FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION/PRIVACY ACTS SECTION
COVER SHEET
SUBJECT: JOSEF ALLEN HYNEK
FILE NUMBER: 116-321913
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
In Reply, Please Refer to
4/9/52
WASHINGTON 25, D. C.
File No.
AIR MAIL
SAC, CINCINNATI RE: JOSEF ALLEN HYNEK CH - 10186
ATOMIC ENERGY ACT APPLICANT
Dear Sir:
You are instructed to conduct an immediate, thorough, discreet investigation concerning the character, associations, and loyalty of the above-named individual in accordance with the provisions of the Atomic Energy Act of 1946. The original and four copies of the report are to be transmitted to the Bureau by air mail unless ordinary mail is equally speedy. The deadline in this case is 5/9/52.
Present address:
119 Webster Park Ave., Columbus, Ohio
Birthdate and birthplace:
5/1/10, Chicago, Ill.
Social Security Number:
None
Firm to employ and position involved:
Participant, Ohio State
Univ., Argonne
Nat'l. Lab.# Chicago, Ill
Conduct full investigation.
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ALL INFORMATION CONTAINEDHEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED
DATE 6/18/86 By SP 1 AG/EN
cc: WASHINGTON FIELD
CHICAGO
CLEVELAND
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
In Reply, Please Refer to
4/19/52
WASHINGTON 25, D. C.
File No.
CONFIDENTIAL
SAC, CINCINNATI RE: JOSEF ALLEN HYNEK - CH 10186 AIR MAIL
ATOMIC ENERGY ACT - APPLICANT
Dear Sir:
You are instructed to conduct an immediate, thorough, discreet investigation concerning the character, associations, and loyalty of the above-named individual in accordance with the provisions of the Atomic Energy Act of 1946. The original and four copies of the report are to be transmitted to the Bureau by air mail unless ordinary mail is equally speedy. The deadline in this case is 5/9/52.
Present address:
Birthdate and birthplace:
Social Security Number:
Firm to employ and position involved:
Rebulet 4/9/52.
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C# 270859
CLASSIFIED BY: SP-1
DECLASSIFY ON:- OADR 6/10/86
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Standard Form No. 64
OFFICE MEMORANDUM - UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
TO : DIRECTOR, FBI DATE: 5-9-52
FROM : SAC, CHICAGO C# 270859
SUBJECT: JOSEF ALLEN HYNEK-CH
ALL
INFORMATION CONTAINED
ATOMIC ENERGY ACT
HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED
APPLICANT (x)
DATE 6/10/86 BY SP-1 AG/EW
EMPLOYEE (x)
Buded 5-9-52
This case will be delinquent because: attempting to verify educational record at
University of Chicago.
Report will reach the Bureau by: 5-23-52. NOT RECORDED
116- 33979
MAY 12 1952
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Standard Form No. 64
OFFICE MEMORANDUM - UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
TO : DIRECTOR, FBI DATE: May 6, 1952
FROM : SAC, Cincinnati (116-20619)
C# 270859
ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED
SUBJECT: JOSEF ALLEN HYNEK-CH-10186
HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED
AEA - A
DATE 6/10/86 BY SP-1 AG/EW
Buded 5-9-52
ReBulet to Cincinnati dated 4-9-52.
This case will be delinquent because of the unavailability of references
Report will reach the Bureau by 5-16-52.
HWA:MAH
NOT RECORDED
17 MAY 10
AIR MAIL - SPECIAL DELIVERY
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Standard Form No. 64
OFFICE MEMORANDUM - UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
TO : DIRECTOR, FBI DATE: 5/19/52
FROM : SAC, WFO
SUBJECT: JOSEF ALLEN HYNEK-CH 10186
C# 270859
AEAA
INFORMATION CONTAINED
HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED
Bureau File #
DATE 6/10/86 BY SP-1 AG/EW
Deadline Date: 5/9/52
This case will be delinquent because Pressure of other work
Report will reach the Bureau by the following date:
5/26/52
WFO File # 116-84631
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he has never had any occasion to doubt the applicant's loyalty and would not hesitate to recommend him for a position of trust.
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resided at this residence she had lived in the general vicinity and had never heard
anything derogatory about the applicant or his wife. She also related that MR. JOSEF HYNEK
was a Professor at Ohio Wesleyan University and connected with the Perkins Observatory in
Delaware, Ohio, [ - - - - - - -BLACKED - - - - ] had no reason to suspect the applicant's
loyalty and considered both the applicant and his wife good living American citizens who
maintained a good character and reputation in the community,
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derogatory about him or his wife. She considered the applicant to be a high type of person whose character and reputation is above reproach. [ - - BLACKED - - ] informed that the applicant is a professor of Astronomy at Ohio Wesleyan University and Ohio State University and believed that he is now residing in Columbus, Ohio. [ - - BLACKED - - ] would recommend the applicant for any position of trust that he may now be seeking.
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known the applicant for about twenty years, during which time he had never heard anything
derogatory about him. He stated that JOSEF HYNEK was a person of high intellect whose
character and reputation is above reproach and a loyal American. [ - BLACKED - ] further
added that in addition to the applicant being connected with the Perkins Observatory as an
astronomer and member of the faculty at Ohio Wesleyan University, the applicant is also
the Assistant Dean of the Graduate School at Ohio State University. [ - BLACKED - ]
advised that he would give the applicant the gest of recommendation for any position
demanding confidence and trust that he may now be seeking with the Federal government.
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It was doubtful that he would be called upon for active consultation due to the fact that the Applied Physics Laboratory was requested to hold this type of activity to a minimum. Doctor HYNEK received satisfactory efficiency ratings and regular salary increases while employed at the laboratory. His address was listed as 8710 Cameron Street, Silver Spring, Maryland, and the records further reflected that he had a daughter, ROXANE HYNEK, born May 24, 1945. The files of the Applied Physics Laboratory contained no further pertinent information.
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families visit back and forth periodically. [ BLACKED OUT ] stated that Doctor HYNEK had
been employed by the John Hopkins University on a research project during the war and that
he feels the applicant has held a government position
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of considerable trust while so employed. [ BLACKED OUT ] stated that the applicant is a very trustworthy, honest, and loyal person, who has always maintained good associations and who has never been connected in any subversive movement, and that in his opinion the applicant would be an excellent security risk. [ BLACKED OUT ] stated that the applicant’s family consists of his wife and three children all under the age of seven years and that he knows of nothing questionable regarding the character, loyalty or associations of the applicant or his family and would highly recommend Doctor HYNEK for a position of trust.
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stated that the applicant at that time was employed by the johns Hopkins University
Applied Physics Laboratory. She further stated that she considered the applicant and his
wife good tenants who kept to themselves, and she knew of nothing which would reflect upon
the character, loyalty, or associates of his wife and knew of nothing which would preclude
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wife during the [period of their residence at that address from 1942 to 1946 since the applicant had been employed in defense industry and was away from his residence much of the time. These same persons stated they knew of no one else in the neighborhood who might recall the applicant other than [ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - BLACKED OUT - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -]
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? CONTINUING ANSWERS TO OTHER QUESTIONS (SHOW ITEM WHICH ANSWERS APPLY. REVERSE CARBON PAPER BEFORE WRITING ON THIS SIDE).
{?} ?. 1960 – PRESENT 2623 Ridge Ave Evanston, Ill
?tem 11 (prev marr & divorce)
Martha Alexander - - -
Fayetteville, Ark Dec. 23, 1932 (,arr.)
- - - Delaware, Ohio Apr 12, 1939 (divorce)
IF MORE SPACE IS NEEDED USE A SEPARATE SHEET OF PAPER.
WRITE NAME ON EACH SHEET AND ATTACH TO THIS FORM
? REPORT OF INFORMATION DEVELOPED (THIS SPACE RESERVED FOR FBI USE) DATE:
June 23, 1970
Enclosed are two copies each of four reports concerning this individual.
"FBI files contain no additional information concerning this individual. No
investigation is contemplated under Executive Order 10450. This is not a clearance or
disapproval for federal employment. This should not be disseminated to unauthorized
persons or agencies."
Enclosures (8)
116-321913
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This reply is result of check of FBI investigative files. To check arrest
records, request must be submitted to FBI Identification Division. (Finger
prints are necessary for positive check.)
INSTRUCTIONS
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GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS: This form must be submitted for each person entering a nonsensitive or noncritical-sensitive position. Se federal Personnel Manual Chapter 736 and FPM Supplement 296-31, Appendix A, for details on requirements and exceptions. This form is to be prepared in triplicate by the employing agency. Type all answers. Complete all items except 19 and 22. If the answer to an item is "No" or "None" so state.
The applicant should furnish the information for items 1B thru 7 and 10 thru 14, and should sign the original and first carbon copy in the identification below item 14. The agency should supply the remaining data from the application, or Standard form 50 or other records. If more space is needed for any item, use item 21.
ITEMS ? THRU 9: These items, within the heavy lines, will be photocopied directly from the form to a master for use in printing investigative records and forms. Type the items with special care, making any corrections neatly. Do not extend any answer beyond the box provided for it. Except for the following, the items are self-explanatory:
Item 1A – Give full name. Initials and abridgements of full name are not acceptable. If no middle name, show "NMN"; if initials only, show "initial only."
Item 1B – Insert OTHER NAMES USED, such as maiden name, names by former marriages, former names changed legally otherwise, aliases, nicknames, etc. Insert "NEE" before maiden name. For any other name used, insert only the name in item 1B and identify it it item 21; also give in item 21 the dates the name was used. (For example, "Jane Mary Doe, name by former marriage June 1946 to July 1950.")
Item 2 – Give Armed Services serial number. For branch of service show "Army," "AF," "Navy," or "Marine" as appropriate. Give month and year the service began and ended, using numbers. (For example, show service from May 1943 to June 1944 as "5/43 to 6/44.")
Item 5 – Give title of position for which the form is being completed.
Item 6 – Give name of department or agency, installation or office, and city and state where it is located.
Item 7 – Give dates and places of residence. Begin with present and go back to January 1, 19?? Or applicant’s ? birthday whichever is later. Use only one line for each address using standard abbreviations if necessary. Dates may be given as numerals. Do not extend dates beyond the broken line dividing item 7. Continue addresses under item 21 on the other side if necessary. Give ZIP codes only for addresses during the past ten years. the same applies for employers under item 14.
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS" For nonsensitive cases, the following forms and papers must be submitted within three days after assignment to the office of the Civil Service Commission which serves your office. For noncritical-sensitive cases, these forms and papers must be submitted and the results of the national agency checks received prior to assignment to noncritical-sensitive duties:
A. The signed ORIGINAL and one unsigned carbon copy of this form (Standard Form 85).
B. Standard Form 87 (Fingerprint Chart.)
C. Original application from which appointment was made. ? investigative information about the person received ? voucher forms or otherwise. RETAIN THE SIGNED CARBON COPY OF STANDARD FORM 85 FOR YOUR FILES.
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SUBJECT: JOSEF ALLEN HYNEK
CROSS REFERENCES
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OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10
JULY 1973 EDITION
GSA FPMR (41 CFR)101-11.6
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
Memorandum
TO : DIRECTOR,
FBI
DATE: 9/30/74
(ATTENTION: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS DIVISION,
CRIME RESEARCH SECTION)
FROM : SAC, CHICAGO (66-658)
SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR BY-LINE ARTICLE
FOR FBI LAW ENFORCEMENT BULLETIN
FROM DOCTOR J. ALLEN HYNEK
CHAIRMAN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ASTRONOMY,
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, EVANSTON, ILLINOIS
RESEARCH (CRIME RECORDS)
Enclosed herewith is a copy of biographical information of Doctor J. ALLEN HYNEK, together with his photograph, as they were furnished to the Chicago Office. Also enclosed is an original and a copy of an article captioned "The Center for UFO Studies" authored by Doctor HYNEK, and background information, as well as two (2) photographs relative to spotting of unidentified flying objects at Calgary, Canada, in 1967.
Also enclosed are the following photographs. It is noted that Dr. HYNEK has requested that all of the enclosed photographs be returned to his office upon completion of any need at the Bureau.
| One photograph taken in New Jersey in 1965, captioned "Typical type
of landing site; 30-foot diameter ring with depressed central shaft." One photograph of a white ring five feet from the edge captioned "No absorption even though white fibrous material surrounds." Third, Montcolm County Deputy GALE BENSINGER, Howard City, Michigan, pointing to where he saw UFO hovering. Photograph of Sergeant FRED SHANER of the Union, Ohio Police Department discussing the siting of a UFO with a National Inquirer reporter. Photograph of Sheriff’s Deputies searching a field after UFO sighting at Union City, Tennessee. |
ENCLOSURE
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| Two photographs depicting broken branches from tree after sighting of a UFO. Both photographs were taken in Columbia, Missouri in 1973. |
The article itself refers to a study being conducted at the Center for UFO Studies and depicts the work of the center, as well as contains suggestions as to how law enforcement officers can assist the Center when an alleged UFO is spotted. The article itself has been reviewed at Chicago, and the Bureau may desire to use the article in a future Law Enforcement Bulletin.
It is noted that the network NBC will carry a special program on Dr. HYNEK’s studies on December 15, 1974, at 9:00 P.M.
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FD-36 (Rev. 5-22-64)
F B I
Date: 11/5/74
Transmit the following in ____________________________________________
(Type in plaintext or code)
Via _____AIRTEL__________ ________________________________________________
(Priority)
TO : DIRECTOR, FBI
(ATTENTION: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS DIVISION,
CRIME RESEARCH SECTION)
FROM : SAC, CHICAGO (66-658)
SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR BY-LINE ARTICLE
FOR FBI LAW ENFORCEMENT BULLETIN
FROM DOCTOR J. ALLEN HYNEK
CHAIRMAN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ASTRONOMY,
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, EVANSTON, ILLINOIS
RESEARCH (CRIME RECORDS)
Re Chicago letter to the Director, 9/30/74.
Dr. J. ALLEN HYNEK has made inquiry this date relating to the status of the article that was submitted in relet. Dr. HYNEK was advised that should any action be taken relative to the publication, he would be advised.
It was noted that during the conversation with Dr. HYNEK’s secretary, she again requested that all of the photographs previously submitted to the Bureau be returned upon completion of any need at the bureau.
REC-88
94-3-1-47212
3 NOV 11 1974
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1 - Chicago
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Approved ____ 54 NOV 15 1974_______ Sent____________ M Per _____________
Special Agent in Charge
U.S. Government printing office: 1972 – 455.574
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F B I
Date: 11/22/74
Transmit the following in ____________________________________________
(Type in plaintext or code)
Via _____AIRTEL__________ ________________________________________________
(Priority)
TO : DIRECTOR, FBI
(ATTENTION: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS DIVISION,
CRIME RESEARCH SECTION)
FROM : SAC, CHICAGO (66-658)
SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR BY-LINE ARTICLE
FOR FBI LAW ENFORCEMENT BULLETIN
FROM DOCTOR J. ALLEN HYNEK
CHAIRMAN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ASTRONOMY,
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, EVANSTON, ILLINOIS
RESEARCH (CRIME RECORDS)
Re Chicago airtel, 11/5/74, and Chicago to the Director, 9/30/74.
Dr. J. ALLEN HYNEK made inquiry this date relative to possible publication of his article submitted with referenced Chicago letter. It is noted the referenced Chicago Letter enclosed certain photographs, and Dr. Hynek requested that these be returned to him by 11/29/74, in view of the fact that he has had many requests to furnish these photographs to others, and they are the only ones available.
The Bureau is requested to expedite furnishing photographs enclosed in referenced Chicago letter of 11/29/74.
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From: Director, FBI 94-3-1-47266
REQUEST FOR BY-LINE ARTICLE
FOR FBI LAW ENFORCEMENT BULLETIN
FROM DOCTOR J. ALLEN HYNEK
CHAIRMAN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ASTRONOMY,
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, EVANSTON, ILLINOIS
RESEARCH (EXTERNAL AFFAIRS)
Reurairtel 11-22-74
Enclosed are the 10 photographs submitted with a manuscript and other material with urlet 9-30-74.
For your information, Dr. Hynek’s article has been approved for publication, and it is anticipated that it will appear in the February, 1975, issue of the Bulletin. However, the enclosed photographs of Dr. Hynek and the typical UFO landing site (or copies of them) will be needed by no later than 12-20-74, in order to meet this publication schedule. The other photographs enclosed are not desired and may be returned.
You should be alert for indications that Dr. Hynek may have submitted his manuscript to other publications, in which event we would have no interest in publishing it.
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SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR BY-LINE ARTICLE
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FROM DOCTOR J. ALLEN HYNEK
CHAIRMAN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ASTRONOMY,
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, EVANSTON, ILLINOIS
RESEARCH (CRIME RECORDS)
Re Chicago airtel, 11/5/74, and Chicago to the Director, 9/30/74.
Miss MARGO METEGRANO, secretary for Dr. J. ALLEN HYNEK, Director of The Department Of Astronomy, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, on 12/6/74, was advised of the contents of referenced Bureau airtel.
She advised that in view of the contents of referenced Bureau airtel, the photographs may be returned to the Bureau in order to comply with the deadline of 12/20/74.
During the contact with Mrs. METEGRANO, she advised that Dr. HYNEK has not submitted this manuscript to any other publication.
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January 30, 1975
Dr. J. Allen Hynek
Director
Center for UFO Studies
Post Office Box 11
Northfield, Illinois 60093
Dear Dr. Hynek:
Your article entitled "The UFO Mystery," which you prepared for the FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, has been published in the February, 1975, edition and begins on page 16. I am sure that the information contained in this interesting article will be of value to law enforcement officers throughout the country, and my associates and I want to take this opportunity to express our appreciation for your cooperation.
Several advance copies of the Bulletin are enclosed, and I shall be glad to see that additional ones are sent to you if desired.
Sincerely yours, ST-105
C.M. Kelley REC-19 94-3-1-47410
Clarence M. Kelley
Director
FEB 3 1975
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Building of a Mystery
Weapon That Helped Victory Developed at Silver Spring
In a building of mystery at 8621 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring, was developed the radio proximity fuse rated with radar and the atomic bomb as one of the three great scientific developments of the war.
Shared with the British and French armed forces, but denied to the Russians, it made possible the following successes in recent combat:
1. It had a large part in defeating the kamikaze – or suicide Jap bombers at Okinawa.
2. It was the answer to the German V-1 buzz bomb, which it virtually rendered impotent.
3. It provided American artillery in the Battle of the Bulge last December with the most potent antipersonnel weapon ever developed and practically stopped German ground troops in their tracks.
4. It was the most deadly answer to air attack when used by anti-air artillery ever developed.
Yesterday afternoon in the conference room of the building a group of scientists, headed by Dr. Allen Hynek, astronomer loaned by Ohio State University, told the four-year old secret. It was in this room that all the top secret plans were made.
With Dr. Hynek were Robert C. Herman, physicist, of City College of New York; Dr. Edward D. McAllister, physicist of the Smithsonian Institution; Dr. Lawrence Hafstead of the Carnegie Institution of Washington; Capt. Paul Teas, Ordinance Department, U.S. Army, a former chemical engineer of Cleveland, Ohio, and David Luke Hopkins, trustee of Johns Hopkins University of Baltimore, business director of the project.
Among the statistics on the venture, known as Navy Project A, as related by its sponsors, are:
1. Total amount spent $800,000.
2. Fuses built, 20,000,000. At the end of the war production had reached a peak of 500,000 a day. Cost per fuse $18.
3. Eighty thousand persons employed throughout ?? its development and ? of which 80 percent were women.
4. Three per cent
Sponsored by Navy
Originally a project sponsored by the Navy Department and designed primarily as a defense for war ships against air attack, it developed into such a potent ground weapon that 80 per cent of the fuses went to the Army in the closing months of combat.
The device is a radio-operated fuse designed to screw into the nose of a shell and timed to explode at any desired distance from target. It contains a wet-tube battery inclosed in glass. The concussion of the shell charge breaks the glass container, the acid spilling into a series of radiator cells that form the cells of a battery furnishing energy to five tiny radio tubes, slightly more than an inch in length. These radio tubes operate a midget radio transmission, that sends out radio beams. When nearing its target the beams bounce back, setting off the fuse and exploding the shell charge.
During the Battle of the Bulge the Germans came into possession of a number of the fuses from dud shells. However, in the confusion they apparently were unable to do any research into them, and the dump in which they were stored was captured before the entry into Berlin.
Lost Samples Recovered
"We are convinced from a record kept of the shell fired that failed to explode, that we have recovered all samples of the shell that fell into the hands of the enemy," Dr. Hynek asserted.
Without the proximity fuse Dr. Hynek said, the war probably would still be on.
The work of the group of scientists engaged in the proximity fuse project and in the atom bomb development was merged at the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The atom bombs were equipped with proximity fuses that made possible their explosion at sufficient altitude to do terrific personnel and material damage without impregnating the area with deadly atomic rays. In fact, a representative from the proximity fuse project accompanied the Army pilots on the atomic bomb raids.
The wind-driven generator for use on bombs and jet-propelled or rocket missiles was developed at the U.S. Bureau of Standards
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