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Date (GCT)

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Type.

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Bluegill 3 Prime
DoD Event--Operation Fishbowl
High altitude--tens of kilometers

10/26/62

Johnston Island
area

Rocket

WeaponsEffects

Submegaton

Santee

10/27/62

NTS

Shaft

Weapons Related

Low

Calamity

10/27/62

Johnston Island

Airdrop

WeaponsRelated

Intermediate

Housatonic

10/30/62

Johnston Island

Airdrop

WeaponsRelated

Megaton Range

Kingfish

11/01/62

Johnston tsiand

Rocket

Weapons Effects

Submegaton

Tightrope
DoD Event--Operation Fishbowl
High altitude--tens of kilometers

11/04/62

Johnston tstand
area

Rocket

Weapons Effects

Low

St. Lawrence

11/09/62

NTS

Shaft

Weapons Related

Low

Gundi

11/15/62

NTS

Shaft

Weapons Related

Low

Anacostia
Device development
Accidental release of radioactivity

11/27/62

NTS

Shaft

Plowshare

Low

Taunton

12/04/62

NTS

Shaft

Weapons Related

Low

Tendrac

12/07/62

NTS

Shaft

Joint US-UK

Low

Madison

12/12/62

NTS

Tunnel

WeaponsRelated

Low

Numbat

12/12/62

NTS

Shaft

Weapons Related

Low

Manatee

12/14/62

NTS

Shaft

Weapons Related

Low

Casselman

02/08/63

NTS

Shaft

Weapons Related

Low

Operation Dominic
Operation Dominic
DoD Event--Operation Fishbow!

High altitude--tens of kilometers

Accidental release of radioactivity
detected on site only

area

area

area

detected onsite only

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