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Program 7, Electromagnetics; Projects 7.1,
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Program 9, Cloud Photography; Project 9.1.
7.2,
7.4
The instrument station locations on Enewetak Atoll are shownJin Figure 92.
The project details are described in Chapter 3.
There was no preshot evacuation of Parry and Enewetak, althobgh task
force ships remained in the vicinity to provide an evacuation cabability
if required.
TG 7.2 was mustered on the beach at Parry to view
the shot.
The shot countdown was broadcast in the area and the task group
Personnel
were instructed to turn away from the burst and cover their eyed
prior to
zero time.
The locations of the ships of the fleet at burst ti
shown in Figure 93.
The positions of TG 7.4 effects aircraft a
are
shown in
Table 54.
The Test
Heavy rain showers in the Enewetak area when NECTAR was detdnated may
have affected the close-in deposition of the fallout.
an altitude of about 71,000 feet
(21.6 km).
The cloud
The lower portion
reached
[below
20,000 feet [6 km]) of the cloud moved to the west-northwest, ad the upper cloud moved north.
Figure 94 gives the cloud dimensions.
were made with the cloud by either the TG 7.4 sampler aircraft
son cloud-tracking aircraft.
ew contacts
r the Wil-
No postshot weather reconnaissanc
flights
An F-84 sampler aircraft veered off the runway while landing
after a
were made.
sampler mission and nosed into a sand dune.
TG 7.4 could remove the radioactive samples.
The crash crew arrfived before
When the latter
rived at
the aircraft, they had to move the crash crew well away before Femoving
the samples.
Two U.S. Army personnel were reported to be sittilhg on the
wing of the "hot" airplane
(Reference 29); however, they could frot be
identified.
CONTAMINATION.
Following the shot, the fleet returned to the atoll
and by 0745 was anchored in the lagoon.
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