Aerial View of the Upward Blast from the Able Day Explosion over Bikini Lagoon
7/1/1946
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Original caption: It Flies Through the Air with the Greatest of Heat -- The atom bomb burst, in its test of the fleet. Looking for all the world like a giant cauliflower head suspended to an ever-stretching neck.
This primary source comes from the Records of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
National Archives Identifier: 6234449
Full Citation: Aerial View of the Upward Blast from the Able Day Explosion over Bikini Lagoon; 7/1/1946; Records of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Record Group 370. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/documents/document/aerial-view-of-the-upward-blast-from-the-able-day-explosion-over-bikini-lagoon, June 4, 2023]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.