Operational Training Status Report for Teapot

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ARMED FORCES SPEC I AL WEAPONS PROJECT SANDIA BASE, ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO SJBJECT: Oper ational Training Status Report San Francisco Operations, 'USAEC 1 . Status .Reports (15 Nov 1954) for the following listed Operational Training Projects are forwarded as requested: 2 . Tho St atus Report f or Project 40 .10 (Navy) has not been r eceived as of this date , however the Navy participation i s simil ar to the 40. 3 (Tactical Air Command ) Project. Due to insufficient copies, the Project 40. 3 Status Report has been summarized for 3. Additional changes to the i nclosed status reports can be e~::pected as a result of the conference on aircraft p.:i.rticipation hel d at Air Force Special Weapons Center , Kirtland Air Force Base, New liex:ico on 16- 17 November 1954. These changes wil l be forwarded 2. Secret Status Repor t Pr oj ect . 3. Confidential Swnmary of Status Report Project 40. 3 dtd 5 Nov 54. 6. Secr~t Status Report Project 40. 6 dtd 15 Nov 54.- · 7 . Secret Status Report Project 40. 8 dtd 15 Nov 54. 8 . Secret R-D Status Report Project 40.12 dtd 12 Nov 54. ..BEST AVAILABLE COPYBEST AVAILABLE COPY

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AB/ASH-4(!.l-l) recorder, light and time 2. Position at H hour will be established by bombing rs.du. The air~ are to be podtiomd to simttlate 'each~ being t.ba drop aircr'lltt. All ot the air35,500 ± S ODBEST AVAILABLE COPYBEST AVAILABLE COPY

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Photography to be Contracted Type of Space . hia pbotogra~ to be cessed and stored thin SAC in accord-· ''BEST AVAILABLE COPYBEST AVAILABLE COPY

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REgJIREMENT FOR AFSWP SUPPORT 2- Vehicles .ind Vehicular Maintenence: · None 3., Administration and Laboratory Space: None 4. Supplies and equipment other than standard Station .Items: 'None 5 o Other, as necessary: None /BEST AVAILABLE COPYBEST AVAILABLE COPY

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Method Airborntt radar, 'tisua.l & radic nu aida ;.BEST AVAILABLE COPYBEST AVAILABLE COPY

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Motion Pictures, Still Pictures •Time t o be Taken Project Storage Requirements ~·,.._

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REgJIREMENT FOR AFSWP SUPPORT Ont ~ at, Control Point. for SAC a&3btant controller on Turk, Apple, _1!et 2. Vehicles and Vehicular Uaintenence: .4. Supplies and equipment other than standard Station Items: Other, as necessary:

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participation, combat air crews of the Tactical. Air Command in procedures for delivery and escape from nuclear detonations . 2. Method of AccomplisJ-unent of Project: a . Shot Participation: The Tactical Air Comm.and has a re quirement for participation in Turk, Appl e , Tesl a , Lioth, Bee, 1!lasp, b. Operating Procedures: In order to maximize the training and orientation available in operation TEAPOT, Tactical Air Command desires to position its aircraft and fly such maneuvers as will simulate the actual nuclear weapon mission profil e . This profile to i nclude the following delivery methods : The above maneuver s will be conducted in a simulated manner within the limitations of safety criteria. Final control on BT- 9 mission will be exercised throu$h .US~-1 equipnent situated in the vicinity of Yucca Flat Range. Positioning of aircraft and all other missions will be accomplished through the use of an .AN/uPX7 equipment operated 3. Scope of Particination by Shots : Four flights of F- 86H aircraft - 1 aircraft per Four flights of F-86H aircraft - 1 aircraft per

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Four flights of F-86H aircraft - 1 aircraft per One flight of F- 84F aircr aft - 4 aircraft per Five flights of F-86H aircraft - 1 .air craft per BEE: Dive Bombing flight and two flights of F- 86H aircraft - 2 aircraft per flight . Two flights of F-84F aircraft - 4 air craft per 1 aircraft per flight . MET: Dive Bombing Two flights of F-84F aircraft - 2 aircraft per flight and two flights of F- 86H ai r craft - 2 air cr aft per flight. One flight of 2 F- 84F air cr aft will perform a profil e fli ght from Lan3l ey Air Force Base to arrive at the Nevada Proving Ground at Sixteen flights of F-84F air craft - 1 aircraft per flight.BEST AVAILABLE COPYBEST AVAILABLE COPY

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GARY: Dive Bombing Two flights of F-84F aircraft - 4 aircr aft per flight and two flights of .F- 84F aircraft - 2 aircraft per flight; . Two flights of F- 84F aircraft - 4 aircraft per Two flights of F- 84F aircraft - 2 aircraft per ZUCCHINI: Dive Boobing Two flights of F-84F aircraft - 4 aircraft per flight and two flights of F- 84F aircraft - 2 air craft per flight or Four flights of F- 84F aircraft or four flights ESS: Dive Bombing One flight of .F- 84F aircraft - 1 aircraft per flight . 'l\w F- 84F aircraft will perfor m a profile flight from Langl ey Air Force Base to arrive at NPG at proper time for entry into dive One flight of F- 84F aircraft - 1 aircraft per One flight of F-84F aircraft - 4 aircraft per flight in close trail. Four fli ghts of F-84F aircraft - 1 aircraft per Two flights of F- 84F aircraft - 4 aircraft per

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Four f l ight s of F-86H air c r aft - 1 aircr aft per 4. I n addition to the above l i sted participation, Tactical Air Coramand will f~ photo reconnaissance missions on TURK, APPIB, BEE, 4BEST AVAILABLE COPYBEST AVAILABLE COPY

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a.J tatua of ; reparations f or t he :-'roje~t. a iBEST AVAILABLE COPYBEST AVAILABLE COPY

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PROJECT STATUS REPORT OPERATI ONAL TRAINING TEST AIRCRA.!-"""l' PARTICIPATION Mission Brief: One B-36 aircraft vi11 depart Carsvell .Air Force Dase in time to a twnt:,-minute clockwise race track pattern approaching the target from the east. 'Ihree dry run orbi~ plus a f'inal orbit will be ca.de on each shot. _Mrcrcl"t will be positioned in s pace so ao to arrive over groun1 zero at the time of shock arrival at aircraft altitude. Entry and departure proo?duros by reference to radar renectors end use of visual and radio.. navigation . suds.