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To: For t h e Record From: Jean Ponton Subject: Telephone Conversation with Colonel Paul Fac k ler - ;RE AFSL'C Consultant Yesterday afternoon, August 20, 1980, I telephone Colonel Fac k ler (USA? Retired)at the request of Steven Geller and other members of the project staff to obtain information on AFSWC participation in UPSHOT/WOTYOLE and TEAPOT. The questions revolved around cloud tracking and terrain survey act iv i : ies and cloud sampling missions at these two nuclear series. The following is a list of questions and subsequent answers received from Colonel Fac k ler. L'ho performed the cloud tracking missions at UPSHOT/KSSTBOLE and TEAPOi? hy aircraft and air crews from the55th h'eather Reconnaissance Squadron, who were on temporary duty at Kirtland AirForce Ease, Xew ? iaico, from How many people were in the cloud tracking aircraft during mission ?Q. radiation safety monitor flew in the nose compartnent during the mission. Ina E-25, which was used for low cloud tracking missions, crew consisted of about four or five. Q . Did the same cloud tracking crew fly all missions,or did the cloud track - ing crews switch off ? The 55th h'eather Reconnaissance Squadron would usually detach shout f ocr or five aircraft and about fifty AirForce personnel, ? ilots and ground crews to Kirtland AirForce Base for length of Series. Thcse cloud track - ing crews had the prerogative of switching missions. Q. iiho performed radiation terrain surveys at TEAPOT and '.?Si!OTiLYOTHOLE? A,Terrain surveys performed by regular pilots from theL32j th Test Group
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9. Did AirForce pilots volunteer for 4926th Test Squadron sampling duty o r were they assigned to this unit ? In early series such as FLWGER and BL'STER/J.UGLE, the sampling pilots were volunteers.In later series such as UPSHOT/L\OTHOLE and TEAPOT and even PLlDlBBOB, the pilots were assigned to 4926th Test Squadron t o perform cloud sampling missions. However, these pilots who were assigned to this duty had a prerogative of either accepting this duty @rn o t accepting this duty.