ax a@ plane guetd, left their texporary stations close in to scawerd ef Enyu and, with BITES, joined the feemation at sea. At 2300 HICHOLAS reported on etation az aircraft control chip, and a half hour later, ell chips were on station at a safe range fron the shot barges, with exborked personnel keeping a wary but hopeful eye on the weather, 6 vente throughout the night continued without a hitch, CURTISS launched her weather balloon ef 2250 Atfreraft Ih. 1 of VR.29, mm patrol, reported sighting e dapanese fishing boat ani a freighter, bub their loostion did not place them in any danger from - falli~ouk, && C220, following a wecther briefing, the Task Force Comanter directed thet all ships except ESI-S be moved south to a position $0 atles from the shot barge, with ESTES to copa the range famediately after the shot, FO 1546 ab Rongerik was elerted to have all her pessengere en bosrd ani be ready to get unierway by neon, Ab 0300 chips began their southwant sovencnt, ‘the lest VR29 petrol afreraft lected at Ewajalein, with no additional ecstects repected, The sea area in the fall-out path was clear of itinerant enipping, AL O410 HOLALA reported that che was underway cut cf the expected fell-cut area with the crew of YAd 40 aboard, leaving TAQ 39 manned with a minim crow in « well-shielded lecstion': ang ia control of the TAQ 40 drona. SIOUX was notat Rikint; during thie period Project 2.50 had committed thenselves to particinste om NECTAR rether then on UHION. By 0530 the ships had completed their move to the southward with CURTISS in an intermediate position to maintain URF communications with ESTES and with the reasinder ~ efthe task group, WQLALA reported well elear of the danger csectcr,