h. Evidence of the Opacity fo Radar Waves of the Stem and Mushroom
(1) ‘The MIKE stem obscured all aircraft targets ‘behind it,
(2) Experience with similar cloud of high water content and thickness indie
cates thata radar wave would have been unable to penetrate the canopy (or mushroom).
6. Photographs
Introduction:
There.ase sevetal impostant points which should be kept in mind in connection
with the photographs appearing inthis section of the repost.
,
(1) ‘The precise location of the ai:craff:‘is ‘unknown. Best-info:mation ‘indi-
‘cates ‘that-all of the pictures conce:ning MIKE -were taken from-on altitude of 13.000
feet-and-at distances ‘which ‘varied -from'50 ‘to :70 miles.
(2) ‘The time of each picture -is-also:not: known ‘with precision.
(3) ‘The-size of the MIKE ‘cloud precludes -real-oppreciation -fo: the dimensions
‘and ‘effects,
(4) ‘Becouse of distances ‘involved, optical ‘conve:gence can‘result:in-erroneous
‘conclusions ‘with ‘respect ‘to ‘cloud amounts. ‘Intezpsetationof-the photographs ‘has ‘con‘sidered ‘in-addition-to ‘the visual evidence available-in the picture. ‘surface and aircraft
‘weather ‘reports ‘from ‘the ‘vicinity,
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