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Lower fortion of the Atumic Cloud. Thies picture was first thourht to be the lett
side of the upjer part of the etomta cloud, but close erenination showed thet the
ares in the lerpe black cirole wae the same ap the urea in the smil white circle
fn the picture on the right band side of thie pase. The cirrus-iike nature of
even the relatively low part of the atomic cloud indirectly shows that the upper
foot
pert of the cloud did 70 to stratospheric altitudes, and thet the 55,000
There iv some beturel cirsus
oslouletion fur the top 1s not unresscnable.
slouds @long the horizon,

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distant view of the Atomic Cloud.

The alrereft 4. o flying aceoukere te the’
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renee eed abiok thon theabatespree should be compared with the diegrems.
the ature! cloud! bese “rhe ve of the eloud at the end of three hours, Moke
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Atoll on ERAY DAY can be clewriy eve weather which prevailed over Eniwotay
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The-aircraft from wnoich the photo ruph is mado is

over the Eniwetok Lavoon and the ialeud partially covered by clouds te Kngebt.

H-hr. plus 2 hrs. 45 min.

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H-hr.
plus 3 hrs.

OBENERGT

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