TAB A
KICKAPOO EVENT
OPERATION REDWING
1,
The KICKAPOO device was detonated at 11241, 1) June 1956 on a
203-foot tower located on AOMOEN Island (SALLY) in ENIWETOK Atoll.
FISKAPOO cloud reached an estimated height of 18,000 feet.
The
Cloud move-
reat was difficult to observe due to being partially obscured by the low
clouds and rain showers over a major portion of the ENIWETOK area,
2.
Thea fallout forecast for KICKAPOO was based on an assumed yield
cf
The expscted clond height was 18,000 feet. The 10-
roontpe line (dose to infinity) extended 10 miles to the southwest.
3,
YOKE and YOKE I flights were flown following the detonation
for radiological reconnaissance and survey.
The surveys indicated that
the cloud was following the predicted path.
Following the final survey
et 100M, the aircraft were released.
cloud was detected.
No unexpected deviation of the
Cloud tracking WB~50 aircraft were not employed for
FadSaefe missions,
DNA
, Based on information furnished by the P2V and initial helicopter
eurveys, reentry hour was established as 1330M.
5.
Off-atoll stations, with the exception of UJELANG, reported no
increase in background. UJELANG reported a 0.3 mr/br increase in background.
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