east for main, higher cloud;. and west, northwest for lower
cloud, (very, very light fallout on Tonopah); March 12, east;
March 22, southeast, Las Vegas; March 23, southeast, Las Vegas;
March 29, north of east; April 6, south-southeast; April 9, south,
southeast; April 9, south and west of south; April 15, east and
slightly northeast; May 5, north; May 15, northeast by east.
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The above detailed list may be sunmarized to show the following
general directions:
Southeast, 17 shots, 12 of which resulted in the main cloud or
major edges of clouds passing above Indian Springs AF Base, Las Vegas,
Henderson, and Boulder.
East, 134 shots.
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(The cloud from the March 7, 1955 shot moved in two
Northeast, 5 shots.
_North, 3 shots.
directions and each is given a value of one-half.)
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