PLUMBBOB TEST SERIES OF 1957
The following picture gallery represents the nuclear tests conducted at the Nevada Test Site between May and October of 1957. The caption under each photo gives the name, date, emplacement (tower or balloon) and yield.
bolzmann franklin lassen
Boltzmann 5/28/57 Tower 12 Kt Franklin 6/2/57 tower 140 tons Lassen 6/5/57 balloon .5 tons
wilson priscilla hood
Wilson 6/18/57 Balloon 10 Kt Priscilla 6/24/57 balloon 37 Kt Hood 7/5/57 balloon 74 Kt
diablo john kepler
Diablo 7/15/57 tower 17 kiloton John 7/19/57 rocket 2 kiltons Kepler 7/24/57 tower 10 kiltons
owens stokes   shasta
Owens 7/25/57 balloon 9.7 Kt Stokes 8/7/57 balloon 19 kilton Shasta 8/18/57 tower 17 kiltons
doppler2 franklin smokey
Doppler 8/23/57 balloon 11 Kt Franklin Prime 8/30/57 balloon 4.7 Kt Smoky 8/31/57 tower 44 kiltons
galileo wheeler lapace
>Galileo 9/2/57 tower 11 kiltons Wheeler 9/6/57 balloon 197 tons Laplace 9/8/57 balloon 1 kilton
fizeau newton rainer
Fizeau /14/57 tower 11 kiltons >Newton 9/16/57 balloon 12 Kt Rainier 9/19/57 tunnel 1.7 Kt
whitney charleston morgan
Whitney 9/23/57 tower 19 kiltons Charleston 9/28/57 balloon 12 Kt Morgan 10/07/57 balloon 8 Kt

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