PREPARATION OF CHARTS B5-3 
Forms for the first raob will retain the ascension number already given 
them, and those for the second will be numbered one higher. The com- 
plete forms for both releases will be forwarded in accordance with in- 
structions, regardless of the height attained. Ifan observation is omitted 
or is unsuccessful, an ascension number will not be assigned. Raobs 
taken for operational purposes and those taken for other agencies or 
services will be given ascension numbers. 
(WB) Ascension numbers for shipboard raobs will begin with No. 1 for 
the first raob of each patrol or voyage and numbered consecutively until 
termination of the patrol or voyage. 
1.7 Name of Station. Enter the name of the station on all forms, in- 
cluding the recorder record and calibration chart. Further identifica- 
tion may be entered in parentheses below the name of the station. At 
military establishments, the name of the city to which each is custom- 
arily considered to be attached willbe enteredand immediately below in 
parentheses the name of the field or base. If the raob is taken from a 
ship the name of the ship andthe service that operates it will be entered. 
If the ship is an Ocean Station Vessel, the station it is manning or en- 
route to or from will be entered. 
Examples: USC&GSS MT. MITCHELL 
Valparaiso, Florida 
(Eglin AFB) 
Bismarck, N. Dakota 
(Municipal Airport) 
1.8 Latitude and Longitude of the Station. Enter the latitude and longi- 
tude of the station in degrees and minutes, indicating the appropriate 
direction by N or S in the case of latitude, and E or W in the case of 
longitude. 
1.9 Unscheduled Raobs. All forms for unscheduled raobs will be so 
marked, giving the reason for the observation. This information will be 
entered in the ''Remarks" block of WBAN-31A. Example: ''Hurricane 
Special.’ Likewise, forms pertaining to observations in which multiple 
releases have been made will be so marked, on the first fold of the ap- 
propriate recorder record, example: ''Second Release,'"'''Third Release," 
etc. These notations should also be made in the ''Remarks" block of 
WBAN-31A if the flight was evaluated. 
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