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Veether Reporting Zlesrent 132.°.3.2, rrovisionel
Nevy Moe €2l, Box 75, c/o FEC
ocn Frenciseo, Celifornie

1é Tecerder 1962
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Nerrative rroject Report
Cormmerding Cfficer

Reether Reporting Elenent 122.'.7.2, Provisional
“Navy No. 22, Sox 35, c/o FRO
San Frencisco, Californie

«wt 1209, 11 Sepvexber, 1052, Detechrent “REF, “eather Resortine
Zlement 1%2.1.7,2, Frovisionel wes lended on the Island on Pontpe in

the Factern Ceroline Islenés.

eirmen end one officer.

Jetachtaat “Hiz-! wes corposed of tventy

The purpose of detechrent “REPL was to provide weether support,
thres-hourly surfece odservetions and six-hourly rev insonde observetions,
for the Joint Tesk Force “eether Centrsel, Tesk Dlement 122.'.3.2, Frovi-

sionel Guring project "IVY" (Restricted).

The weether station was Set up in the office of the Vv. 5. Veether
Zaresu Stetioxn on Ponspe Island. The “eether Sureeu Ctetion ceased oper-~

cations during the period of the project en? ucde eveileble w.0 ~ez, vho
were put on snift ith the rewinsonde operstors. Tne elevetion of the
berometer wos 423 1308
meters. The SCE chZ es loceted on ton of the . ecther

tetion four floors evove the ground.

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The living cuerters end office were loceted epproximetzely one fourth
of e nile from the weether station end epcroxivtetely three fourths of a
mile from the dock. Three pre-cut engineer huts, one 15x15 foot duilding
for 6 kitehen, end one 1lOxl& foot building for =

latrine was erected.”

It is believed thet the rission of the detechtant vas

project, and in edition .benever hourly su-fece observctic
for eizmereft flight s they -ere provicec.
fi
tions were provides2
8 £27 observctiors r
ergkt of 77,13¢ fe
completed for en av

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Three-hourly surfece vesther observetiozs were provided thr
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Saprly feet
ere nev etteine
of e ulrrente
Speciel oversees treinine enc rrocessint

perting Tinker «ir Force Bese.

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