PRIVACY ACT MATERIAL REMOVED ‘¢ T was asleep at time of flash’’ but was awakened in time to hear ‘‘ seven echoes’ of blast. Felt shock wave. ‘‘ Was almost knocked down. Pushed me back, then forward. ’’ ‘* Fallout began at 1300°’ on Monday, 1 March. It looked like ‘‘ taro powder or chalk dust. Water turned yellow shortly after fallout began. Fallout lasted for about seven hours. ”’ At 0800 (1 March) a group of people left Rongelap to fish at Ailinginae. Ate breakfast and lunch (1 March). Had evening meal at about 2000. This latter meal consisted of rice, coffee, and dried fish. (Coffee kept in a can; rice in bags, fish was taken from an outside drying rack). , On Tuesday (2 March), told people not to drink water, but most of them continued to do so. ‘* Sixteen people left in a plane about 1000,’’ Wednesday, 3 March. ‘‘ The rest left on a destroyer. ’’ Food and Drink. Bread, rice, copra, cooked fresh fish, fresh coconut milk, coffee, and jekaro. Fallout. Started about 1300, 1 March. Was like four. sneezing.Food tasted strange. (1 March). 3.7 Caused skin irritation and _ wag nauseated after breakfast and most of day GROUP SEVEN 14 (F = 26) 17 79 (M45) 25 (M— 43) Living Area. Houses No. (F -4) [“"—" 2 (M=1) 8 brother , and Activities. Tima fished from a canoe from 1000 to 1600, 1 March. He ate no lunch. Food and Drink. Bread, rice, copra, cooked fresh fish, fresh coconut milk, coffee, and jekaro. ; Fallout. 3.8 GROUP EIGHT 2 ( rss }——41 ww (M=44)59. —" (F-34) (M—36) Ves a (F-6) : (P=) Living Area. Entire group at Ailinginae 1—3 March. Food and Drink. Bread, rice, fresh coconut meat, wild bud, copra, fresh crab, fresh fish, starch, cooked pumpkin, papaya (peeled), doughnuts, tea, jekaro, and water. , Drank water after = — told them notto. Fallout. 17 PRIVACY ACT MATERIAL REMOVED