n the meantime, the 1G 7.) ccamander cf the weather island detechuent
at 2330, 1 March, an information copy of the iONCEZIZ 21008
to CJTF SEVEN, Not being able to clarify the KONGEOK statenmtd
"100 plus” he decided to send a radsafe muitor to KN.JALEIN ta board

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gentamination was found in regions whic: confirmed the fosecast cloud
trajectories, the requirement for H plus 24 through H
tracking coverage was cancelled at 19304, 1 March.

plus 48 hour

' Wilson 3 had been advised to axmect contamination about half wy

through the sector portion of his flirht.

This prediction nroved

reasonably accurate; intensitics were in the 100-500 ar/hr range. Wiles J,

upon completion of his search, proceeded on through the vectored porticas
of the flight without further contact with radiation. It apreared that all
contamination was east of the Wilson 3 sectors however, as later events
indicated, Wilson 3 wag obviously north of the major fall-out area, in
attemps had Seen made at about 1030M, 1 Harch to shift the Wilson 3 sector

to limiting bearings of 80° te 120° to put the scarch ares deeper into the

Marshall Island region, This action was taken on the basis of the RONGERIK
dispateh mentioned above. Due to ccamunications delays again, Wilson 3 did
not receive the change until after completion of his previously desimated
search sector.

i# & Tesult of the report from .ONGEUIK, the advisory to CIMCP.CFL? at
2200M, B Day included revised forecast 72-hour trajectorica for ten, twenty
and fifty thousand feet and montion of minor fall-out at JONGEUE plus

minor fall-out at RONGEL.P ond other northorn Marshall Islands. The fall=
out was attributed to an H plus 12 hour change in the forecast cir particle

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