Ar . Pert yf 4 ye . yy ‘ i. Me TN PRELIMINARY REPORY, Cloud Sampling on Mike Shot, Project 1.3 By E. F. Plank SAMPLES 1.1Runber of Samples | or > sh : - 411349 CAPS ole La " B TrYS PACEA PANopoTe nr ao PLATE used for early reeonnaisanses, 2.2 Semple Size | Samples odtained by Red Flight (1M, Mf, 30) ap well as ene sample froa Waite Flight (7M) were each approxinate ly the sise predicted and were satis factory for yield determination, Samples #4 5M ané 6M of White Flicht and # 9M, doa, 21m and 24cere eppcorimately onesthird the aise ef the best four ent were satisfactory for the purpose of ratie and dctector studies, These samples vere from five te ten times smaller than they should have been beeause of unforseen — operational limitations beyond the eontrol of this project. (sce paragraph 3.2)e The two reconnaisance aireraft cave very saall samples (15 and 16M) which shoulé Be useful for ratie sheoks, f 1.3 Sample Quality AH 39 x > 5956 BEST COPY AVAILABLE Semple quality is governed by the eapability ef penetrating the main su Blea a <2 bedy of the cloud, ejgeogee - Im general all samples except LIM, 12M, 15M and 16M, which 5]25 50°52 were taken at radically different altitudes or seetions ef the sloud, are BlascrdSoe , olg5a5 2925 considered to be as representative of the elonud as possible, fxcluding the » eyacSdccs | | & ff fect which was in the region ef the junsture between the upper toadstool and its ADD 2 2 AND REVEW-DATE: A477. 6 z ; AUTHORITY: Zi. GADNn [So sn OS execptions, the sampics were taken at altitudes between 42 and bh thousand . 3 i. stem. Besse of formation flying some of the samples should be almost identical @o that the actual spread in the data may not be a true index of the randomness of sampling, By comparison the exeepted samples should afford an ineight into ce wer bt ot tea Cou to Adnir=™ Prati ve ard Crininal Sans ve anWie is & adobe ck oreo 9 7SAZEHOOO 23a

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