Report of Operation FITZWILLIAM. Volume 1, Design of Operation and Summary of Results (REDACTED)

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Abstract:

The object of Operation FITZWILLIAM was to obtain from the atomic weapons tests at Eniwetok in the Spring of 1948 the maximum amount of scientific data and the maximum testing of all available equipment and methods bearing on the detection of an atomic explosion at long ranges.

Author(s):
No Author(s) Identified
Author Organization(s):
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE WASHINGTON DC
Supplementary Note:
This version has been redacted. See also ADA598183 and ADA637793.
Pagination:
0459

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release
Distribution Statement:
Approved For Public Release; Distribution Is Unlimited.

RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Monitor Series:
USAF
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_4.7.2_Installation Services; JCA_4.7_Base and Installations Support; JCA_3_Force Application; JCA_3.1_Maneuver; JCA_3.1.1_Maneuver to Engage; JCA_6.4.1_Secure Information Exchange; JCA_7.2.1_Mitigate Lethal Effects; JCA_7.2_Mitigate; JCA_7_Protection; JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_6_Net Centric; JCA_6.4_Information Assurance; JCA_5.3_Planning; JCA_1_Force Support; JCA_1.2_Force Preparation; JCA_5.5.2_Task; JCA_5.5_Direct; JCA_6.1.1_Wired Transmission; JCA_4.2_Supply; JCA_6.1.3_Switching and Routing; JCA_4.1_Deployment and Distribution
Modernization Areas:
Directed Energy; Fully Networked C3
Communities of Interest:
Air Platforms
Descriptor(s):
*NUCLEAR EXPLOSION DETECTION, *NUCLEAR EXPLOSION TESTING, ACOUSTIC DETECTION, ENEWETAK ATOLL, FALLOUT, NUCLEAR WEAPON DEBRIS, NUCLEAR WEAPONS, SAMPLING, SEISMIC DETECTION
Field(s)/Group(s):
Radiation and Nuclear Chemistry, Radioactivity, Radioactive Wastes and Fission Products, Nuclear Weapons
Keyword(s):
FITZWILLIAM OPERATION, ATOMIC EXPLOSIONS, LONG RANGE DETECTION, AERIAL FILTRATION, RADIOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS, SANDSTONE PROJECT
Report Date:
1948 Jan 01
Creation Date:
2016 Dec 12