Case Directory USS CURTISS (AV-4) OPERATION CASTLE, 1954 From Table 60, operational activities during the CASTLE Steamed independently in operating area BG 28-36-1. At 1138 anchored berth N-6, Bikini; at 1948 left berth en route to Enewetak at 2305 an unidentified luminous object passed over ship from bow to stern, yellowish-orange in color, traveling at a high rate of speed and a low altitude. The CURTISS was carrying components of the thermonuclear bombs assembled aboard by the scientific laboratory and detonated in the Marshall Islands at Enewetak and Bikini. There were six shots, BRAVO, ROMEO, KOON, UNION, YANKEE, NECTAR. BRAVO was the largest thermonuclear bomb detonated in the atmosphere, at 15 megatons, destroying the life style of the Marshallese, ruining their health, and the health of the American servicemen aboard those ships. Source: Jeff Rense web site Larry Hatch:
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