

CONDENSATION CLOUD, TOWER VIEW. This 

 picture, taken from one of the camera towers on 

 Bikini Island, records a closer impression of what 

 went on inside the lagoon instants after the Able 

 bomb exploded. Dazzling light from the condensa- 

 tion cloud obscures most of the target ships, al- 

 though the "Saratoga" is visible at the left of the 

 photograph, and the end of one of the radial lines 

 of evenly spaced smaller craft can be seen. The 



striped poles and striped marking on palm trees 

 in the foreground were used to measure wave 

 heights at both tests. The long framework building 

 at the edge of the beach is a Marine recreation 

 building. Its tarpaulin roof has been removed to 

 prevent destruction by the shock wave. When this 

 picture was taken the shock wave had not yet hit 

 the beach. Shock wave location is indicated by 

 the sharp bright area near the "Saratoga." 



