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Log of colonel warren's and hepelmann's activities during the trinity test.
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Machine-read from the scan, so expect some errors. Lines that couldn’t be read are left out.
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PRIVACY ACT MATERIAL REMOVED -Nuelnar explosion of good efflotenoy leaves Bsbq eaap with pterd to ssnitor Broadway given {Mx-slsalon by to go to M-9000 to recover reaches Cmrd Post 2, and is held guard at this post, reports intensity of 2r per hour ICO years south of K-lQ»QQ0, Col.-^MfcR So activity reported at Best 10*000 and South 10,000. •Aebcrsold reports Broadway unoontaoinatad. with MnMBHi and crew leaves S-10»000 for crater region. All other golng-in pasties posponed beeause Medical Croup becaae occupied with offsite problem. 9*0^ a.a. -l$r per hour reported for region 7 Biles northeast of Bingtoa by Radio contact with monitors becomes increasingly vorse-no further radio contact after this report. MPHMr called in frost S-10,000 to Base Caap for eonferenee with Col.flHBpt It is decided that leave at onoe to help aonltora. Cel. Prisdell ordered in froa Albuquerque. aU eouthbound planes from Kirkland fiald grounded by order of Oeneral Orovee. 10130 a.iit. 4MPHMHV leaves base oanp in car with good radio cor* BEST AVAILABLE COPY
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;AC'i' ACT MATERIAL REMOVED the cloud at this time* Passage states *hflt the path of activity extends from Mngbaa intensity on this road 2*0 r per hour at a point h-$ idles east of Hhite Store) and northeast of Bingham have been surveyed. One area Is 90 percent of tolerance* All high readings in uninhabited are*s, no evacuation deemed necessary* The following decisions were made: 1) 4MBBB shall check high readings (l5*0r per hour) found by Mfll northeast of Bingham and shall ascertain whether or not there are ranches nearby* He will be accompanied by a detachmnt of the military evacuation party* He will than proceed northward along Highway 161 to check ranches in this vicinity. After this ha will return to Project t to 2) (■■■Pwill Investigate roads emerging Highway 161 for first 15 miles northward* 3) tfBBBI will. check all roads leading south from highway 360. It) Captain ^MWiand will try to circle the contaminated area by traveling along Highway JBO to Carrisoao, then northward to Corona and Claunch and then back to Bingham BEST AVAILABLE COPY