PHOTOGRAPHIC CRATER SURVEY
Abstract
The primary objective of Project 3.7 was to determine the exact ground-zero location of Mike device after detonation had occurred and to obtain aerial photographs showing all possible aspects of the crater. In order to accomplish these objectives vertical aerial still photographs were obtained from an RB-50 reconnaissance aircraft at the earliest possible time consistent with radiation safety following detonation. These photographs were then printed at the U. S. Air Force Aeronautical Chart and Information Center in St. Louis, Mo., and further assembled into a precisely controlled mosaic form in order to provide at least two methods for accurately determining ground zero therefrom.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 1953
- Accession Number
- AD0467228
Entities
People
- James L. Gaylord