-.. Announced United States Nuclear Tests -- By DatéEvent Name

Date (GCT)

Location

Type

Purpose

Yield Range

Operation Hardtack I! -- Continued
Catron

10/24/58

NTS

Tower

Safety Experiment

21 tons

Juno
Fired in surface structure
Radioactivity not detected off site

10/24/58

NTS

Surface

Safety Experiment

1.7 tons

Ceres
Radioactivity not detected off site

10/26/58

NTS

Tower

Safety Experiment

0.7 tons

Sanford

10/26/58

NTS

Balloon

WeaponsRelated

4.9 kt

De Baca

10/26/58

NTS

Balloon

WeaponsRelated

2.2 kt

Chavez

10/27/58

NTS

Tower

Safety Experiment

0.6 tons

Evans

10/29/58

NTS

Tunnel

WeaponsRelated

55 tons

Humboldt

10/29/58

NTS

Tower

Weapons Related

7.8 tons

Mazama

10/29/58

NTS

Tower

WeaponsRelated

Zero

Santa Fe

10/30/58

NTS

Balloon

Weapons Related

1.3 kt

Blanca
’ Slight venting

10/30/58

NTS

Tunnel

WeaponsRelated

22 kt

Ganymede

10/30/58

NTS

Surface

Safety Experiment

Zero

10/30/58

NTS

Tower

_Safety Experiment

Venting
Radioactivity not detected off site

No radioactive release detected

Contained in surface structure

No radioactive release detected

Titania

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0.2 tons

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