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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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