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& pibal ascension was made, keeping “ne sounding from being a total
loss.
For reasons nentioned in Chapter I of this History, alternate
operational procedures had to be initiated at Rongerik,
Teams con-
sisting of one Weather Equipment Technician and two Rawinsonde
Operators were sent to this island one day prior to planned "Shot
Days" and made one Rawinsonde observation in the proximity of 1200
LST, followed by a special Rawin at 1L5OOLST,
Teams were sent on 12
March, (consisting of '
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nel for these missions were drawn fron Detachment 2, 57th Weather
Reconnaisance Squadron on a temporary basis until final plans could
be made.
An anticipated halt in the upward trend of height averages of
this Elenent was encountered during March and ws attributed to the
" faet that the altitude maxinums of the balloons used were being
reached and the fact that the project termination date was approaching.
These averages were expected to rise, however, as the origin-
ally ordered (but not received) balloons were forthcoming.
All detachnents of this Element have encountered difficulty in
the guise of defective instruments.
On occasion, reference and ten-
perature traces will print errattcally.
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The cause for this is at-