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Section L-8 Searchlight Detachment; Cloud Observations and Radiation Measurements

Dated
Jul 20, 1945
Declassified
Feb 15, 2006
Document type
Report
Length
7 pages
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The radiatim was do The major UI the ground and proxiatbrx three feet rt of the radiatice measureamts were done -within athabove a the ph'ern sem. The azimut retain frixt a. Sec. ieri, beervat... _a and Radiata. it LI t*,-1 Staike tos Pones o. of Pages. Copy pz.. of (Gui;;ot Source Document and Date) the position of the cloud and on the dradiation situated 19,5 ales trixa position zero 33* well as a description were ccebined Id Gran the course a the information vas radioed t ere the actual coarse 4,-4 plotted by Capto Ansa* iteasuretuents were taken re asivartho eigvatite and -Cradle Um* starting at time, their faces. The 3.4-2st part of z startled tri the high intensity a rted £eellng the heat radiation ban of iire that rose above the hills bet ns 18 and 0* .4t, was decided that it rose at least two diameters above the hills. It -was at this point that the actual cloud became visible. it seemed to move dir*ctly ali- a vertical until the upper portion formed a deise white =emote. The adiation me ers Isere ei4se watched fron t 0 untilthe cloud was 31, into the They indicated no increase Um* It igbt benoted that It of the boll a fire sr fran in it. *ice the cloud was sigh readings sition bad very nicely tented billows eievationts radiatite were if^ftya 13. measurimets were taken at a =Lk east and a rdie west a ration to pith the read' a position 11-41. The meters used svrk and Won= (74 and elettraneter a Victoreen

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Cloud tbserratims iation asurem remett to position ire* e avid was obscured d not move a great deal. as a am because the radioactive to move from behind the lower formation of lauds * it sewed as up are& and vas d fantod until its wa$ alough tram o er thin elands * rids doesn't mem that be and inutt s Asirauth and The Ythecadoud frau th divided into threepars be ore t = cloud a nat fairbr ccke frau 0* t the time 30 ablates direct towards potation 1041, old had taken on a question imrit* while the broom posit- m 14-18 is of interest * It was minArtes-m.a daise white sbroom reddiabitrown column ishich d to the -ape of the North American part cloud and column took au the shape a be still evanating from position 0* This was v(frified by the three observers * There was still no indicatico or 'Y'or,(1 radiation* At the time t =It 55 minutes* the musbroon part of the cloud was direct3y °verb read out rather than moving to the east, as was the ease between the time when the mushro was mid and t It 55 minutes* The radiatiai present at t 55 minutes was no enough, to be recorded on the Lervismt and VOI3Lan electrane sr* rtom t 14 55 minutes until the cloud was obscured ba lower formation of clouds * it stayed at the smith it was known that it loud was never seen to it indis over the region or positim 1,44*rial making up this cloud the whole area elevation read s could no longer be taken*

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tice 104 between the at WI un abut es and 2 hours, zenith. A radia Ust had ours, ,X) minutes the tiste hours Unties* The grim was above 5.0 itadiati readings re reattin s taken lit above the miles west of Binelam vs* Use then shows 4 and the f above feet atove the maul tiro of the rmdings* At tile ginnin a * o larger than the 27tadistice to the data recorded at Gatti= cc at Bingham White' s star at lar-6 was ecorded * The r of the deem= the siut the 14.rtal a theywere taken *re melted d radiation af the M .05 readln checked and found It was rector a 3 hours, OS* 3 and *5 I is ssible th4 d a these spots*

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