OPERATION IVY DATE:

TIME:

PPG time

16 Nov 1952

1130

King
Sponsor:

GMT

15 Nov 1952

2330

SITE:

LASL

PPG - Reef northeast of
north end of Yvonne

12° 33'
162° 21'

TOTAL YIELD:

Site elevation:

500 kt

FIREBALL DATA:

Time to lst minimum:
Time to 2nd maximum:

Radius at 2nd maximum:

CLOUD TOP HEIGHT:
CLOUD BOTTOM HEIGHT:

4k"
o9"

62 to 70 msec
700 to 850 msec

1,968 ft

HEIGHT OF BURST:
CRATER DATA:

N
E

Sea level

1,480 ft

No crater

TYPE OF BURST AND PLACEMENT:

67,000 ft MSL
51,800 ft MSL

Air burst over coral soil and
sea water

REMARKS:
Contamination of the islands of Eniwetok atoll was generally masked
by the contamination resulting from the earlier Mike shot.
The dose
rates indicated in figure 102 are estimates based upon readings taken
from helicopters flying 25 feet above the ground.
The estimates are
corrected for dose-rate levels existing on D-1l.

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