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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

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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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