TAB A
KICKAPOO EVENT
OPERATION REDWING
1,
The KICKAPOO device was detonated at 1126M, ly June 1956 on a
'~ 20)-foot tower located on AGHOEN Island (SALLY) in ENIWETOK Atoll. ‘The
FIDE POO cloud reached(iioct.
Cloud move-
reat was difficult to observe due to being partially obscured by the low
cloucs &nd rain showers over a major portion of the ENIWETOK area.
2.
The fallout forecast for KICKAPOO was based on an assimed yield
a The expected cloud hei:(in: 10icentgen 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
th2 cloud wes following the predicted path.
Following the final survey
£t 1100M, the aircraft were released.
clouc was detected.
No unexpected deviation of the
Cloud tracking WB-50 aircraft were not employed for
FaiSefe missions,
lh.
Based on information furnished by the P2V and initial helicopter
Eusveys, reentry hour was established as 1330M,.
5S. .Off-atoll stations, with the exception of UJELANG, reported no
insrease in background. UJELANG reported a 0.3 mr/hr increase in back~
proud.
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