UFO in the epicenter of an underwater nuclear explosion in 1958
Underwater atomic explosion at Eniwetok Atoll (Marshall Islands) in the Pacific Ocean on May 16, 1958. The code name of the test is Wahoo, a Mark 7 tactical atomic bomb with a capacity of 9 kilotons at a depth of 150 m. An unidentified flying object appears in the frame just before the explosion and falls into its epicenter. In the history of this test, codenamed "Wahoo", there is no data on the use of aircraft or unmanned aerial vehicles launched over the epicenter of the explosion.
Description of the tests
May 16, 1958. A second after the explosion, a dome was formed, which in seven seconds reached a height of 260 m. The overall shape of the dome resembled a cone with sides tilted at an angle of 45 degrees. Six seconds later, plumes were visible, bursting through the dome in all directions. The vertical plume continued to rise up to 12 seconds after the explosion, and the side plumes moved for 20 seconds before collapsing.
The diameter of the dome was approximately 3,800 feet (1,200 m) at the 20-second mark. The base burst reached a radius of 8,000 feet (2,400 m) to windward after 1.7 seconds. The wind wave with a wind speed of 15 knots (17 mph; 28 km/h) reached a speed of 21 knots (24 mph; 39 km/h).
When the dome and the main splash dissipated, a foam patch could be seen spreading from the surface of the water to a height of more than 6,000 feet (1,800 m). The nuclear explosion was designed for 9 kilotons of TNT (38 TJ). All precipitation remained within the predicted precipitation zone with a maximum rate of 0.030 X-rays/hour.
The target ship at a distance of 5,900 yards (3.4 miles; 5.4 km) was directly hit by a shock wave that caused the entire ship to vibrate and shake violently. The merchant marine vessel Moran, moored at a distance of 2,346 feet (715 m), was immobilized due to shock wave damage to the main and auxiliary equipment, and also received minor damage to the hull. An hour and ten minutes after the detonation, a water sample was taken from five gallons directly above the explosion site, which showed 5 X-Ray/hour. After an hour and thirty-five minutes, the search team reached the level of 3.8 X-rays/hour.
Possible explanation
The simplest skeptical explanation that can be in this situation is the flight of a bird, for example, a seagull. As can be seen in the video, the explosion was realized near the coast, where there are many different animals. But do not discount the UFO version. Due to the quality of the video, we cannot identify the object, the explosion should have scared the bird, but the object continues to fly. Therefore, it would be a bad idea to ignore the UFO version. Maybe there was bait fishing, and a deliberate attempt to destroy an unknown device?
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