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UK-53-92 HARRY
Part of Operation Upshot/Knothole, was a 32 kiloton weapons related device fired from a tower May 19, 1953 at the Nevada Test Site.
Part of Operation Upshot/Knothole, was a 32 kiloton weapons related device fired from a tower May 19, 1953 at the Nevada Test Site.

XX-02 DOPPLER
The test was conducted on August 23, 1957 at the Nevada Test Site. It was a balloon shot at 1500 ft. with a yield of 11 kt.
XX-03 HOOD
Conducted at the Nevada Test Site on July 5, 1957 was a 74 kiloton device exploded from a balloon.

XX-08 Operation Ranger
Early 1951 (5 tests in this Series)
XX-09 GEORGE
One of the Greenhouse series, was a weapons related test conducted from a tower on Enewetak on May 8, 1951.

XX-10 PRISCILLA was a 37 kiloton balloon shot fired June 24, 1957 at the Nevada Test Site. XX-11 IVY MIKE, was fired on Enewetak on October 31, 1952. It was an experimental thermonuclear device.

XX-12 GRABLE was fired on May 25, 1953 at the Nevada Test Site. A 280mm artillery gun fired the 15 kiloton nuclear shell. This was the only time a nuclear artillery shell was ever fired. XX-14 FIZEAU was a 11 kiloton tower shot fired September 14, 1957 at the Nevada Test Site.

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	UK-53-92 HARRY Part of Operation Upshot/Knothole, was a 32 kiloton weapons related device fired from a tower May 19, 1953 at the Nevada Test Site.			Part of Operation Upshot/Knothole, was a 32 kiloton weapons related device fired from a tower May 19, 1953 at the Nevada Test Site.
	XX-02 DOPPLER The test was conducted on August 23, 1957 at the Nevada Test Site. It was a balloon shot at 1500 ft. with a yield of 11 kt.			XX-03 HOOD Conducted at the Nevada Test Site on July 5, 1957 was a 74 kiloton device exploded from a balloon.
	XX-08 Operation Ranger Early 1951 (5 tests in this Series)			XX-09 GEORGE One of the Greenhouse series, was a weapons related test conducted from a tower on Enewetak on May 8, 1951.
	XX-10 PRISCILLA was a 37 kiloton balloon shot fired June 24, 1957 at the Nevada Test Site.			XX-11 IVY MIKE, was fired on Enewetak on October 31, 1952. It was an experimental thermonuclear device.
	XX-12 GRABLE was fired on May 25, 1953 at the Nevada Test Site. A 280mm artillery gun fired the 15 kiloton nuclear shell. This was the only time a nuclear artillery shell was ever fired.			XX-14 FIZEAU was a 11 kiloton tower shot fired September 14, 1957 at the Nevada Test Site.