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• PLUMBBOB/STOKES/BLIMP - Nevada test Site, August 7, 1957. The tail, or “After” section of a U.S. Navy Blimp is shown with the Stokes cloud in background. Blimp was in temporary free flight in excess of five miles from ground zero when collapsed by the shock wave from the blast. The airship was unmanned and was used in military effects experiments on blast and heat. Navy personnel on the ground in the vicinity of the experimental area were unhurt. On ground to the left are remains of the forward section.
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This image was selected as a picture of the day for January 14, 2006. It was captioned as followed: English: Nuclear test at the Nevada Test Site, August 7th, 1957. Deutsch: Nukleares Testgelände in US-Staat Nevada, 07. August 1957 Français : 7 août 1957, site d'essais nucléaires du Nevada Español: Zona de pruebas nucleares de Nevada, 7 de Agosto de 1957. العربية: مكان التجارب النووية في ولاية نيفادا الأمريكية. 7 أغسطس 1957 Asturianu: Zona de pruebes nucleares de Nevada, 7 d'Agostu de 1957. Česky: Nevadská jaderná střelnice 7. srpna 1957 Cymraeg: Seit Profi Niwcliar Nevada, 7fed Awst 1957. Dansk: Nucleart Test-område i Nevada, USA. 7. august, 1957. Deutsch: Nukleares Testgelände in US-Staat Nevada, 07. August 1957 English: Nuclear test at the Nevada Test Site, August 7th, 1957. Español: Zona de pruebas nucleares de Nevada, 7 de Agosto de 1957. Français : 7 août 1957, site d'essais nucléaires du Nevada ગુજરાતી: નેવાડામાં અણુબૉમ્બ કસોટી કરવાનું સ્થળ, ઑગસ્ટ ૭, ૧૯૫૭. Italiano: Zona per test nucleari in Nevada, 7 agosto 1957 日本語: アメリカ合衆国、ネバダ核実験場、1957年8月7日 Nederlands: De nucleairetestvlakte in Nevada op 7 augustus 1957. ‪Norsk (nynorsk)‬: Atomvåpentest i Nevada i USA, 7. august 1957. Polski: Strefa testów nuklearnych w stanie Nevada, 7 sierpnia 1957 Português: Teste nuclear no Local de Testes de Nevada, 7 de agosto de 1957. Русский: Ядерный полигон в Неваде (w:ru:США). 7 августа 1957 г. Slovenščina: Jedrsko preizkuševalno območje Nevada, 7. avgust, 1957 Svenska: Område för kärnvapentest i Nevada. 简体中文: 1957年8月7日美国内华达州原子弹实验场